Chapter 1

Author’s P.O.V.

It was graduation day of Nathan. Though he was known as all arrogant but he had an soft corner for his family.

While expecting for a miracle to happen, he got ready. So when his phone rang off flashing the caller ID of his Mom on the phone screen, he answered it automatically.

“Nathan, Congratulations on your brilliant result dear. We wanted to attend the ceremony but an urgent meeting came up. Sorry baby but we need to get to the meeting.”

Hearing his mom saying this, Nathan closed his eyes.

He wasn’t trying to control his anger rather he was trying to utter all normally, “It’s okay Mom. You guys continue.”

Mary, his Mom uttered again, “Okay dear. Got to go. Bye.”

Cutting off the line, Nathan sat on his bed. It wasn’t for the first time that his parents gave priority to something over him.

He was used to it from the very beginning of his life. Earlier he was never of demanding type for anything just keeping some small wishes within only to get disappointed every time.

Which only made him this arrogant and heartless.

But at least he thought they would attend his graduation function.

But he was wrong as always.

He will be on stage taking a medal for excellence with none of his expected ones to clap for him in the crowd in front of the stage.

He would get a party going back home about that he was sure but that would be only for show off. It wasn’t unknown to him also but he would be silent.

He would go on acting all okay having his family members around only to crave some care, attention and love from them but getting nothing in return and becoming more arrogant.

Giving his thoughts a break, he forwarded towards his college to attend the Graduation function all alone.....

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Amelia was sadly sitting on her bed with the family photograph in her hand when her Mom, Stella entered the room.

Seeing her like that, she spoke up, "Amelia, do fast your packing dear. We need to leave this house by evening.”

Keeping the photo in the bag, she uttered sadly, “Where will we go, Mom? We have nowhere to go now.”

She got uttering then, “I have talked to some people. I will manage something, dear. But for now we have to leave from here first.”

Amelia was feeling all guilty being unable to help her Mom in anything who was struggling for their survival facing the reality after her Dad passing away.

She tried to get some job like waiter or delivery girl but her mother strongly rejected that.

Getting their all things, they left the apartment when it was almost evening. The weather was all cloudy.

While dragging their bags, they started walking thoughtlessly by the roads until the lightning and thunder sounds got into their hearings.

They both looked at each other helplessly but kept walking. Her mother kept looking all around to find a place to stand not to get drenched in case it started raining.

To get their situation worse and thought come true, with the last lightning, it started raining cats and dogs and got them soaked in rain in no minute.

Then a place came to their sight. Without bothering to think anything, they forwarded towards the place.

Stella got out a towel and forwarded it towards Amelia to dry her and she took another for herself.

It looked like a cottage where they got standing waiting for the rain to stop. But it looked like it wasn’t going to get stopped anytime soon.

Leaning against the bags, they sat at a corner. After some time they heard a voice from the back, “Hey, who are you? What are you doing here?”

Both mother and daughter got up immediately. The owner of the voice was an old aged lady. She gave a scrutinising look to them with the bags behind and then spoke up, “Homeless?” before they could say something.

Amelia turned her head to the bags whereas Stella nodded at that old woman only to get her uttering again, “Will you work at a house?”

Amelia immediately turned to that old woman and then to her Mom but before she could say anything, the woman spoke up, “You will get handsome payment.”

Stella spoke up immediately, “I will.”

Amelia tried to stop her Mom but Jiana held her hand to get her to stop. The old woman again spoke up, “Do you have any experience?”

Stella spoke up again, “No. But I can manage.”

The old woman got uttering, “Okay then. Come inside.” and gave them way in as she got inside the house.

While taking them to a room, she spoke up, “I am Kaira, the head of the servants of Edward Mansion. I will take you two to Mrs Edward tomorrow morning.”

Stella nodded at her. Kaira stopped in front of a room and opening the door, she got uttering, “This is your room. Now rest.”

They entered the room and Kaira left from there.

As soon as she left Kaira spoke up, “Mom, how can say yes to work as a housemaid?”

Stella spoke up trying to get her convinced, “The woman seemed nice, dear. She didn't even know us but still she forwarded a helping hand. And besides, other than this, I can’t do other job dear. You will stay in the room. I will work only. When I will save some money, you can join your college and fulfil your dream. You get that?”

Amelia tried to say otherwise but Stella uttered her name, " Amelia!” in a way, Amelia couldn’t get uttering anything being an obedient daughter.

Her mother again spoke up then, “Go freshen up. I think that's a washroom.” and pointed at a door.

Getting her clothes, Amelia forwarded towards the washroom. When she got out, her mother got to freshen up.

Amelia looked all around the room. It was somewhat large room with a bed in the middle, a small closet on the wall, a window and a small attached washroom. Enough for two of them to live.

Giving her mother's word a thought, Amelia decided something. She would help her in work. When her mother got out, she voiced her thought out.

Stella tried to say otherwise but Amelia uttered, “Mom, I am already feeling all guilty on top of that I can’t just sit in the room when you will be working. I don’t have anything to do here. And this way we can save more money and I can join college earlier.”

Seeing her daughter's desperate face, she couldn’t disagree. They got on the bed and drifted to sleep soon being all tired.

Little did they know what type of morning was waiting for them.....