TWENTY THREE

They walked past her like she did not exist, with the woman swaying her hips from one side to the other like one who is participating in a beauty pageant.

Mary immediately looked away, pretending not to have seen them.

"It's not like I care anyways" she said with her arms folded.

Mary's phone started vibrating again, it was Emma.

Mary deliberated within herself if to do to her, or just continue to pretend like her phone was in the bathroom.

While Mary tried to sneak up to her room, she suddenly heard a soft but authoritative voice.

"Hey you!"

She stopped and looked around, it was the woman Adonis had come home with.

"You are probably a maid here, would you kindly get me a glass of wine?".

Mary stood transfixed, watching her with agape mouth. She had no idea how to respond to that remark by the silly woman. Mary was so carried away in her thoughts that she did not know when the woman had come close to her.

She only became aware of her environment when the woman sn