Hi, Khalil

HK7- Mistress

SUNNY

*Knock* *Knock*

Who’s knocking at an early hour like this? I grabbed my purple digital alarm clock and decided to close my eyes again, when I have seen that it is just 3 am in the morning. I snuggled to my cuddle pillow and wrapped myself with my soft comforter.

“Sunny, dear. Alberto is here to pick you up.” I hurriedly sat down when I have heard my abuela’s gentle voice from the other end of the door.

“Sunny, wake up.”

I ran to the door and opened it to let my abuela enter my room.

“Why is he here?” I asked while arranging my purple flowered pillows over my queen-sized bed.

“He just said that you are needed in the city. Pack your clothes already. I’ll arrange this for you. Okay?” I stared at my grandmother as she continued what I was doing.

“I don’t want to go.” I whispered.

She went to me and patted my head the same as the way how she pats me when I was I child.

“We already talked about this. Sunny-“

“I don’t want to.” I cut her off and removed her hands from my head.

“Sunny, do this for me.” She smiled trying to make a deal with me. I just looked at her as she grabbed one of my backpacks and put some folded clothes inside it.

“I guess I have no choice.” I answered as I walked towards the door of my bathroom with a bath towel on my hand.

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“Ma’am Sunny, it’s been a while since I have saw you. Good morning.” I smiled a little as a response for his warm greeting. He happily opened the car’s door for me and proceeded to the driver’s sit after closing the car’s door.

Hours later, I was greeted with a huge black classic gate that has a hinge of gold paint on its sides.

“This is Alberto.” I heard him talked to someone using the intercom beside the gate’s driveway. As he restarted the car’s engine the wide classic gates opened up, letting us pass through the entrance. The spacious space beside the main path was covered with Bermuda grass which give a classical accent to the white dragon monument in the middle, emphasizing the luxurious architecture of the house that has a touch of traditional structure.

“Ma’am.” He opened the door for me and guided me inside the house’s mahogany door which was opened by one of the maids of the residence.

“Good afternoon, young lady.” The maids beside the door gently bowed their heads in sync, as if they practiced

this nuisance gesture often.

“Don’t bow at me. Just give a proper greeting by saying good afternoon.” I told them in a low voice as I took my bag away from Alberto’s hand.

“Young lady, I’ll bring your bag to your room.” I heard a younger maid spoke to me, acting like she did not know who I really am. Maybe she really did not know me because she does not look familiar to me.

“Nope, I can handle this by myself.” I answered disregarding her offer to help. Before I can even add few things to what I was saying I saw a girl standing by the stairs.

“Oh, I didn’t know that the princess is here.” She mockingly said as she slowly walked towards my direction, taking her time parading down from the main staircase of the mansion with her silver bodycon dress. She eliminated the distance between us and gave me fake hug as always.

“Don’t touch me.” I told her as I pushed her hands away from me. Away from my skin.

“Wow, you don’t have manners. Don’t you?” She puckered her lips acting like her minimal gestures would make me cry. She dusted off her dress trying to show me that having in contact with me would make her dirty herself. I couldn’t help myself but smirk at her.

“If I don’t, do you think you have manners?” I asked walking pass her, heading to the stairway which was interrupted by high-pitched voice. Withal, I looked behind me and saw a woman dressed with the latest vintage monochrome dress from Chanel.

“Is that how you treat your younger sister!?” I smiled at her and greeted her politely.

“Good afternoon, Agatha.” She strode to my place and gripped unto my hands while showing me her furious flawless face. I saw her raised her brows at me and in return I gave her a wider smile.

She pushed me away and stood straight.

“The first time that I saw you I already knew that you are an ill-mannered child. I feel bad for your father for having a disgraceful child.”

I laughed at her.

“Shh, don’t mention a dead person. He might climb up from his grave and I know that you don’t like being haunted.” I replied.

Her mouth gaped open trying to comprehend all the words that I have said to her. Especially, it is a fact that she's scared of ghosts. Inconceivable, right? Ghost and a witch?

“What a low class!?” She exasperatedly exclaimed as she points her finger at me.

I laughed harder.

“Woah, who?” I asked acting as if I was appalled and hurt because of the words that she spouted.

“You. Who else? I did not know that you are not only low class. You should have told me that you are also stupid.”

I laughed hysterically and gave her a scrutinizing gaze.

“Low class? Are you sure that it pertains to me? From what I know it fits you better.”

“Yes, are you also deaf-“

I put my palm in front her face to stop her from talking.

“Don’t you know that a well-mannered person won’t interrupt someone who’s talking? Okay, since you are uneducated, I’ll teach you some lessons. You don’t just use the word low class to insult someone who does not befit to the word that you are mentioning. Particularly, to someone who's superior to you. Low class is way more appropriate in nouns that has an inferior quality.”

“Stop acting mighty young lady. I am still the mistress of this house”

“Hush, Agatha. Remember your manners. To continue, the best example is ‘Agatha.’ If I may remind you, you became the ‘mistress’ of this house because you were my father’s ‘mistress’ who drove out the real wife out of the house by opening your legs widely. Is that right?”

“Don’t talk to my mom like that!” I saw Anais running to my direction, who’s trying to grabbed my hair. Sadly, she got interrupted.

“What happened to your manners!?” I smirked as I heard his stern voice echoing within the halls of the

mansion.