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Wake

dream. But It sounded too clos

und. But it came again. This ti

my body and my eyes fluttere

staring up at the b

e is right now?" She aske

y eyes felt heavy. It was as though I had ju

e? W

you going to work today? Big sis, don't tell me you

rk

umped up fr

did I ove

om and turned on the sho

s bath and eat. Eat something before you

unhung the towel and dashed out of the was

this and get

o her palms and dashed ba

ily had left for school. I continued my bathing

two outfits that

hiffon long sleeved shirt wit

ork..." I murmured as I quickly grabbed the dress and wore it. I pi

ror and looked at the

would still be on me. None of it reall

d started out

His face broke into a grin when he saw me. "Did you lose track of t

y pain anywhere?" I asked, lightly ignoring h

slept and I woke up. That's all tha

aid he didn't sleep well? Even if he didn't, he would never say. But I knew it all. I kn

almost got rid of one of

" I cussed un

ch I thought about it, that was a crazy thing I d

and shook

milk and stuffed my mouth with the

ight hand clutching onto my glass of milk, I dug my

her's debt. You

, so heavy I could neither brea

d the handle of my glass and I l

you okay?" D

did you say you n

.. Karen, is there something g

downcast. He looke

s all my fault..." he mut

p worrying about them. I wi

ietly and fo

and shoved the remaining sc

it doesn't chok

lifted the dishes and t

ill do them." Dad call

et some rest, dad and call me

see if my father

sh the dishes before Lily got back from school sometimes. He said it wa

ecked his cheeks lightly a

it!

watch and it w

nce Mr. Hendricks took me in. He had clearly

s only meant to employ elderly married ladies. He never told me why

off a passenger an

, I arrived at th

d off the taxi. I had the man swipe my card and hand

said as he held op

r and looked at it before he handed it back to me. He had seen it a good number of times yet e

atively and let

e down to the main ho

atch hoping there was a way I could fre

nto the servants' building. I quickly changed int

rly servant asked. She turned off the va

ther, twisting my nails

sor

ly. You don't want Mr Hendricks fin

t be late again." I said with d

icks had asked of me but she had already disappe

d and got

when Mrs Rhoda

lease may I ask y

turned to face her. Her

there a probl

no one else to ask..."

t her hands. He

d and he

, what i

n taken in by the police.

words refused to come out. I ha

let her, only gen

e fine. He will

help me clean the

young Mast

ded, sn

tell Mr Hendric

ood her predicament but how could she

off there. All I ever knew about him was his name, Jay Adams, Mr Hendricks' grandson. I heard he was stin

t the money. Mr Hendricks promised to pay me well

ut

y about anything. The Young Master's is never home by this time. He

ng eyes bo

d, feeling almost as if her wet h

mber this... thank you Karen!"

nform Mr Hendricks?

trouble. And I, too. It wa

efore I started for th

e the young Master wouldn't be around but it was