Black mistress

The walk

Seraphina still holding the door handle, staring at her husband and Miriam in a position that is suspicious. Mr Ralph, the gardener ran inside the open door in cold, shivering and crawling with his knees, shattering his teeth.Seraphina has to close the door, and attend to the shivering young man that is freezing to death, she reached out for the balm that is on her beauty shelves .She adjusted her long black dress, squat and applied the balm on his face,arm and stomach.

  “I can help, mrs seraphina ”Miriam said, brought out the duvet that was laid on her, to cover the gardener .

        “there is no need for that young lady, you are not in a good state to stress yourself out of pity,do not bother yourself . ”she said and collected the duvet from her, patted her on her shoulder and laid the duvet on the gardener, who was already a bit calm,and no longer shivering as before.

    “you want to help out, but you can not stand on your toes, missus.It seems,you were about to fall before you held my husband around his waist. You need a rest dear. ”seraphina replaced her high glass pointed heels to a flat designed golden slippers.

  “Are you going for a walk? I would like to join if you are? ”Miriam asked, hand held backwards with a sheepishly smile like humble, responsible maid ready for the escort service.

   “sure,I will be heading to the cliff, I need a company though. ”seraphina brought out two Cardigan hanging on the brick made wardrobe. She turned to her husband with a smile ,nodded her head and left the room Miriam followed suit.

   It was already midday set in misty and cold, they waded through heath and mud to the cliff.The gardener, taken as a fixture along with the gardens leading to the cliff could not or would not comprehend the housekeeper request that she might be accompanying him to the cliff for watering the garden,on mounting the cliff with the lazy intention of avoiding eyes from the Fischer's household .Miriam saw a young girl on her knees, surrounded by bushes,coal scraps and infernal dust as she try to extinguish the flames with heaps of dry dead leaves .Seraphina and Miriam quicken their step to escape the first feathering flakes of a snow shower.

   On that bleak cliff, the earth was hard with a black frost, and the air made. Miriam shiver through every limb, notwithstanding the fur coated Cardigan .A long bronze chain was unable for them to remove which they jumped over,and running up the grape tree and straggling gooseberry bushes, Miriam been their for the first time knocked vainly for admittance, till her knuckles tingled, two dogs howled at her which put her in fear and she took steps backward.

  “forsaken b***h”I ejaculated, mentally “you deserve the isolation for your churlish untamed manners, atleast this door would have been barred forever. I wonder who still lives in this abadoned hut”.So resolved, agitated and edgy, Miriam was. Seraphina understands her uneasiness but she went too far though .She thought.

   “pardon ,dear. I have not been or Mount a cliff before talk less of the one surrounded with bushes strangling around ”Miriam apologized, grasped the latch and shake it vehemently. Simon a liquor face projected his from a round window of the barn.

      “hello,what help may I render you ”he said responsibly.“I guessed the dogs howled at your service”he said with a laughter

  “Is there nobody to open the goddamn door”seraphina halloed ,responsively.

 “Am sorry, ma'am, was thinking the beautiful young Lady lost her way to her abode.”

   The door creaked and fall off, it was an underground hut.

   “His name is simon, the chief Gardner of Fischer's mansion, do well to make yourself feel comfortable ”seraphina did the introduction .

  The snow began to drive thickly,Simon seized the door to essay another trial of fixing it before the snow fall would sweep them off their feet. A young man without coat and shouldering a pitchfork, he started gathering the snow fall. Simon hailed Miriam to follow him, after gathering the snow fall they marched through steps down to a paved area containing a coal shed,pump and pidgeon coat,they arrived at length in a huge, warm ,cheerful bar apartment, where brand of whiskey and wine are been consumed.it glowed in the radiance of an immerse fire, compounded of coal, peat and wood,and near the table laid a plentiful vodka and lime arranged vertically in an open set of box.Miriam waited thinking seraphina would bid her to take a seat .She looked at her leaning back in a chair, remained motionless and mute.

     “unimaginable weather ”Miriam remarked.“I now know the cause of the middle aged man sudden sickness, he must have tried to fix the door but could not, a man without a coat, such a pity.”

   She never opened her mouth, Miriam stared, she stared also .she kept her eyes on Miriam on an embarassing,disaggreable manner.

   “sit down”said seraphina, gruffly. “what's the name? ”

     Miriam obeyed and hemmed.“My name is Miriam, from south Korea”.Miriam was astonished by seraphina rude attitude and inhospitality ,she disliked been controlled, yet, she subside her anger.

  “A beautiful maid to be employed. ”she commented “do you agree to serve the worthy, religious enormous Fischer family, Lady? ”

   “Yes,ma'am, I would be pleased to do so ”said Miriam

 “Ah, is this your favourite spot of recession, ma'am, seems you are so commanding ,aggressive and confident been here alone. ”Miriam comment,more repelling than she thought.

  “A strange choice of a favourite spots missus”she said scornfully.

  “so!Am I employed? And when am I to resume? Miriam asked observing seraphina scornful look.

  “you can find your back , I guess .Dinner would be served by eight, officially dressing code is red, Simon would lead you out, if you are too dunce to lost your way”she snapped .

   “if I may ask, what about my room, how would I find my way?”Miriam asked politely

  “My dearly husband would show you, your place ”seraphina replied, staring at Miriam dutifully agreeeable face,she wave her hand as a sign of dismiss.

   Miriam took her leave, without Simon assistance, she kept and maintained a blank thoughts to avoid enraging in anger.

She entered the little room where she was laid to find the middle aged man snoring in his slumber,Miriam went to the next large room, observing the setting and designed art, with a delightful radiance of a flourescent bulb that hung opposite on the wall.

   She never knew it was Mr Benjamin personal bedroom, he came out from the bathroom naked, wearing only his shorts, he saw Miriam staring at him in shock and fear. Her position was sheltered from the gleaming light, he had a distinct view of her whole figure and countenance. She is slender and apparently scarcely past girlhood, a charming and admirable form.She posseses the most exquisite little face that he had ever had the pleasure of beholding, a small irrestible features,melanin glow, a dark ringlets hanging loose on her delicate neck and eyes, irrestible, fortunately for his susceptible heart.

   “Am sorry sir ”Miriam screamed quickly turned her back against him and closed her eyes