4. Flashback

"Is this my room?"

"Yes. And it will be our room together, and we have our own bed." She uttered. I made my way inside of that room as Ashley opened me a door.

It's not too huge, and its was just a simple room. I noticed that it don't have some paintings nor stuffs everywhere, unlike the apartment where Dwayne and me are dwelling.

I put first my carrying suitcase on the wardrobe where Ashley prefer for me, then I watched the entirety of this room.

It was actually cozy and not too bulky. As I looking around, still there's no any stuffs like appliances, vases, etc. was there. The floor is glossy marbled, and their's some few books placed on its shelf. Well, I can only say that it is simple yet has pulchritude on its being plainness.

"You amazed?" I diverted my eyes on her as I looked to Ashley crossing her arms, while she's leaning on a white plane wall which was next to the door. Smirking.

I took sat on my bed as my eyes begin to look around again. Therewith, I spoke.

"Of course." Then I nod.

I noticed she took steps towards me and she took a seat beside me. I stopped looking around. I turned my head to looked at Ashley and I saw that she's smiling at me.

"So, why makes you decided to work here Cindy?" She asked and her left eyebrow rose.

"Actually, I haven't now parents. My dad already died..and my mom..she left me and my sibling Dwayne, and she never come back on us after dad deceased." I paused for a while. I descried Ashley closely while listening to me.

I gulped for a while then I continued it. "That's why I need to had a work..and finally, I took this job which Mr. Williams offered to me. And I was thankful to him, because this job will really help me to support and raise Dwayne--for us, as we don't have now parents to support us.."

I felt suddenly that there's something pinching in my heart. I don't know but, every time I mentioning mom, I'm being annoyed and I start to feel hate her. Yes, I hate anger in my heart, but I don't know why I felt this kind of pain. Maybe because she left me and Dwayne without saying that she'll immediately back. Because that time, after dad passed away, she decided to work but as far as I know that she'll be back. I restrained my mom's decision because it was too far from us--and I said to my mom that I'll just work and not her. But ultimately, I agreed mom even it's against my will and especially to Dwayne which still can't accept that dad already passed away.

Me and Dwayne tried to called mom many times but she wasn't answering our calls--she's also don't even show up on us. As months passed and up to reaches the years, Dwayne and I still believing and waiting that she will come back us. Dwayne turns to college but still, she didn't show up.

I'm almost turns into depressed, crying at the same time worrying so many times if where she's now. If she's still alive. And if it so, why she don't show up on us? Actually, there's something popping in my head if she really do that thing wanting to escape or leave us, and relinquished me and Dwayne. But, I know she won't. I know she'll back even so many years had passed already. And I'm still hoping for her presence..for her back.

I didn't noticed suddenly my tear dripping down to my left cheek. I immediately wiped it at the same time I sniffed.

"You okay? I'm sorry if I asked it to you. If I'll just know it in the first place, I will not allow myself asked this to you...that you're actually facing those struggles through your life." I do not noticed that Ashley was still beside at me. Evidently, watching and listening on me.

Even Ashley and I is not yet close together, I feel that I'm comfortable on her. I hope we will be good friends on each other.

"Its okay. I just remembered dad and mom." In fact I said, calming myself. And I saw her just nodded with a frugal beamed on her lips.

She sat properly. "Sorry again." uttering with patience. I tried to smile at her.

"As you said a while ago, you mean, you only both supporting each other?" Ashley asked wondering. And I saw she folded her arms against her chest. I nodded.

Her eyes become narrowed. "Okay. I was amused in your said." She paused. Her eyes stopped narrowing. She placed her right hand in her chin, she averted her eyes on me for a moment and I noticed on her that it seems she's in deep thinking for a seconds. When she's done on her doing, she slanted her head on me. Then, she continued her saying. "By the way, how did you know Mr. Williams? How did you know that he's seeking for that job?"

And there again. "I don't know him. But I met him on a bus which was I'm on there going homeward.."

"Then?" She added excitedly.

"He offered me that job. I promptly took this job and coincidentally I was also seeking a job on that day. And unfortunately, I hadn't found any job hiring."

She clapped her hands for a seconds. I saw her wide smile spreads on her lips. "You don't know how lucky you are Cindy?!"

I scowled. What is she talking about?

"H-huh?" I asked, which my eyes is just staring at her and wasn't blinking for a seconds.

"Mr. Will--"

"Ashley!"

Ashley cut off her saying when suddenly there's a house maid came, which is Anna. I remember her name when she introduce her name to me a while ago. She called Ashley, as my eyes turned to her before Ashley ended her saying a while ago.

"Sorry if I interrupted you two." She patience said.

"It's okay. What is it?" Ashley stood up. She took a steps to Anna which was standing outside of the room, and her right hands is holding the doorknob.

I can't heard them talking about because they're pretty far in my position. But speaking of Ashley-- I made a think if what she meant to him said a while ago. I shrugged. I'll just asked her later.

