MARIYOSA THE SISTER'S CURSE

CHAPTHER 6

LITTLE MARIYOSA

Before the owner wakes servants works it is an unwritten rules an routine of all workers what could they do they have works they have to wake ready themselves they have to prepare food, drinks, lean the house, water the plants literally everything. Even the masters do not eat or care they have to do their work, even when their efforts are wasted they have to throw them in their own hands.

Mayel as the steward and head of servants woke up earlier than everyone, she has to wake up first and sleep late in the chaotic work and personal. She still believes the promise from the one person who gave a complete hope in just few words many may not believe empty words and spoil their own life but she did waiting for him to fulfil his words. She woke up at 5 am and felt tiny arms and legs on her, she looked down and saw her daughter Mariyosa sleeping peacefully. She used to amaze by her blue eyes which she inherited from father, the same eyes one gave her confidence and responsibility, her reason to live on. He released herself slowly not wanting to wake her up, started her routine first get ready then enters the hall, as the servants assembled she checked everyone then she gave all the basic instructions as they were busy to welcome the guests. She separated the maids in groups and assigned them works, it took longer than necessary as many workers are newly recruited to avoid the famous rumours. After completing everything she went to room to check on her daughter but was shocked as the bed and room was empty.

A few minutes ago….

Little Mariyosa who woke from her sleep earlier than usual searched for mother but didn’t see her yet she didn’t cry and felt scared like other kids instead she stared at the roof then she turned her head she stood up from the bed opening her arms smiling at them as if wanting a hug, to carry her. Before her stood was a hazy figure, her secret it took the little doll like figure from the bed and started to play with her as after few minutes another shadow emerged from the opened the door, her mother didn’t lock the door because she knew Mariyosa can’t open the door. But here she is following the shadow and walked out of the room as if she had done many times, she played with shadow without fear as they are her playmates, she walked with them enjoying her freedom entered the garden. She starts to run through the garden, played with every tender branches then roaming as if this is her own territory. She has visited this mansion many times with her mother since Mayel is the one to manage every corners in this mansion she came here many times she can’t leave her little girl so she brought little Mariyosa with he. Since she was born everyone called her ‘Little missy’ she used to giggle at them she was happy with the attention. She walked in a garden as they started to play she ran looking back didn’t saw the person standing in front. The person saw a little girl fell down he bend down to reach her height and pulled her up, he is Lucus, who lost his sleep for years came for walking. He saw the girl and was surprised ‘same to same’ he thought, she looked like her sister in her childhood if she were alive today the child may look like this so sweet. Before he could talk to her, he heard someone calling ‘ missy… little missy, your mother is searching for you.. little missy’ “ oh no, mama found, ni…ce meting u mi..er” with that she ran towards the maid “ s..ay he..er I wil com to se” she said in her incoherent voice and ran. He just shook his head and left back. While little Mariyosa followed the sound reached the maid and left.

Mayel though shows strict and fierce expression in out she was also a mother, she is crying when she found little Missy missing, what will happen if they saw her what will happen to her daughter. To her luck the guests were asleep. She became normal only after seeing her daughter brought by the maid, she didn’t ask anything took her daughter to their room and hugged her tightly her little butterfly knew her mother was worried about her so she hugged her back comfortingly. After few minutes she calmed herself took her daughter back to her room and advised her not to leave the room though nodding eagerly in her mind she is waiting for her next meeting with the man she saw in the garden. She felt a warm comfort in her presence, but she knew her mother won’t allow her roaming out mainly today. Meanwhile the person both mother and daughter yearning for was scrolling through his phone trying to find his deep hidden memory. There she is a woman in her twenties looking at something a candid shot of his sister then there are few other pictures.

Love never ends with a word not with a simple word like beloved they can be a person or someone or something who cares about us and who we cares about equally as such trying to anything for their simple happiness.