My Arcane Muse

Finally, the most awaited moment in nightmares became reality

Eugene who helplessly gave in to the decision of his tyrant lady boss accepting the twist of his decisive fate for the time being as he didn't want things to become more complicated began to do all the household chores like a robot while being surrounded by the thoughts which were busy cursing his cruel fate alongside accusing his mean boss for directly changing him into a domestic helper from a personal assistant while trying his best to suppress his burning agitation in silence, "So far in my life, I thought that unless you don't do any harm to others you won't get hard times that can cause you trouble. But seems like I was wrong. My dear God!!! What have I done wrong to meet such witty missy??? Maybe it's the karma from my last life. If it is so then I have no saying in that.", he shrugged his shoulders with a sigh where he again dived into those lining up thoughts in his mind, " But isn't it a bit too much??? That missy really... This is so frustrating. I really can't understand where did it go wrong that I got such kind of demotion to be a domestic helper directly from a personal assistant that too just in a day after I took my job???"

"Whatever, I just should let this go for a moment and just focus on the thing that i am assigned to.", he sighed tiredly catching his next cycles of thoughts, "Thank God I can do the household chores. Otherwise, I would have been kicked out in no time. Then it would have been such a mess because in order to take this job I just resigned from my previous each part-time jobs as the pay for this one was high. Only because I am in a crisis, I will stick to this for the time being but if it gets too troublesome, then I will definitely drop out from it."

Eugene completed each and every single household chores while tackling his thoughts. Though he knew well in his mind that it wasn't going to be easy to please his capricious boss yet he left no single afford to accomplish his task even to acquire the slightest bit of favour from that witty lady.

But as expected, what he got to hear on the first day of his working as her domestic helper was only criticism.

During lunchtime, she came out of the room to have her lunch to encounter a feast well decorated on the dining table which was prepared by Eugene especially for her.

So, without complaining further she took her seat quietly to enjoy the food while dazzling the whole house with her elegance where though he didn't have much expectation to have her utter out a slight praise yet still he was somewhat looking forward to have some compliment hoping for the best but at the end, his prediction of not possible to please her became true as she who just took a single bite of the food threw a tantrum full of fits saying, "What the hell is this??? Did you prepare it??? Even a dog wouldn't eat something trashy like this. How can u expect me to have them???"

Saying so she tossed away her spork in anger and left the dining area in the blink of an eye where Eugene who was already expecting something like that to happen yet still got a bit shock to face it in reality was somewhat startled having the feeling of glued to the place he was standing after being stabbed by her harsh words.

"As expected this little lady is so picky.", Eugene muttered rubbing his forehead with a frustrated sigh and quietly cleaned up the whole table getting rid of the food where another thought popped out, " Thank god, it wasn't too exaggerated like I expected it to be. That missy just throws a bit fit but not being too hyped."

It was just the beginning as what he had to face throughout the whole day was even more exhausting and frustrating as even after trying so hard with different methods to impress his boss a slight bit with his work since morning to evening he only got to hear hurtful harsh taunts instead of praises as she who was so cranky didn't have the word praise or appreciation in her dictionary.

So, Like his first day serving as her domestic helper the second day was not exceptional or expectation.

Eugene was cleaning the house when she who rushed out of her room broke into the drawing area hiding her charming face perfectly under a stern face and began to complain fuming in annoyance.

"Hey, you. What do you think you are doing??? You are making a lot of noise. I can't concentrate on my work."

After lodging the complaint, she again vanished into her room with no time as if she was just out to let her stress out and burst her all frustration on Eugene as a bomb where he who was dumbfounded with her that childish yet irritating action took a look at the vacuum cleaner and the surroundings with pitiful eyes where he said in a low voice, "Poor vacuum cleaner and this house, I can relate to you all that how irritating it to be adjusting with an ill-tempered lady like her."

And in the next moment he wondered with a sigh full of annoyance, "Isn't she too unreasonable??? Or, is it that she couldn't understand or calculate when, where and how to deal with her sarcasm and frustration???"

