The Housekeeper

Prologue Bella's P. O. V  "My child, go to school." I sigh as I turn to look at my one and only mother. "I can't leave you alone, Ma." I shake my head as thoughts of what happened to her the last time I left her alone come back. "I am not that sick," she tries to convince me. "I'm not falling for that. Last time I did, I almost lost you." I cringe at the thought of losing her. "You worry a lot," she rolls her eyes. "Don't worry about me, I will catch up." I state. "How so when you here?" she questions. "Precious will fill me in on what they did," Precious is my best friend. She is my only friend who stayed when others didn't. Some people are not your friends. They just pretend to be your friends because of your status and what you can do for them. Not all friends one has are real... I'm talking from experience. "Bella!" Ma takes me out of my thoughts. I look at her in awe. She shakes her head. "You need to stop day dreaming. You will miss a potential husband because of this bad habit of yours." Ma says, shaking her head. "It's not like I'm looking for one," I shrug. "What do you mean?" Ma questions, frowning. "I don't want to get married," I state. "You!" Ma exclaims after throwing her shoe my way. "Are you crazy? What kind of girl doesn't want to get married? Do you want the community to laugh at me?" "No, Ma. It's not like tha-" I trail off. "Stop. I don't want to hear it. I swear you will kill me before this disease does." she says before walking away from me. I feel so bad. I didn't mean to upset her. But I don't want to get married anymore, not after I saw how they end and what a divorce can do to a person. You see, my mother is a divorced woman who surprisingly still believes in love. The divorce left my mom with nothing but the house we live in and a car that now belongs to me. My father only pays for my school fees and groceries. Other than that, I no longer know that man. One would swear that he is not my father. An affair with another woman was all it took to ruin a perfect family. I had it all only to lose most of it. That's why I don't allow people to get close to me. People are snakes waiting to attack when given a chance to.