The unpredictable life

Second Time

       Inside, I saw James Parker in suit ready to leave for his office. I lose my temperament whenever I see this man. You may think I just got to know him yesterday and nothing had happened between us which may make me to hate him. But it is not true, I know this man well from before. However, he may not have recognized me yet, soon I will remind him everything. But I should not let him know about my hatred towards him, so I shall act normal. 

       Seeing me, James sent a maid to receive me. The maid said, “Hello Miss Mary, Welcome. You can follow me to the staff’s quarter. A room has been cleaned for you. I will take you to your room.” 

      I nodded and followed her. The building I was leading to have a car parking in its basement and two floors which were probably all servant’s quarter. On top of the building there was a terrace. She took me to the uppermost floor and opened a door of the corner room. Taking my suitcase, I entered the room.

     It was smaller than what I had in my apartment, but was enough for me.

    “Please make yourself comfortable, I will be back in about half an hour to take you to the castle for your work” said the maid. 

    I saw a double bed in the side of the window and a single bed in the corner of the room. So I queried, “There are two beds, will anyone be living with me in my room”. 

   “No, you are the head helper so you have been provided with your private room. If the bed bothers you it can be taken out.” 

   “No it’s alright.” I replied. She responded with a nod and left.

     Quickly closing the door, I opened the curtain beside the double bed letting the rays of the sun to enter through the window into my room. From the window I could see lots of trees and some buildings which were all the territory of Parker's villa. It was lot more big then I expected. Glancing at the beauty of the scene for some time I noticed other facts of my room. A door in the corner of my room led to the washroom. There was a wardrobe and a cloth hanger next to the other bed. I could even see a tea table and two chairs in one of the side of the room. The room was admirably furnished but it had no decorations at all which was as expected.

      There were plain white bed sheets and pillows in both of the beds. The room had no flower vase, rugs or any kind of frames and paintings. Even the curtain was thin and plain white. I was going to live in this room for a long time, so I decided to buy some stuffs for my room later on.

     I opened my suitcase and started organizing my clothes and other belongings in the wardrobe and cloth hanger. There were few things left in the suitcase when I realized the bag with clothes that I had bought yesterday evening. Those were not mine. I bought them for my little sister, but forgot to hand over to her.

      Do you remember the sweet girl who hugged me in the orphanage? Yes, she is my own little sister. Her name is Mia Eliot. She is 15 years old. My sister was only one year old when we lost our mother, since then I started taking care of her just as a mother does. But in those days it was not difficult for me as my father was always there to help me in every situation. I wish I would still have my father with me in each and every step of my life.

    All of sudden, I heard a knock on the door and the maid that had left me here disintegrated the room. “Are you done?” she queried. 

    Quickly gathering some of the shattered clothes into my suitcase, I replied “Yes, yes”.

    “You have been called in the castle now, so let’s leave”. 

    Closing and putting my bag in the corner, I nodded. She handed me the key of the room while walking out. Quickly locking the door with the key that i was provided just a moment ago, I followed her.

     There I was stepping in the gigantic castle for the second time. I was taken to the huge dining of the castle where I could see Mrs. Parker. 

    In a blunt voice she said, “Oh there you are Miss Mary. Finally you got time to enter right.” 

    I knew I couldn’t be weak in front of her so confidently I replied, “Yes Mrs. Parker”.

   “I didn’t want people like you to get any job in my house. But since you have already been appointed, so make sure you do your job properly without breaking a single glass” she taunted. 

    I just replied, “Sure I will”.

      “So, Julia will make you aware about what your works are. Be clear and attentive to her instructions.” Ella ordered.

     In reply I nodded and Ella left the scene. Julia was staring at me with a furious look on her face. I knew I was not the kind of person both Ella and her secretary would ever like.

    “Being a head helper of the house your job is limited but is the most responsible job of the house” Julia stated.

    “You have to decide the cuisine according to Mr. Parker’s choice. Make sure his and his wife’s dress is washed, pressed and placed properly on their wardrobe. You are also supposed to take care that every worker in this house are doing their duty properly including the gardeners.”

    “Okay, anything else”. 

   “You will be informed if there are any others. You may start your work now” She ordered.

      I went to the kitchen into the pantry. They were full of foodstuffs. It was already lunch time and I had no idea what the people in the house preferred to eat in lunch. So I told the chefs to cook something that Mr. Parker likes for both dinner and lunch. After all they knew his choice better than me. As soon as the lunch was prepared a maid left for Mr. Parker’s office taking the lunch. I got to know that he wishes to have food made in his own house most of the time.

      After spending my whole time of the first day in the house working, I began roaming around the villa. The sun was about to set. I walked to my favorite place, the garden. The pansies, roses, lily and all the other flowers that were present in the garden grabbed my attention. I saw a bench nearby where I made myself comfortable to enjoy the beauty of nature. The cool breeze that carried the scent of the flowers blew all over. I felt gratified.

      It was around 9:00 PM. I already had my dinner an hour ago and after finishing some remaining works now it was time to get into my room. I was tired, so closing the door behind I went directly to my bed. Thinking about my day today, I was satisfied with myself. I saw a new face that had joined to the dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Parker. He was the little brother of James. His name is Robin Parker. He is 23 years old, four years younger than James. He doesn’t live here but sometimes come to meet his brother. He seemed nice and gentle. If I had a brother he would be similar as Robin.

    Looking at the window, I kept thinking about today, the day of my entry to the Parker's villa for the second time and soon in the cozy warm bed, I felt asleep......