Alice.
I stood shamefully before my mom and dad, I had given the suspension letter to my dad. It really hurts me that I hurt them with my suspension.
My dad is a poor mechanic while mom used to sell food stuffs at the supermarket but not anymore, she can't go out anymore cause she had being diagnosed with a tumor of the stomach.
My family is in so much pain already, causing them more hurts me so bad.
My dad spoke shakily as tears poured from his face. He said; "Alice, I told you to be careful amidst those rich students, they are not to be dared. Who did you offend that made them suspend you?"
"I'm so sorry sad." My heart bleeds as I saw him cry.
"You are one of the privileged student to be on scholarship, you should not take the grace for granted, what you did really hurt us." My mom said frankly.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I know I have hurt you, but I'm so sorry." I pleaded.
"Now that you are home, you can't just sit down at home doing nothing, you need to get a work to do, how about going to sell stuffs at the market every evening." She said.
"What if my colleagued sees me?" I asked dissatisfactorily.
"You should have thought about that before you made them suspend you, nonsense." My mom rebuked.
Before she got diagnosed with tumor, she use to be the tough one while my dad is the gentle type.
I still love them both nevertheless.
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Following Day - In the evening.
Just like mom said, I need to work to support the family, the burden is too much on dad.
I had left our house with a tray filled with oranges, the plan was to find a place to settle at the supermarket so I can sell it off.
After walking for about fifteen minutes, I was walking by the main road. I had been lost in thought that I didn't know that I was already on the main road.
A car jerked me up with its persistent horn and as I came back to my consciousness , I walked swiftly from the road in order to escape the speeding vehicle but as I did, the oranges I was taking to the supermarket for sale fell inside the gutter beside the road.
I was so angry and saw that the car that horned slowed down cause of me but had continuing moving.
So whoever is driving it did not know that he or she has made all my oranges fall.
I angrily picked a stone and threw it to that moving jeep.
The stone broke the glasses and the car came to halt.
Let whoever it is come here to fight me, I'll prove to him that I did that cause he made my oranges fall.
The person inside stepped down elegantly, he went to check the back screen and saw that there was already a hole in it.
The person began to approach me and as I look, the person's face become more familiar.
Just a few distance to me and I recognize his face immediately, it's the head boy!
This is that silly boy that suspends me from school, he could do more.
My heart tightened against my chest, I was scared and nervous, I have a plan of getting back to him but not this way.
He finally got to where I stood and the look on my face was courageous.
Now he will speak, none of his brothers are here to speak for him.
I'm glad I will really hear him speak.
He looked at my face, his face held no expression.
"What?" I questioned.
He looked at me with disdain and went towards my tray, he could see my oranges in the gutter.
He went back to his car without saying a word
Why is he not speaking? Is he going to expel me this time?
I was so scared and I ran to him. He was already sitting by the drivers sit.
"Are you going to expel me this time?" I asked leaning by his car and peeping through the window.
He wrote on a sheet and showed it to me, It reads: "You smell like shit you filthy thing, stay away from my car."
I was angry, I snatched the sheet of paper from his hand and threw it to his face.
AliceThe sheet that I threw to Raymond's face fell to his lap, he looked at me and wined up his glass"Are you going to expel me?" I yelled but I do not think he heard cause of the barrier of the glass between us.He drove away.I stood still, I was sad and scared, what if he orders my expulsion?Gosh? Why am I not rich? A rich parent should have given birth to me.I was angry, I walked to where my orange fell and took the empty tray. What will I tell mom now?---I walked inside the house sadly, my mom was laying on the three seated chair.She turrned her head at me as I walked in, at first, her eyes trailed to the empty tray that I held but she knew something was wrong with me with my sad face."Did someone snatch the money from you?" She questioned.
