As the sun set, Serena found her self at the bus station with her luggage and being surrounded by a noisy crowd. she held on tightly to her belongings in fear that she may get grabbed . Her eyes kept roaming around with anxiety but she didn’t know why she had traveled so many times this didn’t seem new to her but it seem so familiar like shed already faced this like she was reliving this situation. soon the bus arrived and they started boarding . she got in and looked for her seat. After spotting her seat she sat down. At that moment, she realized how she had been holding her breath all this while. Her phone suddenly rung and she was sure of who it was that she didn’t have to look at her caller ID to know who it is. “Hey Mark…… yeah am off now……. love you too .bye”she pushed her phone into her pocket and put back on her head phones. Anyone who was looking at her could see worry in her eyes , fear and hope. Yes she had hope that this would be the start of something. A change in both hers and Mark’s life. No matter how Mark reacted to her outbursts she knew well that he felt sad but never admitted it. He always sneaked out in the middle of the night to drink with his friends whenever she had outbursts because of her silliness. He’s been a true brother. she fished out her phone one more time and looked at there pictures together . There childhood moments came flooding in even though they had spent the past three days spending time together. she still felt empty within . she was going to be far from home. Her home was in Mark her elder brother. she suddenly found herself dialing his number again.

she didn’t understand where sudden out burst was coming from but it really hurt being far. after a brief moment of silence he let out a sigh of relief.

“i left some food the microwave make sure you eat it all don’t waste it. and there is also a note book in my room on the table it has a list of staff i need you need to do. okay don’t forget” she said in panic.

hey breathe ! stop freaking out.am going to do fine without you. come on don’t make me feel bad just like back then when mum grounded you for sneaking out to hmm i mean to party. He replied in his usual

calm voice yet again reminding her that she didn’t have anything to be afraid of. she let out a huge sigh of relief as her eye dated to the window .

are you sure that was me cause i don’t really recall me doing that. wasn’t that you?.she said

“there is no way that could ever have been me. i was always the good one that’s why i was mu’s favorite remember? anyway i have to go later okay? take care . feel free to contact me at any time.”

she laughed it off and ended the call. with a lingering touch, its like that moment should never should this moment end. damn she dint want to but maybe its finally fitting in no words to say goodbye. The went to its resting base and that was it . Her new journey. she woke up with the sun rays poking through her eyelids and the sounds of loud shouts. she gets off the bus. and yeas a new air something different from the normal city polluted air. a new spirit was in this place. a spirit of freedom that shouted way too loud. she got off the bus looking around at the place. after walking away from the bus station she bumped into a man wearing a black suit. she wondered what a finely dressed man would be doing at such a bus station. she muttered an apology and walked away but the man called out her name. For a moment a frown settled on her flawless face. Ms. Serena wright? she turned around at the mention of the her name in the most unfamiliar voice. standing before her was a tall pale looking man in a black turkey suit . his one hand in his pocket and other holding the hem of the his coat. she tried recalling if perhaps she had seen him any where but it was clear she had had no acquaintance with him at all.

yes

“Edward Barlow . I’ve been sent to pick you up by the Franklins. so please follow me.”

she dint know weather to trust him or not. How could he know that she was the one he was meant to pick up nerveless , she still followed him to the car closely until they reached the car. He helped her load her luggage in to the car then he moved to the drivers seat after he made sure that she was settled in. his actions seemed so natural to her. He must have worked for the Franklin for a while. looking out the window, she couldn’t help it admire the green nature of the place. They had been on the road for the past one hour but it seemed like they where going nowhere. the driver hadn’t spoken a single word ever since they had hit the road . his silence was starting to irritate her . couldn’t he just say at least a single word for goodness sake. she fished her phone out looked the time it was clocking 9;00 Am. the night had been rough and tiresome. she decided to ring Mark’s phone. after a few seconds, mark finally answered with his voice sounding quiet awake. she knew well Mark must have been to work for two to three hours at work by now.

good morning troll head! . she said.

ouch was that for real. am i already being mistreated by the independent lady?. he replied.

she laughed at his tone of speech. they both remained silent waiting for the other to say a word at least. the driver minded his own business like no one else was in the car.

