Mara’s POV
I started running for my life when I knew they hadn’t seen me yet but I was sure they were looking for me, at that point the only person who I knew would be willing to help me was no other person than Keren. I didn’t think twice before I called her.
“Why have you called me when you made it clear that you have quit your job?” Keren was so pissed off by my phone call.
“Please you have to help me, those people are still after me. I don’t know what they want from me, please you have to do something” I pleaded with her over the phone as I didn’t stop running even while I made the call. I kept on running, I didn’t look back even for a second.
“What?” Keren replied and this attitude of her saying “what” all the time was really annoying.
“Are you going to help me or not because now is not the best time to be acting all surprised” I finally stopped to catch my breath.
“Send me your location and I’ll try to get there as fast as I can” Keren instructed me and I didn’t waste any time before I gave her my location. I stopped to wait for her while I was in hiding.
She arrived there 15 minutes later and I managed to spot her black car even in the darkness, she signaled for me to get in and I wasted no time at all.
“You have a lot of explaining to do young lady” Keren said as she started the engine of the vehicle, the drive to wherever it was that she was taking me was a silent one indeed. I was too shaken to banter words with her.
“We are here” she stopped in front of a big gate and brought out a small remote only to press a button and the gate opened at once.
She drove in and pressed the button again and the gate closed, she made me come down from the car which I did.
Though it was night, you could hardly tell because the entire place was lit up so perfectly.
“What hotel is this?” Do you own this hotel?” I asked her because I was amazed. I had never seen a building so beautiful like this.
“This is not a hotel, this is my house so come in ” she motioned for me to follow her.
What the hell? There was no way this could be a house, it was so huge I could fit 1000 people in there if I wanted to and she is telling me she lives here all by herself.
“You haven’t moved an inch” she reminded me and I closed my mouth which had been wide open while I fed my eyes with the beauty of the place.
“Hurry up” she instructed and this time she walked up to me and held my wrist tightly, dragging me into the house as if she was trying to kidnap me or something, but I wouldn’t mind being kidnapped and brought to a place as beautiful as this.
There was even a fountain that had the shape of an elephant standing on one leg with water dripping out of its trunk.
She clapped her hands and five maids came to our presence immediately, these maids were kind of different because they weren’t putting on the normal cheap black and white outfits that maids in the TV put on.
Their’s was more sophisticated and it looked very expensive, they were all so beautiful and it almost felt like they practiced their walking step as all of them followed each other’s pace.
“Please keep this back pack in my room” she ordered in a soft manner and they bowed before her, then one of the maids took the bag from me along with her.
“You will have to manage to stay here for tonight then tomorrow you may go back to your family” she instructed me as 3 of the maids came to show me the room I would be sleeping for the night.
“Here is your room, please if you need anything clap your hands and we will attend to you” a maid took a bow and left.
“Wow! Is this what wealth feels like? Her clothes are even more expensive than mine and the necklace she was putting on.. I am sure they are real diamonds and they call themselves maids. It’s like I’ll apply to be a maid here” I was talking to myself.
“You are too young and intelligent to be bowing your head in front of people” Keren walked in and that was when I noticed she had been standing by the door of the room.
“What a complete invasion of my privacy” I murmured and clearly she heard me even when I tried to make my voice as low as possible.
“It’s my house you know” she sat ion the bed and spread her arms while she crossed her legs before she tapped on the bed, gesturing for me to come sit beside her.
I was a bit scared but I did it anyway. I was in her house after all and if she wanted to harm me then she would have done that a long time ago.
“I see so much determination in you, why do you want to quit?” Keren focused on me as her palms now rested on her knees which she placed one over the other.
“I just said that out of anger and fear as well. Getting caught by strange looking men is something no one would want to experience” I looked at my feet.
” I really don’t want to lose this job. I’m sorry for the way I spoke to you earlier” I was getting my senses back.
“Mara, what of your parents? What do they do?.
“My dad is dead and my mum can barely feed us. So yah I’m stuck” I pinched the bridge of my nose trying to hold back the tears that wanted to escape from my eyes.
“Any siblings?” She asked.
“Just one sister,” I replied with a faint smile on my face.
“Okay you have to rest now. You have school tomorrow” she reminded me.
“I’m hungry” I suddenly blurted out and covered my mouth almost immediately, out of regret and embarrassment but she didn’t mind, she just looked at me and smiled.
She clapped her hands and food was brought to my room and she left me, shutting the door behind her. I ate the food mannerlesly out of starvation before I could finally go to bed after having my bath.