Leonard's POVMy brother and I stood still as we saw the tiny lady that slapped Raymond.Raymond whispered into my ear saying; "Find out what she's doing here."I nodded and watched as Raymond and Donald walked to their dormiitory.The girl stood still, she seems surprisedI walked to her and before I could speak, she greeted; "Welcome."I shot her a look of disdain and smirked wickedly as I stare at her from head to toe with so much hatred."What are you doing here?" I asked her."Erm..." she stuttered and swallowed. "Well, I'm the newly employed maid, please don't let your dad fire me, I need the money."That came as a surprise, dad had said he would get us a maid but I wasn't expecting it to be the girl we had been having issues with at school."You
AliceI was horrified by the request of Raymond. I knew they are wealthy and are capable of anything.My only power lies in my future, after I had graduated from school, I will strive to become a rich and powerful woman and get back to them.But for now, I'm helpless, for the sake of my mom, I'll allow them slap me."Yes?" I replied."Kneel before Raymond and bend your head, let him slap you first." Leonard said and I walked to Raymond.As I approached him, his beautiful scent covered my nostrils, he wasn't looking at me but looking away slightly.I knelt before him and bent my head for him to slap me."Slap me." I said and he still didn't look at me.The atmosphere was tense and I wondered what he was waiting for, he should slap me already, my neck is beginning to hurt me.
Alice's POVI walked back to meet mama Any in the kitchen."What took you so long?" She asked."Raymond told me to carry the food before him as he eats." I reported."Okay...and is he done eating?" Mama Any asked."No, the food poured away from my hand accidentally." I lied"You must be careless, take this and serve Leonard." The woman said.My days! I'm entering their hood again?Leonard's POVIt was the last thing I was expecting, the stupid girl poured Raymond's food to the floor."We should get her fired already."I let out when I saw that Raymond has not spoken yet." That was what she thinks we could do last, what she meant by pouring my food away is that we should do our worst." The head boy said."And
Alice's POVI was really nervous as I stood under the shower, I was hoping that the water will not be hot like that of my room.Mama Any said 'those boys' when I said the water turn hot, could the head boy and his brothers be the reason behind it?I wasn't staying directly under the shower, I turned on the water and stretched my hand to feel the temperature of ihe water and it was neither hot nor cold.I sighed and went under it, I rinsed my body well...Leonard's POVRaymond, Donald and I were inside the jeep as I drove to school."Raymond, I was expecting Alice to shout from Mam Any's bathroom but I didn't hear her scream or she perhaps didn't go there to bath? How then will she bath body?" I asked."I didn't make the water hot." Raymond said."Why? " I asked feeling disappointed
-Three Weeks Later-Alice's POVLiving with the head boy and his brothers has to be the most frustrating experience I had ever been through.After the day the water turned hot, the head boy gave order that I should never enter their dormitory again and I obliged.I do the cooking while mama Any did the serving.They hardly come outside the house to play so I didn't see them more than twice after that.They leave to school before I even wake.It was boring staying there but I don't care as long as I'm being paid.Dad had told me that the three boy's father would pay me per week but he has not paid me and here I am, my luggage wre already packed.I was waiting for those boy's father to come so I can make a request of the money I had worked for.I hope I d
AliceI watched as Raymond's father walked away. I faced Raymond and his brothers and asked; "My money please?"I was been blunt, the 'please' I added to my request was just a formality. I was angry and felt like pouring them water."We are not paying you." Leonard said and I smirked."I worked for three good weeks, and you people are heartless not to pay me my money." I said."Call us whatever, we are not paying you." Leonard said.Donald turned and as he took steps away, Raymond followed, Leonard also followed.I felt so foolish and cheated. Rich people are so disgusting.I stood not knowing what to do.How in the world can I go home without money?I sold oranges, nothing to show for it?I came here to serve as a maid, nothing to show for it?Is
Leonard's POVThe flowers in the house are designed spectacularly. Whoere Raymond stays and receives fresh air at night is on a ground that is garassed and surrounded with beautiful flowers, there is another flower forming circle immediately after his, that wasss my own base.I could hear conversations of Raymond with someone from my base, I knew Raymond hardly speaks and even if he would, it would be me.I felt jelous that he was speaking to someone else and out of curiosity, I stood and took few steps closer to the exit of the flowers surrounding me, I peeped through the tiny space and I saw that Raymond was speaking with AliceWhat! I was so angry.I thought of how I could stop them, I do not want to offend Raymond by intruding. Well, we have never punished Alice for being a commoner, that would be because she lied.At Kochi college, the he