Maddie felt so warm and full just watching Andrew eat with so much relish that she barely even touched her own food. Andrew's chair was taller than all the other chairs in the dining room so that he could be able to eat comfortably from the table. One thing Maddie had noticed about Andrew was that he usually ate his meal wholeheartedly and she liked it. The sudden beeping of Maddie's phone made her avert her gaze from Andrew to her phone, which she had placed on the table. She checked to see that her brother had sent her a text message. She opened it. It read: "Guess who else has a job now? Me!" He added a winking emoji and a dancing emoji to the text. . "Really? He gave him a job already," Maddie mumbled in surprise and Andrew's head turned to her. "What did you say Miss Maddie?" Andrew asked her as he had clearly heard her saying something but had not heard what she had said because of how low her voice had been. "Oh it's nothing Sweetie, I was just saying something to myself, t
Maddie didn't know how long she spent reading the book she had picked up. It was one of those inspirational novels about success and how to be successful. Reading was one other hobby Maddie had aside cleaning and cooking and since being in the Conat's mansion was most probably going to deny her room to cook or clean, she was grateful that she could at least read. How had they even known to add a stack of books in her room? She wondered. The sudden chiming of the alarm on her bedside table made her to avert her gaze from the book to the clock. She had set an alarm for 12pm so that she could at least go check in on Andrew and know how he was doing and if he needed anything. Closing the book she had been reading, and then making her way out of the room, Maddie made her way to the second floor, pausing by the door of the hall which served as Andrew's classroom. She couldn't exactly see through the top panels of amber coloured glass panes in the door so she moved further down the hall, to
In her bedroom, Maddie continued to study the book she had started reading in the morning but she couldn't concentrate as her mind kept wandering. She couldn't help but wonder why Jake and her brother wasn't back home yet. Did Jake usually work until this late in the night on weekdays or had he perhaps travelled out of the country and wouldn't be back that day? After all, Andrew had mentioned that he loved to travel a lot. But if he had indeed travelled, had he taken Mathew with him? Mathew would have at least informed her via call or text if that was the case though. Maddie couldn't help but wonder why Jake was being so good to her. Giving her a high paying job, and even giving her brother a job. Not to mention loaning her a million dollars to settle the loan sharks, he had even been willing to pay her that exact amount of money as monthly salary to be Andrew's nanny but being someone who hated more than anything to take advantage of others and to be a charity case, she had stopped h
It was quite chilly when Maddie woke up the next day. She had a warm bath, dressed up for the day and was about to step out of her room when a knock sounded on her door. Thinking that it was the butler that had most probably come to give her Andrew's schedule for the day, she opened the door. However, instead of the aged butler, Jake looking all tall and handsome in his expensive looking tuxedo and shoes stood at the door looking down at her as Maddie had a petite form whereas he was tall. "Umm, good morning Mr Conat," Maddie greeted him with a polite bow, she hadn't been expecting it to be him. Didn't Mathew say that they were leaving the country this morning? She was thinking they would have already left by that time. Maddie suddenly became very conscious of the simple clothing of blue jeans and a floral long-sleeved blouse which she was putting on, especially as his eyes seemed to sweep across her body her from head to toe. "Good morning Miss Stewart. Can you step out so we ca
"I am done here. Dinner should be ready right about now. We should head to the dinning room," Andrew mumbled and Maddie blinked, and then smiled at the young blonde who was already gathering his painting materials together, including the painting he had just concluded. "Ummm, I thought you were going to let me see that," Maddie muttered with an almost pout, pointing at the painting he was folding neatly to a scroll, a hint of disappointment was playing in her eyes. "It still needs some finishing touches. Miss Maddie, I already gave you my word and I always keep my words, my dad taught me to, I will show you when it's finished. In fact, I am planning to gift it to you," Andrew told Maddie and she smiled. So he had been making the painting for her then? So sweet of him. It made her all the more curious to see this painting but then since he was going to gift it to her at the end, she could as well just wait, she comforted herself with this thought. Just then, the butler came into th
Staring into the ocean blue eyes of the lad before her, Maddie was dumbstruck. He was asking if he could call her mummy? If she could be his mummy? But it wasn't that simple! She couldn't just be his mummy simply because he wanted her to be, it didn't work like that. Not in real life, at least. But then, how could she even begin to explain this to the boy? Would he even understand? He was already upset, she couldn't bear to upset him even more. "Of course I know you can't be my mummy for real but I want to at least have someone I can call my mummy," Andrew seemed to have read her thoughts as he suddenly said. "Someone who would take me to the park, and play hide and seek with me, and hug me when I am feeling down, and make me a snack every now and then… I need someone I can call Mummy. Miss Maddie, can you be that someone, please," Andrew went on. Tears were streaming down his cheeks as he spoke in a childish voice that shook. Maddie once again reached out to wipe the tears off the
The circumstances surrounding her own child's arrival hadn't been pleasant but she had been anticipating his arrival nonetheless, she hadn't expected him to die almost as soon as he was born, her sweet baby. There was not a day that went by without her thinking about him. About how life would have been for him had he stayed. And even though her family had comforted her back then with the fact that he had been a product of an unfortunate event that had taken place and was most probably better off dead, and that she was nowhere ready being a mother or taking care of a child, she didn't entirely agree with them. She had carried him for nine months, felt his warmth, loved him as he grew inside of her. Everyday, he had kept her company. She had been looking forward to his arrival so much that it had come as quite a shock to her when he had suddenly passed away a few minutes after he was born. She had practically gone numb for weeks after his birth and death. Even up until now, she still w
There were beads of sweat gathering on Maddie's forehead even though the room was quite chilly. Using one hand to turn on the bedside lamp, Maddie heaved her body upwards to sit on the bed. She grabbed a pillow and clutched onto it tightly as her body shook involuntarily, not from cold, she wasn't cold. It was due to the overwhelming various emotions washing through her all at once. Fear, disgust, hate, anger. Couldn't she just dream about unicorns and rainbows? Why did she have to dream about that horrible day? If only there was a way she could permanently erase the memories, she would have done so readily. Even though it had been over seven years already, the memories was still fresh in her memory. Each time she saw a child, she was reminded of it all. Everything she had gone through back then. The pain, the fear, the uncertainty, everything. The man had raped her and she hadn't been able to do a damn thing to stop him. She had just laid there, under him, as he had his way with her