THEY STOPPED because of my constant coughing. "I'm sorry!" I said as I wiped my lips with a tissue towel. "It's alright, just slow down, Meredith." Alessandra laughed while saying that and I nodded to her. But I couldn't import my cutlery anymore because of the dark look Gabriel shot at me. They are no longer on the table but the pain they left behind is still here. I also didn't feel like putting away the food we ate and washing it without myself. "Meredith?" I quickly turned to Alessandra who was carrying a shoulder bag. "Meredith, I'm leaving, if you want, just go with Gabriel to get your things from your house?" "No, I can manage I'll just finish my work here." I refuse as I wipe my apron by hand. "Hmm, it's up to you, maybe I'll be late so I can go home later as much to do at the resort today." "Be careful." I smiled at her slightly. "So, I'll go first?" She glances at her wristwatch before turning away. I followed her and finally sighed. I also stared at my dishes for a few minut
"MEREDITH?" I heard a painting knocking on the door. "Did you eat your dinner? Let's have dinner together!" Alessandra told me behind that closed door. I sat up in bed and quickly wiped away my tears. "All right, go ahead, I'm still full!" I answered. "Is there something wrong? Are you feeling bad?" she asked me. I couldn’t help but exhale violent air from my chest before answering again. "I'm okay," I said coldly. I looked at the door when I heard Gabriel's voice calling his wife. "Alright, don't forget to take your medicine, okay?" she ordered after I heard her footsteps away from the door. I went back to lying down and hugged the pillow. At that point again my tears dripped because of the overweight feeling. As I heard from outside their laughter and flirting. I could not bear the pain that was delicately cutting into my heart. I spent a few hours before I decided to leave the room. Hugging my own clothes. I went straight to the kitchen to join them in eating, but everything was cle
"I JUST don't want Alessandra to worry when you get sick," he said, looking down at the food again. I bowed at what I heard. I knew it! I bit my lip hard. Once again I swallowed the pain of his words. "Excuse me." I almost whispered in the air before I stepped my feet out of the kitchen. I carried the pail of water to the back of the house and sat on a bench facing the oval-shaped swimming pool. I also don’t know why I’m carrying a pail. I feel exhausted. I already felt tired because of the cleaning. I raised both my hands and frowned. I got sore in my hand, I could feel the tenderness of my back and the pain in my head, it's getting worse every day. Since this is not what I am used to. I left my wealthy living on Queensland Island to enter as a maid here. We had twenty maids and three drivers at my Mansion. There I did not experience even handling the dishes, even cleaning and using a reed I did not do. I felt my tears dripping which I immediately wiped away. It doesn't matter when my
"I JUST don't want Alessandra to worry when you get sick," he said, looking down at the food again. I bowed at what I heard. I knew it! I bit my lip hard. Once again I swallowed the pain of his words. "Excuse me." I almost whispered in the air before I stepped my feet out of the kitchen. I carried the pail of water to the back of the house and sat on a bench facing the oval-shaped swimming pool. I also don’t know why I’m carrying a pail. I feel exhausted. I already felt tired because of the cleaning. I raised both my hands and frowned. I got sore in my hand, I could feel the tenderness of my back and the pain in my head, it's getting worse every day. Since this is not what I am used to. I left my wealthy living on Queensland Island to enter as a maid here. We had twenty maids and three drivers at my Mansion. There I did not experience even handling the dishes, even cleaning and using a reed I did not do. I felt my tears dripping which I immediately wiped away. It doesn't matter when my
I PUT everything I bought on the oak table one by one to double-check the list. And arrange it in the cabinet and some in the fridge. I chose to just open the can of beans so I wouldn't have to cook. My legs were still high sitting on the couch while holding a bowl of rice and can beans while facing the flat-screen TV when someone suddenly rang the doorbell. I stood up to hear the knocker and was very surprised at the unfamiliar face peeking out of the gate. "Good afternoon, who are they?" I asked curiously. "Is Gabriel there?" His question to me was. He is wearing a white long sleeve shirt and black jeans, he is also wearing sunglasses and the car is parked in front of the gate. "He's out, who are they?" I asked again. There he dropped to look at me before taking off the sunglasses. He had tousled black hair, which was thick and lustrous. His face was strong and defined. A prominent jaw curved gracefully and his eyes were dark brown. His eyes looked familiar but I can't rememb
I WAS just blown away by the violent wind in the air, so it turns out that they have a resemblance to Alessandra. I sighed again before continuing. I can’t help but think of how it would appreciate Alessandra’s family. was a bitter smile on my lips, and so was Hezekiah to me then, especially my family, ً so I can't blame him for why he's so good for Alessandra's family. When I finished cooking I chose to go inside my room to take a shower. A wore a simple T-shirt and black leggings. I went out to hear the laughter coming from the living room. I heard Alessandra's laughing from the distance, I turned out that she came from work. I was about to enter the kitchen when Alessandra called me. I quickly approached them and Hezekiah kept his eyes on me. "Meredith, I'd like you to meet my older brother Marcus?" she turn sideways to corner Marcus next to her. "Yeah, I met him earlier," I replied back and smiled timidly. "Oh?" She glanced at his brother who was now staring at me. "I
AS USUAL, all I can do here is clean and cook. It's not a joke that it's hard to work at home. I'm thankful that someone came here every week to clean washed their clothes. "Mareng, I'll help you with that." I tried to say while lifting some dirty clothes that were in the laundry basket. "Oh, it's okay mom, I can handle this." Patting her hand in the air to stop me. "Then I'll continue with what you put on." I prescribe again. "Have you finished your work in the kitchen? Sir, Gab might see you and scold you again." she stopped me. I slightly pouted my lips at what she had said. She's witness to how Gabriel scolds me when he sees something wrong with me. It's a good thing that Mareng will say this sometimes. "I'm done, so I can help you hang up the clothes." I put my smile back on her. Eventually, she didn't do anything because I started hanging clothes on the clothesline. "Why don't you look for another job? After all, you graduated from college," she comment. I have a deep si
"I'M SORRY, I was just shocked when I used the iron," I whispered, my lashes lifted with a soft plea. "I'm sorry?! You haven't done anything right here at home, and that's all I can hear from you, sorry?!" he shouted, narrowing his eyes at me. I was swallowed by what he said. My lips were almost bleeding from holding back the tears, and my two hands fisted with silent anger. If I open my lips something else might come out of my mouth. "You know what?! Marcus was right, we shouldn't have hired you here as a maid. Since you came here everything in this house get worst. If it weren't for Sandra, you wouldn't have been here for a long time," he said without a blanch or blink. I heard myself stammer and tremble. I wanted to stop crying but it quickly dripped from my treacherous eye. Gabriel stood and watched me for a long moment. He sighed, trying to expel the tension. The silence lingered so long, he saw how I wiped away the tears that dripped. "Look, Emory..." His voice was differe