"For a moment, I almost lost my cool just now. I am still at somewhat a loss about what on the earth happened a moment ago??? Because her complain was too baseless.", he rubbed his forehead tiredly.

"It's just a vacuum cleaner. Why does she have to react like that??? Is she ignorant or have gone nuts who don't know that the vacuum cleaner makes a bit of noise??? Or, is she a kitten who is allergic to the sound of the vacuum cleaner and get agitated???", he chuckled imaging her in the form of a kitten in his mind where those depressing clouds around him vanish in the thin air in no time.

However, the slightest beaming hope of his to impress his picky boss through his hard work ended up totally extinguishing which turned out to be proven as his wistful fantasy though he didn't have much hope of gaining appreciation from that witty missy at the first place.

Because that woman was way harder to please and so picky that she always used to pin out his tiny to tiny mistake and if there wasn't any, then she used to form one in all by herself and made him hear an earful while throwing a fit of tantrums each times crushing his that slight flame of expectation into pieces and trying his patience.

So, the same things, same routine and same complaining continued on the third, fourth and fifth day of his being her caretaker. There was no improvement at all in her behaviour but her complaints were rising day by day where whatever he did, it was called too noisy while her face full of disdain and no matter what and how good he cooked it was called just so so while her expression was full of disgust.

Eugene's mind was full with the pictures of the faces and the numbers of complaints she had been making from the last four days and they were running in his mind like a movie no matter what he did or where he went without leaving any single attempt to make him depressed.

As a result, on the sixth day, while heading to her place, the memories of her bad temper and pickiness were flooding his mind where no matter what he did her compliments were, "Too bad", "Too ugly", "Disgusting", "Yuck", "Too disturbing", "Tasteless" etc. where she never failed to make various sarcastic and narcissistic faces along with her signature sharp, cold gazes that always cut him into pieces.

"I have had it enough. I can't take it anymore.", Eugene rubbed his forehead with a sigh full of frustration while thoughts were crossing his mind that he was surrounded by so many depressing clouds which were affecting the people around him who he crossed path with while heading to her place.

"Mom, that big brother is so weird.", a kid exclaimed outpointing his lollipop to indicate Eugene who was sighing continuously.

"Don't point out people so randomly. It's bad manners. Such a waste, a handsome guy like him seems to have a tough time.", his mother immediately answered his exclamation lowering his lollipop.

"Why does this guy emit such a strong dark air of gloominess??? So annoying. It's like his soul is flying out.", a boy passing by him muttered with disdain noticing his that dark self full of agony.

And in seconds his facial expression changed into a more depressed one where he squatted down in the middle of walking without able to tackle with too much pressure of stressing clouds while his inner self was screaming out in despair, "Have I done anything wrong that I am being punished like this??? This is too much. My patience is running out. I can't endure this s**t anymore."

"Mom, that big brother is behaving so weird again.", that kid again exclaimed out slurping his lollipop like it was the end of the world.

"Don't look at dear. This is what happened after when you used phone too much.", his mom nagged out finally playing her trump card turning his face away from Eugene.

Finally, after expressing that unbearable attack of frustration and anger that he was suppressing for so long and the story of his struggling which had been continuing since the last few days in his mind to his heart consent through the whole way to the home of that tyrant lady, the root of his all troubles he finally reached there and after taking a deep breath he got inside the home using the spare key given to him by her just to find the demoness wandering frustratingly in the drawing area like a restless ghost.

And somewhat because of the view he encountered of that capricious lady being stressed the moment he entered home his experiences so far were giving away the warning that it was just the silence before a heavy storm.

She who noticed his arrival, turned to him immediately, saying with frowned eyes where the frustration carved in them were clearly seen through even she was wearing spectacles, "Eugene Brendon…"

To hear her taking his name so fiercely he was immediately hit with the calculating thoughts of his mind, "Here we go. What an unexpected starting to the day!!! She is definitely going to burst out. But why I feel like she is currently having somewhat thought like- here comes my paid toy to vent my anger and let's just bully him. So troublesome. Let's see what she is up to."

