Chapter 1

That’s my preferred candidate”, Marcus’s voice came through the phone.

“Alright”, Sandra said. She couldn’t contain her joy. She was so happy, Her boss chose Emily, even without telling him to choose her directly.

“Tell her she’s resuming on Monday with immediate effect and I hope she knows she’ll be staying here, she can only go home once a month”.

‘I’ve told Emily ” and she’s willing, Sandra replied.

Marcus hung up the call.

Sandra couldn’t contain her joy.

She jumped on her bed like a little kid who’s just got candy gifts.She wondered why She’s so  happy for a job that isn’t even hers.

*Two weeks earlier*

Marcus stood by the fireplace of his big mansion, lost in the thought of how his life changed from happiness into sadness in a twinkle of an eye.

The air was filled with heavy silence and only his hard breath could be heard, he navigated the vast expanse of the mansion.

It’s been two years since he lost his wife Kate and every room,every corner, and every door of the mansion reminds Marcus of the memories they had and  the love they shared together.

Walking down through the hall,and back to his living room,he looked back and  gazed into the dancing flame,he realized that perhaps the mansion doesn’t need to remain an echo of his past or symbol of his pain,it was time for him to get up and make the environment lively for the sake of his daughter.

Although he doesn’t want anyone close to him since the death of his wife,he knew he needed Someone to run the affairs of the house.

He looked around his house and it was still in the same state it’s been since the death of Kate.

By now he knew it was time to get a maid.

After much contemplation and brooding over it over and over Marcus knew his decision of getting a maid is actually a right one.Fearing the unknown,Marcus reluctantly decided to advertise for the position, he picked up his phone and pulled a call through to the Manager of his company,Sandra.

Sandra has been working with Marcus for six years and by now she handles the company efficiently even in Marcus’s absence.

“I trust she’ll do this right”,he said silently to himself.

“Hello boss”, her tingling sharp voice said over the phone.

“Good evening Sandra and I’m sorry for calling you this late into the night”.

“I need a maid,and I’ve drafted the qualities I want,I already sent you a mail and I want you to pick the best within a week.I'll be expecting the outcome”, he said and Hungup denying Sandra the opportunity of even replying.

“I wonder when he’ll stop being cranky and get back to the old happy man he was”, Sandra said and sighed heavily at the other end. She checked her email to confirm what her boss sent.

Over the night,Sandra couldn’t stop thinking of the criteria her boss gave for the position of the maid, isn’t that too much, I mean it’s supposed to be just a maid, she thought to herself.

How  am I supposed to put this out in a pleasing way? She wondered,she was about to slide into a moment of deep slumber when she suddenly remembered someone. Emily, her college mate,Sandra remembered she told her some time ago she needed a job badly and that she should reach out to her if there’s  any job opportunity.

“I think Emily is fit for this job,I’ll let her know about this as early as possible tomorrow.” Sandra thought to herself.

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Emily just woke up and was getting a dose of her  early overthinking when a call came into her  phone. She checked who the caller was and it’s her friend Sandra.Still Wondering why she’s calling so early,Emily answered the call

“Hello Girly”

Sandra’s voice said happily over the phone.

“Good  morning Sandra,you sound so happy and you called so early,did anyone propose to you overnight?” Emily said jokingly.

“No girly,I have a job offer for you” Sandra replied at the other end.

Sandra proceeded to tell Emily her boss was looking for a maid,and she fits the criteria he gave her. At first Emily thought she didn’t hear her clearly,but Sandra repeated it.

“ A maid?”, that was all Emily could say,She  was angry,is this the good news she said she has for her?She thought

“Yes a maid,but your job wouldn’t take much and you’ll get to live in his mansion with him, the pay is 6000$ per month Sandra said over the phone”.

“6000 what?,Emily Exclaimed.

“Who would pay that amount just to hire a maid?.

“Why would he want to pay that much”?.

“Are you sure it’s only the job?”, “Are there hidden agendas?“ She kept asking millions of questions.

She couldn’t believe her ears,$6000 is a lot of money,someone opting to pay to hire a maid sounds unrealistic to her.

“It seems you don’t know who my boss is and how rich he is,he’s a billionaire,grasp this opportunity now. I’ll text you the criteria and the date of the interview”, Sandra said and ended the call almost immediately.

Emily wondered ,even if what Sandra said is true,will she stoop so low to do that kind of job because of the heavy pay?. What  if he has another agenda?, Is there a motive behind this? She kept asking herself.

The desperation for a job keeps clashing with her sense of curiosity.”I really want to know what’s going on”,She said to herself.

Throughout the day Emily couldn’t stop thinking about  what Sandra told her over the phone,maybe she doesn’t know what she’s saying or she was exaggerating the price so She could consider the Role.

Emily kept checking her  phone to see if she would get any text from her but She didn’t,She already concluded it’s a prank,Sandra can be that silly.

She was just getting done with her laundry when she noticed she’s gotten a message from Sandra and immediately went through it.

****The interview will hold on Thursday by 10:am,you have to be dressed smartly.

      Do not fidget,the interview will be carried out by me,below are the necessities and requirements.*****

Emily went through the p*f she sent and nodded in affirmation.

Thursday seems to be a long day to come by,Emily couldn’t wait to get to know what’s really going On about the job.

Emily was about to call Sandra to inform her she’s gotten her message  when She got a text from her younger brother .

“I’m sorry to inform you,there’s a problem”.

That was what Emily read from the first line of the letter,Emily’s heart raced into a thousand direction.