Chapter 7
Leigh-Ann walked tiredly back to her house. She could still remember Kenver who wanted to buy her if she could only go on a round with him. Who had promised to change her life if she could let him under her skirt, she vividly remembered his words.
After he left that night, she had thought she was free not until he kept on coming back every time. He had gone off the hook and smacked her ass one night.
Leigh-Ann didn’t take it lightly and had slapped him across the face. That was the night she got fired. Again. They paid her well at the bar including adding allowances but Kenver had gotten her fired by saying he was gonna burn down the bar if she wasn’t fired.
To Leigh-Ann, he was bluffing but to everyone else in the bar, he meant it. That night, she was paid her last salary and thrown out. She got another job but swore never to forgive Kenver. She didn’t even want to lay eyes on him again.
Just days ago, she was almost raped if not for the timely intervention of the cops. She finally applied as a maid as Catherine advised. At least being a maid felt a lot safer. She just wanted a peaceful life and money to settle all her debts.
Leigh-Ann opened the door and stepped into the dark room, sighing deeply. Every other house on the street had electricity except hers. Of course, she couldn’t blame them for blacking her out because she was owing for over four months now.
She kicked her already worn-out sneakers off and fell on the bed. She was so damn tired and hungry. She rolled to the side of the bed where her bag was and pulled out the polythene which contained her dinner.
As she chewed on her hamburger, she hoped things would be better. It had to be because she had lots on her list, one of which was completing her senior year in high school.
Leigh-Ann was awakened by her phone which rang repeatedly. Goddamn it, who the hell would call this morning?
It surprised her because no one ever called her except her boss at the bar who called whenever she was five minutes late for her shift. She picked up the call and fell back on the bed still feeling sleepy.
“Good morning, Miss Myers”
Huh, Miss Myers? She wondered. Why was she called by her surname and who was this person? He sounded professional.
“Hello, are you there, Miss Myers?”
“Yeah um… I’ll just um… brush my teeth” She answered and jumped out of bed still feeling surprised.
“It doesn’t matter if you’ve not flossed Miss, I can’t perceive it from here,” He said while she mouthed an “Oh” and then sniffed in the air. Okay, she was good. Her mouth was not smelly. Wait, Why was she suddenly behaving silly?
“We were gonna call another person if you hadn’t picked up. Luckily, you did”
What’s he talking about? Leigh-Ann wondered, rolling her eyes. Is this some sort of prank someone was pulling on her? She thought of saying it was a wrong number when he spoke up again.
“Congratulations, you’ve been offered a two hundred thousand dollar per month paying job as a maid. Please, Come to the company and pick up your forms by 8 am”
Leigh-Ann took her phone off her ear and stared at it without knowing what to do or say. She didn’t know when a scream tore through her throat. Holy crap. Two hundred thousand what?
“Hello Miss, are you okay?”
“Yeah, yeah, I didn’t break a leg,” She chirped and laughed at her silly joke. Oh heavens, what was wrong with her? He didn’t say a word for some time which got Leigh-Ann thinking if he was having second thoughts about the job offer. Was he thinking she was unprofessional?
“Good. We’re expecting you so don’t be late. The contract isn’t signed with patience” the caller hung up.
She yelled and kept jumping on the bed till she hurt her ankle. Gosh, she still couldn’t believe it. She had prayed about everything before going to bed the previous night. This surely means that God answered her prayers.
After having a cool bath, Leigh-Ann didn’t wait to eat because of how excited she was. Secondly, she didn’t want to be late cause she feared the job might be taken from her so she left for the Company immediately.
She was given the documents to sign which gave her a clue about the nature of the job. She wasn’t working in just any place. She was going to work in a mansion as a maid.
“You’ll be staying with the rest of the maids at the servant’s quarters.”
“I don’t mind Sir” She responded with all eagerness, her face beaming with smiles. She couldn’t wait to start working and get paid handsomely. She thought of what she could do with all that money.
The man studied her keenly “Don’t make me regret choosing you, Miss Myers. I wish you luck and I’ll expect to see you here soon” The man said dismissively and Leigh-Ann scoffed.
What was he talking about? Was he expecting her to get fired immediately? Well, let’s see.
*
Your bags aren’t needed, Miss Meyers” Leigh-Ann was told when she reported to the Company the next day.
She smiled warmly. Of course, she knew she wouldn’t be allowed to wear her clothes but she just had to pick a few of her best clothes, just in case.
“You’re very sure you’re ready to take up this job?” Orlando asked once they were outside the company.
“Am ever ready, Sir. I mean, I’ve always wanted a cool and nice paying job”
She was so happy and kept reminding herself to be the best at her job. She couldn’t lose the job for anything in the world too. At least it’ll save her from seeing ugly men, especially the one that got her fired some days back.
Kenver was handsome with cool looks, he looked exactly opposite to Leigh-Ann. The night at the party, he looked cold and deadly. He didn’t even utter a word to her. But the following night, he was asking for a one-night stand with her.
If she ever set eyes on him again, she would make sure to spit on his face. Oh, she swore to kick in between his legs. She couldn’t forget the way he lusted after her and smacked her ass, jeez!
“Is everything okay, Miss Meyers?” Orlando asked, noticing her change in countenance. Leigh-Ann shut her eyes and sighed. She easily got infuriated with the mere thought of Kenver.Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.
“You could say whatever it is now before we leave,” Orlando added, looking keenly at her.
“It’s… it’s nothing Sir, I just remembered something really awful”
He didn’t say a word as he smiled and proceeded towards a huge car with three guards beside it. She couldn’t help anticipating and to say this was going to be her first time riding in a huge car with guards.
Oh, praise heavens.
“Um… Miss Meyers, you’re quite pretty. To think you’ll be working amidst four guys is something of concern” Orlando suddenly said making her eyes widen in shock. She gulped hard.
Four guys???
Like one, two, three… then four? Oh goodness, she thought she was escaping this.