Chapter 3

Emily..

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I’m lost in you🎶🎵🎵🎵

You’re lost in me🎵🎶🎶 

My phone kept ringing and the caller was Sandra,I picked up and the next thing I heard was,”you’ve been chosen babe,he chose you,he chose you for the job”.

Words failed me at the moment and all I could do was laugh hermetically,I was so happy…

“Thank you so much Sandra,I’m so happy,thank you”.

I said to her repetitively.

“It’s ok babes,but you’re to resume on Monday,I hope you’ll be able to meet up”. Said Sandra.

“I’ll,I’ll I promise” I said and we talked about how I’ll get there and the address before she hung up,I quickly placed a call to my younger brother and my mother to inform them of the latest update. 

I immediately started to pack my bags so I won’t forget anything I would need in the house,since I would be living there,I need to take most of my necessities with me,and not forget things that are so important to me.

But something took me aback,few years ago I heard my employer lost his wife and he laid off all his domestic worker,why is he looking for a maid all of a sudden and who’s the pay that much,the thought kept coming into my head but I had to just let them go so u can prepare properly,maybe when I get there I’ll have all answers to my questions,I then go about my day.

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On Monday in Marcus Mansion 

As the sun began its descent, casting a warm golden glow across “the sky, a breathtaking panorama of colors unfolded before Emily's eyes. She found herself standing at the grand entrance of a magnificent mansion, its presence commanding both awe and curiosity. With every step she took towards the doorstep, a feeling of anticipation grew within her, as if her very presence had breathed life into the  walls. And as fate would have it, Marcus, a man of quiet and reserved nature, happened to be standing at the entrance, his eyes instantly drawn to the vibrant sparkle in Emily's Eyes.

“Come in ” he said calmly.

Emily entered with her bags clinching to her hands,she couldn’t help but look around the work of art standing in front of her,her mouth was open in awe of what she’s seeing and she looked up to the beautiful chandelier which can’t stop calling her attention.

Her eyes roamed about,she couldn’t just stop staring,the place was so big and beautiful.

“Why are you fixed to a spot?”,a voice asked loudly, taking her back to reality.

“I’m sorry I was just surprised and lost she said”, she couldn’t believe the person that talked to her calmly,now seems to shout at her like that,she thought maybe she provoked him with the way she just stood fixed at a spot so she apologized.

“Let me show you your room”,he said,almost in a whisper.

Marcus took her down the hall,they stopped in front of one of the rooms and Marcus turned to look at her, “that’s your room” he said,"everything you’ll need is already in the room and I’m sure Sandra has explained the do’s and don’t to you”.

“I wouldn’t want you to disobey instructions,you’re advised to do your job diligently and you can always ask if you have any questions”,he said almost sounding like he’s talking to a kid.

Emily couldn’t help but wonder why he’s talking that way,he sounds so rude and condescending,”but since she’s here to work,they don’t have to be best of friends” Emily thought.

“Okay sir”.Emily answered and opened the door to the room leaving Marcus to head back to the living room.

Emily got the surprise of her life when she entered the room,she thought it’ll just be one of the random rooms in the house but it was the opposite,the room was fancy,grand and well furnished.

The Versace logo on the furniture shined at her eyes,she entered slowly with her bag and closed the door at the back heaving a sigh of relief.

Emily couldn’t believe her luck!!!!!

She jumped on the soft bed,sinking into the middle,

“I can sleep for a thousand years on this," she exclaimed happily.

“Is this how I’ll live everyday?,it seems I’m dreaming”,she said quietly to herself .

She kept on checking everything in the house one after the other,she’s never seen things that are that expensive and she couldn’t help but take note of each little details.She unpacked her clothes and changed her dress,she saw an apron on the dress table when she came in and she knew that must be one of the aprons she’ll use in the kitchen.

After unpacking she decided to explore the mansion a little bit.As she walked past the corridor,she saw a room that looks like it’s opened,curiously she decided to check where it leads to,she peeped and she saw frames of artwork up to twenty pieces.She was curious and she decided to enter to take a closer look at what they’re since she’s a big fan of artworks.

She’s always been curious about these kinds of thing but she never had the opportunity to know how to paint them.She touched the artworks and went in between them trying to know what they meant and obviously amazed at how tall and beautiful they were.

“This will cost a lot of money” she exclaimed loudly.

Suddenly she heard a loud voice behind her.”What are you doing there?" She quickly turned around,her mouth wide open, she met the angry gaze of her boss.

“What are you going there?” He asked again.

Emily was very intimidated and almost had a nosebleed,she couldn’t reply,she just kept staring and wished the floor could swallow her up at the moment.

‘Geetttt oouuuttt’ He roared angrily 

Emily's heart pounded in her chest as she hastily made her way back to her small room. The fear in her boss's eyes had sent a chill down her spine, leaving her trembling with regret. What had possessed her to peek into that room? And why had he reacted with such anger? She was still deep in thought when the door cracked open,Emily’s heart almost jumped of her mouth 

She looked at the door and a pretty young girl was standing right in the doorway staring at her,she stood up from her bed and went to stand in her front.

‘This must be his daughter”,she thought to herself.

“Hello baby girl” she said, staring at the doll-like girl standing in front of her looking at her innocently.

But instead of getting a reply,the girl reached out her hand wanting to give Emily one of her Candies.

“That's so sweet of you honey,thank you and what’s your name?”Emily asked.

Instead of responding again the girl looked down and burst into tears,Emily was confused about what’s happening and tried to make her stop but to no avail.

“What did you do to my kid?”,was the next thing Emily heard,she looked up just to see Marcus looking at her with a deadly killer look and jacking his child away from her.

“I didn’t do anything,she came here and I was trying to know her name and she didn’t answer instead she started crying”.Emily said again,avoiding Marcus’s gaze.

I’ll appreciate it if you talk to me more nicely, Emily added before she could even think of what came out of her mouth.

Marcus 

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The new maid seem to be a lot of work,it’s been long I had someone intruding the space for i and my kid,I was having a meeting with some executives on Zoom when I heard a crackling coming from the Gallery room,I wonder what it is since I’ve shown the maid her room,I excused myself and went to check what’s going on.

Just a look into the room and I saw her touching my wife’s Favourite painting,I couldn’t believe my eyes .

I roared at her angrily and ordered her out of the room,who does that in less than two hours of resuming in a place,one thing I hate is anyone intruding my space and I think I’ll make that known to her later in the night.

There are lots of things I have to put this lady through so she won’t always get on my bad side I thought to myself.

I was sitting beside the fireplace,that’s my favorite spot in the whole mansion,I do sit there with my wife anytime she’s around when she was alive,and it’s been my favorite thing to do over the year,I was lost in my thought of her resting on my neck and discussing things that are unpleasant to her with me,I almost thought it was true when I heard the voice of my little girl crying.

I raced down the hall with my heart pounding,I don’t know what went wrong with her only for me to see her backing me and staying in front of the maid’s door and my maid holding my girl,it seems like my little girl is scared of seeing her.

What did you do to her I asked,taking my girl off her into my arms.

She replied me but in a rude way and this got me more angry. Be careful of what you do in this house I replied ignoring how she replied,meet me in the living room by 8:00pm so I can read out my rules and regulations to you clean and clear I said leaving her a fixed.