CHAPTER 166:POUNDED YAMS.
"I know you are worried about me Mish, thank you. I think if all goes well Milka will just help me until I deliver. After that I will send her to the workshop if everything turns out well and exactly as the plan in these head." Ivana said then tapped on her head.
She knew exactly what Mish was insuanating. She knows very that her cousin is Jelous of her personal maid. Adding on top of that is that the bond between Milka and Ivana was more strong than the bond between her and Mish.
'You are lucky that you grew up with both parents Mish and you had everything and anything you ever wanted. Not like her who grew up in orphanage and now trying to make a living.' Ivana thought as she smiled to herself.
It was already late in the evening and Mike haven't called Mish yet. She was angry but she didn't show it or want Ivana to notice.
"What are we having for supper, Ivana? Mish asked.
Ivana was leaning on the couch and she was busy perusing her drawing book. Looking at the designs she drew of her evening dress on the day of her wedding. So she was thinking of suggesting them to the governor's daughter.
"I really don't know Mish, I have employed people for that. Go to the kitchen and ask Milka, if you want a certain type of food." Ivana said without looking at her.
Ivana? I don't mean the general supper, I know very well that they are people for that. I am asking you what you want to eat?" Mish groused.
"Oh I am sorry I didn't understand you, okay I think I will have pounded yams with chicken pesto pasta." Ivana answered this time round looking at Mish.
"Okay I will ask Milka if we have the yams and chicken in the fridge." She said as sheleft for the kitchen.
She found Milka with other workers sitting at the kitchen table chatting out happily.
"Hello," Mish greeted them, they were four in numbers. She walked straight to the fridge and checked if they had the chicken. Then without saying any word she opened the kitchen cabinets and checked if they had the yams.
The maids stopped talking and looked at her in silence. They then looked at Milka when Mish Opened the kitchen cabinets. Like communicating to Milka to help her find what she was looking for. So Milka decided to ask her.
"What are you looking for Mish, I can help you find it." Milka said politely.
"Ivana wants pounded yams with chicken pesto pasta and I don't seem to see the yams here." She replied.
"For supper?" Milka asked surprised.
Mish chuckled then said, No for lunch baby girl, can't you see it's time to start preparing lunch."
The other maids chuckled nervously after they understood the irony in the reply.
"I need to run to the market right now and buy yams. I think we haven't bought them for the last two weeks." Milka said.
"Go tell your boss to give you money." Mish said as she stood with her hands akimbo.
The other maids started to leave one by one surprising Mish who was still standing in the kitchen. No one wanted to associate with her because they remembered the attitude she used to have and how she used to treat them when she was living in the mansion with her parents.
You could be scolded just because you looked at her. Mish used to ask them if they were employed to gawk at her. She used to be in top of the world that time. They were even surprised when Milka addresses her by her name without starting with a ma'am.
What they didn't know was that Mish was trying to change for the better. That was the only way she could do to live in that Mansion with Ivana. Knowing Ivana very well she doesn't like when one treats her employees so badly or walking on them. It pained her to see them walk out of her when she was thinking on how to apologise to them.
Milka walked back to the kitchen and found Mish still standing in the kitchen lost in thoughts. She looked at kitchen table and they were not there.
"Mish, She called jolting her out if her thoughts.
"Where is Rhoda and the rest?" She enquired.
"The moment you stepped out of that door, they started to leave one by one." Mish said while staring into space.
Milka wanted to ask her why they left her alone but memories come back running to her mind. She remembered how Mish used to treat them with cruelty.
"I will have to go alone to the market and the grocery." Milka said then turned to leave when Mish called her.
"Milka wait, I can accompany you to the market and grocery if you don't mind." She said.
"Sure."
From Ivana's mansion to the grocery shop and the market, where they can buy yams was a walking distance.Milka and Mish decided to use a taxi to save on time because it was already late in the evening.
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"Ever since Ma'am Mish scolded me for looking at her back then. I don't ever wish to cross paths with her. Who knows she might influence Ma'am Ivana to fire me." Rhoda said.
"No I don't think Ma'am Ivana can be influenced that easily. Do you know that the dress Milka sewed this afternoon was posted on Ma'am Ivana's social media pages?" The maid Called Naomi said.
"How did you know that?" Rhoda asked
"I follow her on the social media that's how I learned about it. Something surprising is that the dress have made her have a huge following on instagram in less than an hour she had new million followers." Naomi told them the details.
"You are luck you have a smart phone not like this one." Rhoda said as she showed them her cell small cell phone.
"Dont worry you can save on your salary and buy a smart phone." Ruth said from behind.