Alice
The 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?
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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.
"All the oranges fell to the gutter." I confessed.
My dad entered at that moment.
"What's going on?" He asked, facing my mom.
Before my mom could speak, he went to him and kiss her on her forehead.
"I missed you when I was at work." He confessed to his wife while my mom blushed.
"Your daughter wasted all the oranges we told her to sell." My mom said and my dad came to look at me.
Before he could speak, I pleaded saying; "Dad...I'm sorry."
"Always sorry?" He said and shook his head.
I went to sit on a chair before them. My dad sat on one of the chairs and sighed.
"There is another offer, I do not know if you will be interested." He said.
"Okay...tell me dad?" I requested.
"Well, it's the job of a maid, I and a senior mechanic went to service one of his car at his house today and while we were at it, he said if any of us have a daughter that can work as a maid for his sons, we should contact him." My dad explained.
"A maid for his sons? but dad ,I'm still schooling, I do not think that offer will work." I said.
"You still have three weeks and three days to resume, don't be lazy. The man pays weekly, don't you get?"
"Weekly? Really? ....thought maids are paid monthly? So I can work there for the next three weeks and get paid for each week?" I asked my dad to be certain.
"Of course , yes. I pray you also find favor with the man so he can help foot the operation bill of your mom." He said and my face turned sour.
Mom would have been healed but we couldn't afford her treatment fee. I went to look at mom who was facing the ceiling and lowered my head.
"Hopefully." I replied my dad.
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My dad had already contacted the rich man that was in need of a maid, the man had said we should come this day.
My dad and I alighted from the cab we chattered to his house and the man was already at the entrance waiting for us.
"Welcome." He said with a smile and walked inside.
My dad and I followed.
He made my dad and I signed some documents, he spoke son boring words and declare some rules that I will never follow.
My dad and I agreed at his sayings, we needed the money after all. , my dad stood and waved at me as he walked away.
The man then concentrated on me.
"Welcome pretty." He said.
"Thank you sir..." I replied
"My sons would soon be back from school, your job would be more of baby sitting them, doing what they want, making them happy, cooking for them and just any other thing they need. Make sure you are a good girl to them." He said.
"Sure sir, but these sons, are they babies?" I asked cause the man looked too old to have young sons.
"No, they are probably of the same age as you. Feel comfortable, I'll tell Mama Any to shop for you tomorrow, she's a good woman and more like a mother to my sons." The man said and stood.
He smiled and walked away.
Few hours later, I had been surveying the rooms in the house all this while just to get familiar with it.
The main door opened and I ran to the living room to hopefully see the man's sons.
Three guys walked in elegantly, my eyes furrowed as my heart beats against my rib cage.
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
Nancy's POV-On Saturday-After receiving the money from Raymond, I felt elated and happy. I agreed to stay flawlessly.I walked away from him that night; which was yesterday and went to keep the money somewhere safe in the room given to him.Now, to what he had told me that I will be doing for these two days, I hope I do it well.Few hours later, I heard sounds of car outside, I wanted to run out of my room to attend to whoever was at the entrance but I realized that that I was not a maid anymore.I'm an acting girlfriend of Raymond for now.I heard a knock on my door and my heart skipped, I was extremely nervous. Is the work about to begin already?I had already dressed my best. I coughed briefly and stood from the bed that I had sat.I walked to the door and opened it, I m