A Prankster

"I apologize for such mischief, sir. I do promise that it won't happen again. I'm so sorry", I just ran away from him towards the kitchen after uttering those words.

My hatred is arising to him. Aside from being a pervert and womanizer, he is also an arrogant, insensitive, and heartless creature. Our maids had also made some mistakes but we never treated them like how he did to me.

"What happened to the food, Avery? Oh! Did you mess it up again? Oh, good lord!", Miss Portia exclaimed upon seeing the food scattered in the tray.

"I'm sorry, Miss Portia. I accidentally bumped into someone while placing the food on the table. I think he is one of the bosses that we have here", I told her in a low voice.

She raised her left brow and stared at me for a few seconds before saying something.

"He? Is it Devin or Duke?" I'm confused about the question she threw at me. Well, Duke could be Devin's father or his brother, or maybe his cousin.

"What do Duke looks like?” I asked her with a confused look.

"They look the same. They are identical twins", she stated which made my eyes grew wider than normal.

Oh my!

"What are their differences, Miss Portia?” I added while she's busy making a Caesar salad with Emily.

"Well, Devin is the charming type while Duke is the serious one. Proceed to the pool area now and make yourself busy. You're being paid here not to ask a lot of questions", she told me in a serious tone while the attention is still on the food they are making.

I took a peek at the dining area where the guy I bumped into was seated. I guess he is Duke based on Miss Portia's description a while ago. Hmmm, so I guess that I'm barking on the wrong tree then. 

"What are you looking at, lady?” I almost jumped when I heard someone talked on my back.

I gulped since the voice really sounds familiar. I'm dead, the real devil is here. I faced his direction slowly while lowering my head.

"Look at me. I'm better looking than the man at the table right now", he said with a playful tone.

Well, I'm pretty sure who this man is this time. I raised my head and stared at him and I can see recognition in his eyes while looking at mine. It took a few minutes before any of us managed to say something.

"You look familiar, have we met before?” he asked while looking at me directly with a curious smile.

"I don't think so, sir. I'm just new in here and this is the first time that I saw you", I explained while calmness is written on my face.

"Oh. So, you are the new housekeeper that Miss Portia is talking about. It seems that she described you perfectly correct as what I can see right now", he stated while giving me a "head-to-toe" kind of look.

I'm wondering what could be that woman had told this man about me. I'm pretty sure that she is telling things about me falsely. 

"Sir, enjoy your meal and I need to do something", I cut him off since his stare is making me uncomfortable already.

He smiled.

And it looks freaking authentic since it reflects in his eyes. But of course, I know that he is just using his charm in all the ladies she meets. Tsk. A real womanizer indeed.

"Sure. Go ahead. Suit yourself, miss"; he told me with a blink.

I can't stand him anymore that I quickly left him in that spot. I can say that this day is just getting started but thinking about the things that had already happened, my mind is messed up already.

Devin does have a twin brother, they are vegetarian and Devin is getting on my nerves that I'm not sure anymore if I can still accomplish this task that dad gave me. I'm in big trouble, big time.

"Avery, bring this tray to the pool area"; Miss Portia commanded me while I'm sorting the utensils in the kitchen.

"I got that, Miss Portia!", I answered her lively while getting the tray of food from the table.

It just took me a couple or three minutes to reach the pool area. I think I forgot to tell you that this house does have its own elevator, easier life. 

The area is very silent when I reached it so it is kind of odd for someone to request food if there's no one in there. But I still choose to place the tray on the table near the pool, the one who requested it might have a plan to eat it later.

I am about to walk towards the elevator when I saw a pair of slippers on the edge of the pool, someone is really in here then. I went near the pool area and I saw a figure under the pool, it is a 10-feet pool and I really find it hard to see what is under it.

After a few seconds of trying in determining it, I saw either Duke or Devin's figure under the water. The thing that alarmed me is, he isn't moving at all. I waited for a minute but it is still not moving so I had decided to dive right away out of panic. He is drowning!

When I reached the bottom of the pool where he is in a sitting position while his eyes were closed, I tried to grab him by his arm upwards but I just can't manage to lift him up since he is heavier than I am obviously.

I pushed him until he dropped to a sleeping position. Oh, man! In the second attempt that I tried in lifting him up, it worked miraculously even I had struggled in taking him off from the water.

I pumped his chest multiple times but it seems that it doesn't make any changes at all.

I stared at his face before doing the next step to save him and when I am about to execute it, I saw his lip partly move which curved into a half-smile.

"Damn you!", is what I can exclaim after standing up then marched towards the elevator.

"Wait! Miss, I'm sorry. Let me explain everything", he pleads but I still continued to get into the elevator and I can see him running towards it before it was closed before him. 

I'm running out of breath when I reached the ground floor, soaking wet.

"Oh my! What happened to you, Avery? Did you messed it up again this time?", Miss Portia welcomed me through these questions.

I stared at her for a moment then I just decided to walk than saying some nasty words to her because of the emotions that I have at the moment. I directly proceed to my room and get changed.

I can't really contain my mixed emotions of anger and worriedness at the same time that I let it out through crying. I'm in that situation when the door opened and showed Miss Portia's worried face.

"What happened, Avery? I know that I'm a beast at most times but you can also lean on me if you do have a problem", these lines from her touched me but I can't just say a single word.