Change of plans

Lola sat on the sofa in the room looking at the family account balance. There was only 17,560.36 in the account. The hospital had demanded for a fee of 20,000 before she could be admitted into the hospital. The operation had to be done in less than four months time. They would need to operate or it would grow out of hand and there would be only one result. She had to find out how she could get the remaining 3,000. Her initial plan was to get a loan from a bank 155,000 once she got the job. She felt that if the bank could confirm her contract maybe she could get a salary loan. She planned to do that once she was settled 

After resting on the sofa for sometime a knock was heard on the door. She quickly carried her bags and belongings to the door after rolling up her hair she had tied in a ponytail. When she opened the door she saw a lady probably one of the old servants 

“I am Pat the first missus personal maid. I was told to bring you along” she said in a casual tone 

“Thank you I’m Lola we can go now” Lola said

Truth being told she was nervous and expectant for things to not work out. 

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In the first missus suite in the villa

Everything here gave a sense of a warm home from the pillow to the embroidery to the table cloth. Well this showed the first missus was a very homey person. A good sign she thought. 

When she entered she saw the first missus sitting on a rocking chair which was made from top quality wood it was even exquisitely carved. Even though she had no experience with wood she could tell that it was top notch.

The housekeeper first spoke “madam this is the only person who volunteered to work in the young master’s villa”

The first missus turned her attention back to Lola and looked at her as if sizing her up

“Well you must have a lot of courage to accept this job, even I myself know that my son is hard to serve and has a bad temper. I would like to tell you that if you have any bad intentions you had better gotten rid of them. As you requested the contract is to last for 3 months. Is there any problem with this “

“No first missus” Lola replied while trying her best to clamp down on her excitement 

“Well if that is the case the driver will take you to the villa it’s about 3 hours drive from here” The first missus said before dismissing her

Lola could no longer contain her happiness. She burst into laughter once she was inside the car in the passenger’s seat. The driver beside her looked at her suspiciously before asking.

“Are you alright Miss”

“Yes sure why won’t I be alright”

..You are going to work at the evil young master’s villa of course you should not be alright…

The driver was shocked he had not met anyone who was so anxious about working for the young master. Well ignorance they say is bliss.

But Lola thought differently how bad, can his temper be. Besides I only have Appear before him once in a blue moon. He won’t even usually be at home. I don’t even need to clean the house in order words I’m his personal maid. I already fished as much information about him which I could gather from the old servants. He was once in the army and had quite a high rank at the age of 20 which was very rare. He later withdrew when he was 23 years old according to the order of the old master to take up the family business. He’s presently 27. He’s rarely at home at most two times a week. How bad can it be Lola thought as the car got nearer to her destination and hope for survival.

But she forgot not to underestimate anyone if his own mother knew how difficult he was what was she going to do.

……………………………………………………………………When they arrived at the young master’s villa the driver immediately dropped Lola and her luggage off before driving off without giving Lola the chance to say goodbye. 

“What’s so scary about this young master” Lola mumbled to herself his house was beautiful. 

Her eyes roamed about the surroundings. She couldn’t believe they actually called this a villa to Lola this could actually pass for an estate of its own. Lola sighed inwardly the rich really knew how to spend their money. Just as Lola looked to the entrance the housekeeper came out walking to her.

“Good afternoon” Lola greeted 

“Hello” the house keeper replied 

“Follow me I’ll take you to your room where you will drop off your bags then I’ll take you round the villa”

“Ok sir” Lola replied not sure how to refer to him. He should be about 20 years older than her 

With him taking the lead they arrived at her room on the ground floor

This is nice Lola thought at least I don’t have to climb the stairs all the time. She dropped her bag. The house keeper showed her an electronic device. He explained that it was connected to the young master’s room and study it had the function of a bell so that she would know when she was needed by the young master. He showed her around the ground floor from the kitchen to the living room, dining hall and other places. He then took her to the first floor explaining that the bedrooms there were all unused but were cleaned daily by the other servants. He again led her to the second floor pointing out the young master’s room and study. He also took her to the last floor pointing out the room at the end of the corridor explaining to her that it was a dark room used as a cell. Why would he need a cell? Lola wondered though she didn't dare voice it out loud

He told her the young master was rarely ever at home as he was always away on business trips but she had to clean his room daily. As no one knew when their master would be back. She had to make sure there was no dirt anywhere as the young master was a neat freak apart from that the other servants would clean other parts of the house. She didn’t need to cook she was only required to serve the dishes and wait behind until he was done with eating. To put it in a simpler form she only needed to be present when ever she was needed. 

“That’s all for now. I’ll introduce you to the other servants” the house keeper said before pausing and added “you need to know that the young master has a bad temper so try not to get on his bad book” 

Lola smiled and replied “Thank you sir I’m sure to listen to your advice”

The housekeeper called out the other maids and servants then he introduced Lola “This is Miss Lola she will be working as the personal maid of the young master”

“Hello my name is Lola I’m new here so please take care of me”

“HELLO” they all said in unison

When they left the housekeeper told her that she could move around and get used to the environment.

As she passed by the garden she noticed someone using a spray to water the plants. It was him that same guy that caught her attention earlier on she was mesmerized by his blue eyes. He wasn’t wearing a shirt and there were water droplets on his chest. 

He waved at her “hi” he said while turning of the water spray.

Lola immediately snapped out of her reverie. She was so ashamed she was caught checking out a guy. Shit she almost drooled

Lola walked towards him “hey”

“Lola right my name is Omar” he said stretching out his hand for a hand shake.

“Hi Omar” Lola said while shaking hands with him.

“You do know it’s inappropriate to stare at guys the way you just did” Omar said while smirking evilly 

“Then why do you go around without wearing a shirt” Lola blurted out

“Ok I’m sorry, well to tell you the truth everyone is pretty much curious about you” Omar said

“And why is that….”

“Cause the last two personal maids couldn’t bear it and had to withdraw ended up paying for breaching of the contract and that my dear is no small money”

“He he….. Nah that’s not going to happen to me”

“Let’s hope so I’m telling you because you seem nice” Omar replied 

“Seem? Hey I’m totally nice” Lola replied with a smile 

“That was not modest of you….. Oh I forgot you aren’t modest to begin with” Omar said jokingly reminding her of the incident just now.

“I was only joking” Lola said to defend herself while blushing furiously.

“Ok….. Um are you going to be staying at the villa or……”Omar asked while scratching his head awkwardly 

“Yeah I’m going to be staying in the villa and I think I just made my first friend so what do you say friends” Lola asked while thinking so you can get nervous I’m going to make sure you blush more than I just did

“Yeah friends oh yeah forgot to tell you I’m the gardener” Omar said

“Ok I do have a soft spot for pretty boys who take care of flowers” Lola said teasingly making Omar’s face red

“Bye catch you later” Lola said whilst laughing at Omar’s face before walking away to continue her tour

Omar stood staring at her retreating back view. Smiling foolishly to his self before turning on the water spray to continue his work

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