y hair as pretty as you do?" The te

"And who's going to cut the

"and Theo remember how I told you the crusts were good for you!" The two

part with them. Over the past year, I've seen them develop and go through a lot with them, such as

ruptly embraced me, nearly knocking me back onto the

!" Theo imitated

ther on Theo's wavy brown head of hair,

alm them, and they sobbed

u'll be alright without me." I said, hoping they wouldn't notice, with a hint of fake optimi

t brown eyes glowed with anticipa

od, this is what

emained the same as she gazed up at me, but her eyes

more angry, but I also couldn't lie to them. Instead of going with the latter, I lied b

ch other another embrace before th

e her some space." Mrs. Bain looked at us and shook h

y." I was hesita

head from his phone and tucked it into his blazer. "We have to

m the kids, I hesitantly whispered, "Come on guys, I've got to

s you a whole bunch!" and gestured with his li

I laughed as Emil

efore turning to face Mr. and Mrs. Bain and giving them

s Bain waits here with the kids, I'll sign the paperwork make

ge from the floor an

e circling me and leaving via the front d

etting me serve you." I f

gave me a reassuring slap on the back and said, "Remember what I to

I returned the smile. "Bye, kids." They

Mrs. Bain cried

y, was I goin

*

As we entered the peculiar building, I h

d spoke, I stood behind

well we can no longer keep Selina - despite he

they were done, his countenance

he grabbed me and hugged me, say

t me. At that moment, I understood that he wanted me to be courteous around Mr. Bain,

t to roll my eyes as I spo

he was proud of himself. After a brief period of

So, can we get to sign

follow me. Leonardo murmured,

he spacious corridors crowded with businessmen, some of whom were waiti

back would not help you, and I was accustomed to it here

e long, thin corridor that led to Leonardo'

d at the door and

close the door behind

re burgundy, and the floors were composed of dark brown wood. A massive Apple Mac co

e books on his bookshelf. He was a

ir across from his desk, whic

tting fired or quitting, I was then asked the standard questions I would encounter in thi

ceive good

s treat peopl

done somethi

ering the questions honestly because I was afraid that my former owners, who were present at the moment,

guard once that he didn't care how his maids

like I

nts he needed to sign. I signed the bottom of the paper

it," smiling with delight, "you're o

op seller' by him. He appeared c

id sharply, and as we all made our way back to t

pressed the impulse to roll my eyes as Leonardo told him

s we started to make our way back t

ain. Make sure to return and make another purchase if y

e word "hire" and expressed disapproval of the establishment's store-like atmos

must have felt, Leonardo nodded and smiled at

nk you for your service. Then he leaned down to my height so I could hear the next part of his sentence: "And

or you sir," I said "and I wil

hen turned to Leonardo and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Rasco

As Leonardo left th

sigh. Now that it was official, I was 'fo

tas

tas

but I immediately turned back to

to do." I l

re leaving me to find my own way to the rooms. "Be r

ead down and my bag slung loosely over my shoulder. They had a closet, a mirror, and a small single bed in case you weren't purc

I came to the corridor lined with rooms. I walked over to my des

y gave me a key to retain, albeit I'm not sure why. I would ha

lor, and the walls remained dark blue. They even prepared my uniform, which I needed to wear in ord

I managed to get Leonardo to lengthen mine and raise

on the bed without bothering. After that, I removed my black dress

e mid-thigh length, but it might work. Before I did anything to my hair or

nardo demanded that I do it or else I w

brown, almost black hair. Since I hadn't used heat on my hair in years, i

t down; in its natural form, it was halfway between straight and wavy. In order

nder them, most likely from the lack of sleep I had been getting virtually every night. I couldn't exactly explain w

under my eyes, I applied concealer and powder. I next took out my mascara and applied a thin coat on my lashes, which were already rather long. My lips were reddish pink and already rathe

action; I wasn't thrilled with the re

bout besides appearances, or whatever it is that people worry about th

that I got from my father, were the one signif

ed the big clock on the wall. T

y dress, and pulled my stockings up again. Someo

xious, even though I knew I would have to accept whate

Let's