Mark, this place is beautiful! how did you find this job . the air here is so refreshing unlike the stinking air in the city.bro you need to come here.

hold your horses little girl,wait until you reach the your destination. ahhhmm…. Serena i have to go you know am at work . take care call me later. am going to call you everyday. actually call me everyday since i might not be able to.

okay later bro. bye . she said.

a short drive after the call, they arrived at a place with well maintained that looked so beautiful . she couldn’t hold her excitement any longer she just had to take in the scent of the green nature. she put her head out the window and shouted to the top of her lungs.

whoa who said heaven is meant to be seen after death. am a live and am living going to heaven whoaaaaaaaaa……

“miss please get back in” said the driver. he kept looking at once in a while through the rear view mirror . for a minute he thought of stopping the car but they had already arrived anyway. a few minutes later , they are the entrance of a arrived villa. “God make sure this isn’t a dream” . she said while pinching herself. “ouch” she winced in pain. the gates were opened as they entered, her eyes grew brighter with every passing minute . the smile on her face could out shine a bulb. a few minutes later the car stopped in front of a large white mansion . they driver got out and walked to her side of the door but by the time he arrived

, she had opened the door and was out looking at the mansion. she walked towards the mansion forgetting that she was in no position to roam around like the lady of the house. “you seem to be unable to control yourself. this isn’t a zoo and you are no ten year old so control yourself miss” she heard a low authoritative voice coming from the other side . she turned her head to the direction of the voice. indeed the persons appearance did not fail to differ from her voice. “i believe i have a right to expression and speech” she responded confidently.the other lady in a black knee length dress seem too mature for her age. she looked to be twenty five or twenty six. but the aura around her was too intimidating and arrogant .

That woman definitely did seem like a foe. she held herself highly. there was no need for a word with this lady to know that she is the boss. “then use your right rightly because you you shouldn’t make enemies without knowing them” she said with every word emphasized. Serena gulped understanding she might have messed with the wrong person. upon realizing the new maid had understood what she meant, a crooked smile formed on her face. “follow me” she said. then, Serena realized she had left behind her luggage. she ran back to the car anxiously thinking that Edward had not taken the car for packing yet. thankfully, Edward was still around. he was standing next to the car while holding his phone to his ear with his back in her direction. she ,didn’t know weather to interrupt or not. she took a breath and reached out her hand to tap his shoulder. he immediately hung up the phone and put it in his pocket and turned around with a broad smile opposing her expectations. “yes Miss Wright?”. he said. “i kind of forgot my bags”. he walked over to the back of the car and got her bags out. her eyes darted to how he was walking past yet she was ready to grip the

bag. he just let a small smile slide off his face. she noticed under the strong jaw line was a soft skin. he didn’t seem to notice that she was staring at him over his small act of kindness. they walked away from the car and towards the white mansion where the lady from earlier was standing. she had worn a lot of makeup and looked like she dressed for meeting. she definitely dint dress to work as a maid. her eyes scanned Serena in all dimensions. Serena let out a small cough upon realizing the stare she was receiving. she turned to Edward and he looked at expecting that she had something to say. “is she always like that?”.

“if what you mean is grumpy?yes always.” he had a little smile lingering at the corner of his lips that Serena couldn’t help take notice of. she just smiled at him. they

started walking in a different direction from earlier. they walked for a short while and finally reached there location . Her eyes dated to her surrounding admiring the beautiful scenery

. A well planed bungalow stood before her. They proceed to enter the house and the interior had no exact theme she was familiar with but it looked beautiful enough for her. Edward had stopped from the entrance and she was now following the makeup freak as she described her. she had a feeling within her that something wasn’t going to be right with this lady before her. she was directed to her new room and surprisingly the room had only three beds and each one of them was well laid. “you will meet your roommates later . its working hours now that’s why no one is around now.” she informed while walking to the wardrobe to show Serena her uniforms. “those things you are wearing aren’t allowed . she said pointing out her out fit with disgust written all over face yet Serena found nothing wrong with her dress in actual reality this was her best outfit. Serena felt the urge to jump on her but being the lady she was trying to be, she calmed down and gave

her best artificial smile. awhile later , after the head maid exited the room she looked at the inviting bed that was looking at her

. finally she gave in..1five minutes only, three more, a couple more , then boom thirty minutes past . Serena jumped out of bed realizing what she what had just done . she ran the bathroom in a rush opening the shower seconds later.A knock at the door was heard and in the next second then the door creaks, her heart beats louder than drums in the carnival festivals.after washing off all the soap off her body she rushed out of the bathroom in a towel with fear written all over her face for fear that she lost her job on the her first day. her dripping wet water flowing down her neck,she tightened the towel around her chest and shamefully started ravaging through the wardrobe .’i thought we were clear about the time line for preparing yourself?’ Serena nodded in agreement. ‘my sincere apologies. i fell asleep due to exhaustion from the trip but please do not worry it will not affect my working i promise am hardworking and efficient so please do not give a negative report about me. please?’. she said

