Chapter 72: As a personal maid.
"Get dressed." Grace wheezed out pointing at a battered, wooden wardrobe in between two neatly made beds, i walked toward it and opened it without looking at them and I wasn't wholly surprised seeing an old-fashioned maid's uniform, black with white apron and white lace, which was hanging on a old coat hanger.
A white, cotton dress hung behind it. After searching through the largely empty draws, I eventually found some underwear. I pulled them out of the drawer and turned to face Bosy and Grace.
"Grace, we're out of uniforms, we have to let the chief maid know about it." Bosy muttered into Grace's ear.
"Isn't she dressed yet?." The door opened and the woman who had walked in earlier stood at the entrance. She looked at me for a while, "I'll wait for you outside." She simply stated and closed back the door.
Grace and Bosy walked out of the room, leaving me with the girls sleeping. I wondered why they are still sleeping till now. Did they swallow too many pills?.
I examined the uniform, it was nothing like the jeans and tank tops that I usually wore and it took me a while before I figured out how to wear it. The white dress was presumably meant to be worn under the black dress. I pulled on the underwear and then the white dress which had cotton strings coming out in all directions.
I stretched my arms around my back and managed to tie them together. It wasn't done expertly, but it seemed to hold up and was surprisingly comfortable.The black dress was much easier to put on,it slipped over my head and came up to my mid-thigh. It seemed a little bit revealing for a uniform but I decided not to complain.
"Hurry up!." The lady grunted against the door and I slipped on a pair of sandals on the floor before walking out of the room.
"Right, as you know you're going to be searching for lord Stefan. You'll do whatever he wants you to, if you fail, the consequences will be severe."
The threat was somewhat less threatening with the way she said it in a low tone but sounded serious. "Come on." She finished up, turned her back and started to walk away.
I followed her. She led the way to the second floor and stopped at the familiar door of Stefan Brown.
I remembered the last time I was here and pushed the thought away. The woman pushed the door open without knocking and I wondered if she knew that Stefan didn't like any intruder in his room, not to talk of coming in without his permission.
I stood and admired his room. I was here for the last 7months and it was just as refreshing as yesterday. The room was beautifully kept clean with less decorations. It was just dark as it was with a stainless white painted wall. "You stand here and wait for him." The woman instructed and walked out of the room.
The last time I was here was the day he held me against the wall and threatened to kill me. His cologne filled my nose, oh how I've missed the smell?. I looked round the room and my eyes landed on the small glass jar on top of his side drawer. I remembered I needed water awhile ago, so I walked towards the drawer, looked around to make sure no one was looking and poured out water in a glass cup.
I raised it up my lips and gulped down the chilled water, I sighed and poured in another water into the glass cup. I raised it up to my lips and was drinking when I heard a voice behind me. "What're you doing?."
I was shocked to the bone and the water running down my throat choked me. I started coughing aloud and for a moment, I thought I would die, I quickly finished the water in the glass and dropped it back on the drawer. I turned to see that cold stare of Stefan and my legs shook in fear. What if he kills me without a second thought?. As they said.
"You haven't answered me." He said coldly and started walking towards me. I quickly stepped back and my back was resting against the wall. I gulped down nothing, seeing Stefan staring at me coldly. "Who are you?." He asked.
"Uh..I'm...a...new maid." The way he'd looked at me made me feel small and inferior, nobody has ever glanced at me as though I was a meaningless object, even Stefan with his right senses didn't. He scrunched up his face. "You stink!!." What?. I sniffed my body, "You have an unpleasant odor. Get out!." He commanded and I raced toward the door.
"Wait!." He said right before I turned the door knob. "What's your name?." He asked, "Abigail." I answered.
"Run me a bath." He ordered.
I just stood dazed for a sec. I didn't expect him to order me like that after asking me to get out. "Fuck you." I cussed under my breath and marched towards his bathroom.
"Hey." He called again and my heart flew. I forgot he had the ability to hear even from afar. I turned and looked at him, "Did you say something?." He asked.
"No, sir." I replied to him with a bow.
"Have you been here before?." He asked again and I looked up. "I asked a question." He said, rather deadly. Like he meant, answer or die.
"No sir. This is my first." I replied. "How did you know where my bathroom is?." He asked again and I stood as if the world stopped. Idiot you!. How could you just march toward his bathroom without asking?. What do I say to him now?.
"Ahm..uh- you know the lady who brought me here...showed me around. I mean, showed me your bathroom." He looked like he hadn't been convinced, then turned away. I quickly opened his bathroom and walked in.