Maria's POV
I went back to the house, feeling so fulfilled that I had done something so good. I got back and saw that Josh was already cooking, I smiled, he took my instructions seriously because I never included cooking, but there he was, cooking already.
I heard a knock on my door, my heart skipped, it must be the man that gave me this house. If he was the one, that meant that I would have to leave this place and get a place to stay.
I went to the door and opened it, there he was standing at the door.
“ What is it that you want?" I asked him.
“ I am here for my rent, it is either you pay in kind or you give me the money," He said.
I looked at him, what exactly was he saying?
“ You asked me to stay here, I was not paying you in kind neither was I paying you with money, you were the