. the head maid looked at her from head to toe then her partially closed on her chest with her left palm resting on her chin she breath out out an amusement sigh then she started clicking her hot red long sharp pointed nails. ‘I’ll think about it if only you prove to me how hard working you are’.she paused and looked at Serena for a brief second

‘but then i don’t ever want to deceive my good boss. you know he is the most generous person i know. i can pardon you for this once i guess, ill live you to dress up’

Serena let out a sigh of relief after the head maid Janice aka currently Dolores Umbridges left. ‘that was close’. right after that she dressed up immediately in her dark blue white spotted dress. looking at her reflection, she felt everything about this was familiar a strong sense of familiarity something about this place feels more than home but there was apart of her that felt unease. why? she herself dint know the reason as to why she felt this way but may be things could get interesting. her eyes faltered to the white curtains covering the window then to the ceiling and suddenly,she realized how big this room was. ‘this people must be filthy rich seriously who gives workers such a place to live in what the hell were they thinking’. her smile suddenly came to a halt when she recalled she had just gotten out of trouble a few minutes ago with the head maid and here she was again trying to fall into her bad side which she felt that she had . she ran out of the room swiftly to the hall way . she found her way though the empty hall to the exit door . when she was finally out after a five minute walk around while drawing to stands every now and then while thinking about her route then finally she found the right one . the patterns of the house dint make sense to her even a bit. after walking for a few more minutes, she finally reached the enormous mansion. something thing within her kept asking why such a place was built in the far parts of the country. her guts told her that something in her memory didn’t fit well. she walked through the back door under the direction of the head maid from earlier. noises of rattling aluminum utensils , continuous movements . everyone seemed to be running to catch the train . the girls carried bowls and different dishes walking hastily in one direction they all seemed to be so focused on what they were doing . no smiles on there faces at all. this got Serena scared for a moment . she had worked in different places and this not how it always worked. in a second being,as she got lost in her own world, the next she knew was some one coming in her direction with a bowl and it all gets splashed down and little bit on her arm. the girl who had split the bowl of soup seemed more scared that anyone else sand suddenly Serena felt a hot burning feeling on her cheek accompanied by a loud sound that sent her falling . her head throbbed with pain looking at the head maid who had just slapped her . she stood up unsteadily.

“do you know the cost of the bowl you broke , can your salary even compensate for it ? Arthur show her the attic i need it cleaned . give her everything she needs. make heist quickly now!” she said her face burning red in fury.

“babe Janice ,stop getting worked up over trivial matters . your becoming too complacent and so not my type” Janice looked at Richard with an irritated face. he had a smirk written all over his face. if he wasn’t the big boss’s brother things would be different, she would be wiping the smile off his face but she kept her face calm and gave him her best smile.

“of course Mr. Hansel,you are right, Mrs.wright , my apolo- gies managing this place takes a toll on one you may help the others arrange the table” Serena stood shocked by the sudden change in attitude. her eyes run to the man who had just saved her his dark eyes looked at her with peculiar interest that made her feel insecure and stripped her plain. she cleared her throat and muttered a low thank you and joined the other maids who were almost done. the only thing that was left was to take thed esert and they would be done . After filling the whole table with different foods that she didn’t know existed. she was getting excited about learning to cook this different dishes and getting to master them being that she had been a master in the kitchen back then she did it for the family and some extra paying gigs that did a lot of help for her and mark after her whole family faded in that incident.

she shook her head trying to brush of the memory of the incident. with her hand firmly gripping the bowl, she picked it up and walked towards the dining room where stood a long table decorated in sliver Grey and white clothing . chairs arrange at the side . the table was beautifully decorated and the food was served in quit expensive utensil. golden cutlery lie next to the dishes. she placed the bowl on the table as her eyes roamed around the place with admiration. she walked into the kitchen again and stood at the sink looking at the heap of utensil. the day had gone so fast , it was already evening and her first day had just past by like that. she the head maid clap and all the maids started stuttering around running to her direction they stood in a line and kept their eyes low. Serena walked and joined them as the head maids eyes pierced through her . “now i expect you all know that our Mistress is coming. we are expecting to be here at dinner. i expect discipline. especially from you Serena” she clapped and everyone dis passed . minutes later, she heard someone walk into the house from the front door with missing steps. she walked over only to see a seventeen year old boy walking in with a smile on his face that beautiful to the sight. he stooped on his tracks and frown upon seeing her. “hi?” while slightly raising his hand,his smile broadening even more as he looked at her. “hello master”. he made a growling sound in response while his face suddenly changed from happy to irritated. “i don’t ever want to here from you. call me Ryan.” she nodded in respond. he walked upstairs. a few more minutes she saw him coming back with someone else . they all seemed happy about something. she moved away from the dining as the head maid came welcoming them.