Silver Lining

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Knock, knock, knock, Greco's mom is waking up Jill. It is around four in the morning. Jill is still sleepy but has to rise in their bed. She opened the door and her mother-in-law frowned and said, "I already told you to wake up early and prepare breakfast for your husband, you lazy bone." Then, Madam Lucy entered the room and put the tray with food on the table and instructed Jill, "this is must you always do, you have to wake up early and give my son a breakfast in bed, do you understand?" Jill was so surprised why she have to wake up at four in the morning and cook so early while Greco will wake up at six a.m. She was always tired because of all the chores given to her by her in-laws. But she cannot do or say anything because Greco might beat her again or his mom would say nasty words towards her.

"My life here is more miserable. How I wish that I hadn't put myself in this kind of situation. After the maid left, they didn't get anyone again, they treated me as a maid." she cried silently because she was afraid that Greco would wake up and might get angry. "God, pls help me to be strong, I dont know what else I could do so that they can treat me with kindness." whispered Jill.

At around five forty-five in the morning, she prepared Greco's school uniform. "Everything must be prepared or I will be scolded again," Jill thought to herself. There was a time that she forgot to prepare his socks, then, he kept nagging her for long hours. He is a Mama’s boy and what Mama says, he does.