Mirabel slumped on the floor from the exertion of stabbing Ken with all her might.It was such a brutal attack that the whole of the dagger was buried inside of him.She did not regret what she had done. Ken, that beast had had it coming for a long time now. If she had not killed him, he would have ended up killing her and her mother. Though she did not feel that she had done anything bad ridding the world of such a beast as Ken, she knew there were consequences.Her mother ran to her and wrapped her arms round her as though to protect her from the sight.It is already too late for that mum, Mirabel thought to herself. You should have been more protective of me by paying more attention to me but you trusted your dear husband more than your daughter. This is the outcome. Now, I have lost my childhood and have become an adult overnight. An adult with a criminal record. Not just any record but a record of murder. Will I ever be the same again?'It is okay, my daughter. You do not have t
Mirabel started living with the MacDonalds. She was in charge of the housekeeping. She did the laundry, the scrubbing and general cleaning.She made sure to do her job without complaints because she did not want to be found wanting.That MacDonald s were happy with her, especially the wife. She loved the fact that she was hardworking and was not prone to stealing like other people they had employed did.Mrs Emily Macdonald had set alot of traps for her but in each of those cases, Mirabel had come to her with the supposedly missing items which were either jewelries or money.'Ma'am, I suppose this jewelry belongs to you?'The first time Emily had been shocked be ause coming from the poorest and filthiest part of Soho, Miranda was supposed to have taken the jewelry and found a way to pawn it for money or something but she was here returning the jewelry to her.'Eh, yes. Yes it is mine. Where did you find it?' Emily asked.'As I was s rubbing the house just now, I found it under the bed.
Since she had to go back to work the next day, she got her mother ready and they went to the doctor's.Looking at the woman, the doctor already had a fairly good idea what the problem was but she did not want to alarm them unnecessarily. Other ailments had been known to exhibit same symptoms though she was almost 90% that the woman was suffering from a heart disease.She took samples from her fir the test and asked them to come back the following day for the results.'Doc. could you not get the results ready today even if it is by evening, so that we can start her treatment immediately?''It does not work that way Miss Cole. Getting the results by midday tomorrow is fast enough but I shall advise that you allow your mother to rest more. She should not be allowed to put herself through undue stress. Anything that would give her shock should be avoided. She should be surrounded with things that bring her happy memories. I would have prescribed some drugs but since the results will be o
Mira went to see her daughter. The Macdonalds were not home but that was just as well.Mira needed time to convince her daughter of her bubbling health without someone interfering.'Mum, good day, you are here. Where is the result? What the doctor say? I have been restless since morning'.Mira laughed merrily and stopped as soon as she felt like crying because she knew she was about to lie to her daughter and that she might be leaving her soon, all alone in this cruel world.'You worry too much about everything.The doctor said that there was nothing to worry about. She said the weight loss I'd genetic. Come to think of it, I remember my mother losing weight consistently' at this age but she never fell ill and she continued to be healthy though I must tell you that it bothered us at the time but there was really nothing to worry about".'But mum, I thought you said that your mother died of a heart disease'.'Yes but that was later when she started taking some substance she was not sup
Mira took in gulps of air, her chest heaving.Mirabel did not know what to do, she s reamed.'Mother what is it?'She could not leave to call the doctor now, she had to stay with her mother to stabilize her in any way possible.Mira's chest kept heaving in her attempt to get more air into her lungs so that she could spend more time with her daughter. She still had alot to tell her.Suddenly, she stopped heaving and fell flat on the bed, her eyes rolled upwards of, a drop of tear rolled down her cheek.Mirabel could not believe the evidence before her. She bent down to check her heartbeat and felt nothing. She placed her hands in her nostrils but felt no air.'No, no no, this cannot be happening. Mother cannot leave me this way'.Mirabel screamed. Then went numb.'Of course, she is just sleeping. She will wake soon and ask me for something or the other', she told herself.She started cleaning up and arranging things. She covered her mother up very well and lay her right on the bed.As
Mirabel conti used with her work at the MacDonalds. The madam who had already been impressed with her work and honesty became even closer to her and more generous because of her status as an orphan. She recalled how she had felt when she lost her father and then she still had her mother with her. She could well imagine how this poor orphan girl must be feeling now that she had neither of her parents.Mirabel on her own side was grateful to the MacDonalds for their help in burning her mother. She did not know if she could have done it alone or as well as they had made it.She worked harder to show her appreciation.The children, two boys and a girl had taken to Mirabel like an elder sister.Mirabel had started thinking herself close to being a member of the family.She still had her mother's vision for her in mind though.She was growing into a tall beautiful girl.She may look too thin but it was as a result of the loss she had suffered.The Macdonalds were very generous to her and she
Things went on as normal on the surface but Mirabel knew that things were no longer the same. She still treating her boss with the utmost respect as normal but with repressed anger and disgust.She did not know that her feelings were not really as well hidden as she thought.Her mistress called her once and asked, 'Mirabel, ate you happy at all? Are you no longer happy working here?'Mirabel was shocked at that question.'Why would you ask that ma'am?''Sometimes, when you think no one is watching,there is an ugly look that creeps into your face and disappears immediately.If there is anything you are not happy with, feel free to tell me,I shall take care of it. Remember you are now like a little sister to me'.Mirabel would have loved to ask her to give Fanny the sack but if she suggested that, her mistress would want to know the reason for that and her boss would not want that and would definitely stop such a thing from happening so that he could continue his debauchery with Fanny.
Mirabel kept backing away, till her back was to the wall, she looked around wildly for a means of escape but it was just the door and he had licked it and had the key in his possession.The window was made of strong iron and she could not pull it off even if she had the whole day to do that which she didn't. There was no weapon and if there was, she could not harm her mistress's husband.She was at crossroads. She did not know what to do and the man was advancing towards her until he was almost on her.She left her position at the last minute and he hit the wall but she could not do much since the door was locked.She did not know how to pray but she started muttering words of prayers yt it would seem that her prayers was not heard because he laughed devilishly as he advanced menacingly this time towards her. The look on his face scaring her to death and his threatening stance doing much worse.She took a flower vase, and muttered a silent word of apology to her mistress and threaten