Chapter Two

Andrew smirked evilly and pressed me more against the wall leaving no space between us.

“Hey little maid, I know you have a thing for me and since I am in a little good mood I have decided to make that fantasy of yours come true” He brought his face closer to mine that I could feel his breath on my face.

I couldn’t stop myself from slapping him across the face and the moment I did I instantly regretted it as his eyes darkened and a deadly growl came out of his mouth. He held me by the neck ceasing my breath as I struggled to breathe hitting his chest but all to no avail.

“Let me go” I cried out though my voice was barely above a whisper but my pleading fell on deaf ears as he tried to kiss me. I struggled to be set free as I wasn’t going to let a scumbag like him take my first kiss.

“What is going on here?” Andrew froze on hearing Cara’s voice and he immediately let go of my neck leaving me gasping for air as he walked up to Cara.

“Can you believe that this slut had the audacity to seduce me” Andrew said changing the story like he always does ensuring I take the blame.

Andrew had always been in love with Cara and he did everything to please her. He follows her everywhere like a lapdog even when she ignores him.

“You little slut, how dare you try to seduce Andrew with that disgusting body of yours”

“No I didn’t I swear” I immediately tried to explain only to receive a sounding slap from Cara. My cheek burnt in pain bringing tears to my eyes.

“Don’t you dare use that crocodile tears on me cause it wouldn’t work. So listen really good cause this would be my last time saying this” Cara stepped closer to me, staring at me straight in the eyes

“If you ever in your entire miserable life try to seduce Andrew again then I would make your life more miserable than it already was” Cara threatened before walking away holding hands with Andrew. Andrew turn back with an evil smirk on his face and his eyes promising to get back at me.

The moment they left I fell to the ground with tears in my eyes. Though I was already used to their maltreatment but today just seemed to trigger a lot of emotions or maybe it was the fact that Cara’s parents was throwing a party for her and no one did for me.

I laughed in agony remembering how I was even starved on my eighteenth birthday and how I had to celebrate my birthday holding my stomach tight in hunger. I wiped away the tears from my eyes and got to work.

I had spent hours scrubbing, dusting and mopping the house and now my stomach aches badly. I felt dizzy and had begun to sweat profusely from the pain. Feeling weak I dragged my tired body to the kitchen and saw the chef, Madam Tina as she was formally called. She had always been hostile towards me and nothing I do pleases her.

“Madam Tina, please may I have something to eat?” I said with a shaking voice not wanting to upset her. She looked at me disgusted by my appearance and immediately shove a plate containing two stale buns to me. My eyes fell on the fried rice and chicken but I couldn’t complain at least she gave me more than one bun today.

“Thank you” I said walking out of the kitchen as I shoved one of the bun into my mouth. I was about eating the last bun when I bumped into Cara and her minions. Cara was always in the company of Rebecca and Lisa. Lisa is Andrew’s twin sister who was as heartless as her brother.

“Look who we have here, isn’t this the little maid?” Rebecca said jesting making the rest of them giggled in response

“OMG Cara, this little maid of yours stinks badly. Doesn’t she bath or something?” Rebecca said in disgust, wrinkled her nose and pinched it shut with her fingers.

“Cara, you better stay away from this disgusting thing or you might just contract whatever she has” Lisa said making Cara and Rebecca burst out laughing

Rachael face burnt in shame, her eyes dropping to the ground. She hid the remaining bun behind her feeling ashamed but Cara had already gotten a glimpse of it before she was able to hide it.

“What that disgusting thing you have in your hand?” Cara pushed Rachael making the bun in her hand fall and she stepped on it.

Rachael was ashamed to pick it but the growling in her stomach made her bent to pick up the now dirty bun and cleaned it with her hand.

“Eww, Rachael, don’t tell me you would eat that dirty thing!” Cara whispered loudly making her friends wrinkled their nose in disgust.

“What do you expect from a dirty pig like her” Cara sneered then walked away with Rebecca and Lisa behind her.

Tears fell from my eyes as I shove the dirty bun into my mouth almost suffocating myself but I still refused to spill it out just kept hitting my chest. My back ached, my hands felt raw and my legs weak. Feeling exhausted I dragged my tired body to my small room and collapsed on my hard, narrow bed not bothering to change my clothes.

The night cold cause me to shiver as the thin mattress offered me no comfort. I couldn’t complain rather I felt grateful for having a roof over my head. I fell asleep wrapping my body with my hands as my breathing became slow and steady.