Scaring her

Chapter 4

Ariel POV

"When are you leaving, Ariel?" His voice sounds through my ears, and I gulp down nothing nervously. I know they want me out of here, but for the sake of the money I need, I really have to work hard to keep this job and get the huge money. Mrs. Bradford promised me more, and I can't lose that for anything in the whole world.

"Leaving? To where, Trevor?" I try not to stutter as I raise my gaze to look him in the eyes as his mom instructed later. The first sign of confidence is eye contact, and she asked me to always make it with them if I don't want them to think later that I'm scared of them.

"Don't ask me that stupid question, Ariel. Where the hell else but the hole you came from?" He snaps at me, and I swear that my heart sinks into my stomach and it grumbles for some seconds as I feel cold shivers run down my spine. His eyes are scaring me, but I need to do this. I can't give up just before I started.

   "Let's respect each other, Trevor. Your mom brought me here to be your nanny, you can't talk to me in that manner," I say to him confidently, emphasizing 'nanny', knowing that it'll get him pissed. Who cares? Getting him pissed, is exactly what I want to do. If he thinks he can bully me, then why shouldn't I get on his nerves?

"Say that again, and have yourself thrown out into the street where you belong," He snarls at me, but I only roll my eyes at him, turning my attention to my phone afterward. It seems like my stay here is going to be filled with so much fun and also horrific moment.

"If you have nothing else to say, I will be in my room now," Standing up to my feet, I try to walk to the staircase, but he quickly stands up and blocks my way, bringing me to a halt.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? How dare you walk out on me while I'm still talking? Do you want to die?" He holds my arm roughly, his fingers piercing my arm and sending pain through my body, but I force myself not to show how much pain I'm feeling. I can't be weak in front of him, I need to be strong no matter what he does to me.

"Your mom complained of you being irresponsible... Do you want to beat me to prove her right? You promised her that you were not going to cause her trouble again, what are you doing now?" I speak to him softly, although intending to get on his nerves.

"You!" He pauses and bites his lips as he slowly let go of my arm, and runs his finger through his hair like he's frustrated. I know he is though. What do I care? The goal is to frustrate him until he's ready to learn, though.

"I will be in my room now," And with that, I walk over to the grand staircase and climb it, heading to my room. 

Stepping into my room a few minutes later, I close the door behind me and crash my back against the wall, checking out my arm that has the print of his fingers on it. 

"Shit!" I curse under my breath as I throw my head back in pain. He pressed my arms way too rough and hard that the pain is still there.

I finally walk inside the bathroom and strip out of my clothes so I can take my bath. It's hot in the afternoon, even though the air conditioner is still working. I think the problem is with me.

After spending about thirty minutes in the bathroom having a long relaxing bath, I finally tie a white towel around my chest and walk back into my room, and find my phone on the bed with the screen on.

Picking the phone, I slide the unlock button and check the screen to see a missed call from Amy. She must've called me while I was still in the bathroom. Just about to call her back, the phone starts ringing again with her name displayed on the screen.

"Hey, baby," I say on the phone, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Hey, Ariel. How're you doing? How have you been? I have missed you so much," She whines as soon as I answer the call.

"I have missed you too, honey. Don't worry, we're going to see each other real soon, okay?" I say to her.

"Alright. How is work? Are they treating you nicely there? I know those wealthy people can be annoying, and also being a maid can be frustrating. I hope you're not having a hard time over there?" She asks, and I sigh briefly. How will I tell her that I'm working as a nanny, not to little children, but to adults that are older than me? It's crazy and unbelievable. She's going to storm in here and make sure that I leave once she knows about that, so it's just better if I keep it a secret.

"They're treating me nicely. Don't worry, baby. I will raise enough money soon to take you to school, I promise," I say to her. We talk about random things before I finally drop the call and walk over to the dresser to get myself dressed.

Staring at my reflection in the mirror, I sigh for the umpteenth time before I reach out for the cream on the table.

Creaming my body, the sound of the car honking from downstairs pulls my attention, and I quickly hurry over to the window to check the parking lot. It's Trevor and Williams, they are about to go out.

'You need to keep a record of wherever they are going, and make sure that they don't leave at odd hours' recalling Mrs. Bradford's words, I quickly hurry to the door and pull it open, storming out afterward.

I scurry through the hallway, and once I get to the staircase, I descend from it as fast as my legs can carry me, and once I get to the exit door, I pull it open at once and storm out of the house.

"Where are you two heading to?" I ask loudly as I scurry over to where they are about to hop inside the car, and they both turn to look at me.

"Were you brought here to show us your body?" Travis asks as his eyes roam my body, and that is when realization dawn on me that I'm still wearing only a towel, and not even a pant or a bra inside. Shit! How could I come down like this?