I decided to proceed again what I'm doing lately. I organized my stuffs and then I set it one by one where it can be placed or stored. I folded back properly my clothes, lingeries etc,. Then, I put it in a wardrobe where it was placed next to my bed. It takes a few seconds and I think it will took long fixing it all. It is just a few stuffs that I brought here, so I well too intolerable after arranging it.

"Cindy!"

I stopped what I'm doing for a while when I heard Ashley shouted, calling me. I turned my head to looked at her and she paused as she speak. And it seems she's in a hurry. "I'll let you first here. Mr. Williams has something to asked on me and I'll just go back here later and after I finished my work there."

I closed the door of the wardrobe. "Okay then." I said, giving her a tight line of smile in my lips.

"See you later!" She said and then she smiled also at me.

I thought she will leave now when she took a steps away inside of this room but then, I noticed she turn back on me and she stride towards me. I got curious.

"So, friends?" I thought what it was. I noticed she extend her left hands to me. I took her hands then I gladly shook it. "Sure! friends." I'm happy said. Afterwards, we took our hands away.

"I want to asked you a lot of information about you Cindy, but maybe just later. So, be ready for it my friend!" she said with threatening. And I saw a serious expression on her face as she said that to me.

I softly laughed. "Yes ma'am! And make sure also on yourself that you're also prepared in my bloody questions." I intimidation.

"I'm always prepared Cindy. Well, I have to go. Bye!"

I just chuckled for my respond to her. And she just gave me a rolled eyes. I stepped through that door as I saw she already came out. After it, I closed the door.

I go back at my bed, I lay down myself on it and I feel the tiredness in my whole body. I stood up for a moment, seating at the edge of my bed. I started to tour around again my eyes, and to look for a time if what time is it now. And my eyes caught a wall clock opposite to my bed. I tried myself to stood up and I made a steps through that wall to look up on it. It was now exactly at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Wew! I didn't noticed that it was now afternoon.

Before I go back at bed, to lay on it again, suddenly my two eyes become wide as I saw that the wall was not just an ordinary clock, as I gazed on it for a seconds. And something that it seems very expensive. I just also noticed now some accessories, here is also looks like expensive. Jaw dropping. I've never seen a house with full of expensive furniture's in my entire life, which if I compared to my apartment that I and Dwayne was living on there was not totally like this. Yeah, I'm proudly to say that we're just only poor, hadn't like this lifestyle which Mr. Williams has many dazzling and astonishing furnitures, accessories, etc.

I hope someday I can also buy it but of course, I want Dwayne first finished and graduated on her studies. And if it will be, maybe I can buy those things little by little.

I go back to my bed and I lay myself on it. I yawned. I felt drowsy. My eyes suddenly closed slowly, until I fall asleep.

**

I slowly opened my eyes as I felt there's someone calling me. I squeezed my eyes. I rise in bed and once I seated first.

"Finally you're awake!" I was shocked when I heard there's someone spoke. I turned my head to see if who it was, and I saw Ashley standing in front of me, while her left hand placing on her waist. And I saw her brows raised while she's looking at me.

I just gave her a what-look along with raising also my brows.

"Mr. Williams says to me that he wants to talked to you now. So, you may better stood up now in your bed." She said ordering me.

I follow her said. I stood up in a lazy way. "I don't know if you'll be excited or what but I heard to Mr. Williams that his grandchild will coming home tomorrow. And you know what? I'm very excited!".

"So?" I said while I'm looking at the mirror, and at the same time combing my hair.

I saw Ashley at my back stepped in to me as I'm not yet done combing my straight-blonde hair.

"I'll wait his back! You just don't know how was good-looking he and I can say that he's really perfect for what girls looking for. And I knew I'm lucky for him. Because he's the guy I was looking for..." She said like an overjoyed kid. And I noticed her hands placed on his chest, smiling widely. Okay she was becoming weird.

But what if I saw that guy? Of course. I'm just new maid here and I don't know and I can't predict if what was that guy appearance. If he really handsome like Ashley said. Hays. Who cares! And I'm not interested. I'm contented of what I have now--of being single. And I don't want it first to be prioritize. There's still time for it.

I turned around, as I've done combing my hair and then pony tailing it. And still, a smile wasn't leaving on Ashley's lips. I rose my eyebrows to her. "Can we?"

It shakes her attention when I speak, when I caught her wool-gathering while she's still standing. Maybe she's daydreaming of that man and her also that they would love each other. I rolled eyes.

"S-orry. Let's go?" I just gave her a foolish smile. I noticed she scowled at me where it seems that she's got being curious.

She shrugged. I just followed her as she stepped out of the room, I start to walked and following her while she's at in my front, walking.

While where descending downstairs, I made think if what was Mr. Williams will talk or says to me. I shrugged, I will just know it later.