He who was aware of the fact that any moment a heavy storm was about to hit him answered her addressing politely maintain his calmness as well as holding his cool, "Yes."

As he expected at first, he was blown with the heavy winds of the storm within not time because of her words, "You made loud noises every day because of what l could barely work."

Then her complaint upgraded while striking him with both thunder and lightning of the storm, "So, today you just go back home. I don't need any help from you neither as my personal assistant nor as my housemaid or as my caretaker."

At last, he was finally drenched in the heavy rain of his awaiting storm when she added more, "Now vacate my house immediately. Listen to one thing carefully, you shouldn't or don't have to interrupt me no matter what."

Hearing her words Eugene who was trying his best to keep his cool finally attempted to speak up to have a bit clearance or to guess the situation properly, "What does it…" but unfortunately she began to push out him the moment she completed her statements before he could even properly put forth his words to have a reason behind her that sudden unclear action.

As a result, he who was losing it again tried to speak a word with her for the second time, "Wait… Listen up…" but to his surprise that missy who appeared too delicate pushed him out of her house casually without struggling a bit between the strength of his against her which resulted in his second attempt to be failed too where she immediately banged the door on his face without giving a single opportunity for him to understand the situation, what was exactly going on there.

He who was so shocked to be thrown out like that without any proper reason or valid excuse spaced out staring at the shut door blankly which was banged on his face a moment ago where countless thoughts were flooding his mind while his frustrated inner self was screaming out being too overwhelmed with the pressure of stress,

"My mom always used to say that one would suffer when she or he is away from family."

"My dear parents in heaven, this is the most ridiculous moment in my whole life that I have encountered so far…"

"What does she mean???" "I was just kicked out like that from the moment I entered the house before even I began my work for the day…"

"But why did she do so???" "Have I done anything so wrong to be even not deserved to have a chance to talk out things peacefully???"

"She first wanted a personal assistant, then she wanted me to be her housemaid, she wanted me to be her caretaker. I did everything according to her will swallowing up my ego and putting my pride away without even complaining a bit. Then why did she have to be so mean to kick me out of her home like this???"

"This is so unacceptable and at the same time it is so depressing."

Eugene felt being so wronged as well as so upset that burning and hyping frustration, agony, agitation and his that anger he was suppressing for so long were finally finding their way to break out where in his mind his inner self was screaming out loudly letting out his all anger being transformed into Hulk.

In that thin and thick highly depressing moment, the face of his best friend, Sofia who was the only person who could help him deal with his that messy troublesome state was continuously flashing in the back of his mind.

As a result, he immediately gave her a call while depressingly stepping out of that apartment building.

"Hello…", the moment he heard the familiar voice of his friend from the other side of the call it gave him a sense of soothing to his that flaming agitation yet he remained silent as he didn't know or it wasn't in his reach about how he should bring that topic up besides he didn't want to yet yell out like a mad dog due to his that almost out of controlled rage growling like a hyping thunderstorm.

"What's the matter, Eugene???", Sofia asked out worriedly after feeling the pressure of drop-dead silent treatment dwelling in the side of Eugene.

Eugene who was almost about to burst out hanged up the call stating coldly while trying his best to keep his cool during his conversation with Sofia where his instinct was continuously kicking him with the breaking lines of his burning flames of rage, "Let's meet at our usual place and talk."

"Eugene … Eugene … Hello... Hello... Hey, what's going on??? Just say it out... Hello...", Sofia who felt the unusualness of him tried to have word with him only to realise that it was so late as he had already hung up the call before she could even react.

"Something is off. Definitely, something has happened. Why I have the feeling that whatever it is, he didn't seem to face something nice???", Sofia who could easily understand Eugene thoroughly could easily understand that rough heaviness buried in his voice as there was always a soothing calmness in his gentle pleasant voice Eugene was always a person with a stared at the screen of her phone blankly while her downcasted eyes were sinking in the dullness of worries where her face was shadowed with the gloominess of having the hint of facing a disaster.

"Hope he is fine. Let's just first meet up.", she sighed anxiously clenching her phone tightly rubbing her forehead.