ENDLESS TEARS

A CHANGE 🥰

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Tina paced the kitchen nervously. Her brain was in overdrive
and she did not have the slightest idea about what to do. It has been
three days since the abominable Miss Lisa entered the house and the
house was practically on fire, but that was not what was getting on
Tina‟s nerves. Ever since Amara moved into another room, Tina
hadn‟t set her eyes on her. She had practically locked herself inside
the room without opening the door. No single sound came out of the
room and it was beginning to scare Tina to death. Since she hadn‟t
even opened the door, it was obvious that she hadn‟t eaten anything
for the past three days.
The frustration was too much for Tina to handle and she
paraded Amara‟s door endlessly, knocking loud and hard enough to
rouse the dead and speaking both softly and sharply through the
door, but she hadn‟t received even a sound in response. She had
repeatedly left meals by the door, hoping that Amara would at least
eat, even if she did not want to see anyone but she always ended up
retrieving the cold meals untouched until Lisa yelled her brains out,
threatening to get her fired if she continued to waste her „husband‟s
resources on a hopeless village dropout‟.
Fear gripped Tina as she wondered what had happened to
Amara. Three days! Yet Amara was not opening the door. She had
pushed aside negative thoughts at first but since yesterday, she
couldn‟t but think about evil things. „What if she slipped and fell in
the bathroom?‟… „She might be terribly sick‟… All her attempts to
stop her fears proved abortive. She had tried to bring the matter up
before Mr. Alex but she never got to meet him alone and every time
she got to mention Amara‟s name Miss Lisa would shut her up
instantly, saying that she and her hussy were not interested in
spoiling their mood with the „village tramp‟ and that she should
mind her business and do what she was employed to do instead of carrying gossips. Mr. Alex had also seemed to be in perfect sync with
Miss Lisa. Tina did not believe that a man could be so cold and
heartless.
“Hey” Tina jerked and saw Tola looking at her with a frown.
“Do you want to drill holes into the expensive kitchen tiles? What is
eating you up?” Tola asked.
Tina did not need to be told that Tola disliked Amara, it had
been obvious since day one, but still, Tina felt obliged to share her
worry, hoping beyond hope that Tola would put aside her hatred
and help her find a solution to this issue. “I am worried Tola” Tina
responded.
Tola hissed. “I can see that clearly. My question is why?”
Tina hesitated then threw caution to the wind as anxiety took
over. “It is our madam, Amara. She has not opened the door to her
room for the past three days. I am getting scared.
Tola frowned deeply, looking terribly worried to the surprise
and relief of Tina. “Oh my God! And you are just telling me now?
You always spend time with her and since she was always used to
staying in her room, I did not notice anything weird” she seemed
startled now.
This made Tina more worried. “I know. I should have told you
but I thought she just wanted to be left alone and was sulking
because of Miss Lisa‟s arrival, but this is the third day Tola. She has
been in there without eating for three days. I am so scared.”
“Jesus” she breathed. “Let‟s go there again” she started out of
the kitchen instantly and Tina hastily followed.
When they got to Amara‟s room, the knocked and banged
endlessly and called out but there was no response. They tried to
open the door but it was firmly locked. Sweat gathered on Tina‟s
forehead and she wiped it away, feeling cold all over. Her heart raced
in fear.
“Jesus! What are we going to do Tina?” Tola asked getting
equally agitated.
“I don‟t know” Tina almost screamed. “That is why I told you.
Miss Lisa knows but she does not give a damn. She hasn‟t allowed
me to tell Mr. Alex either” she swallowed. “What if… what if
something happened to her? What if…”
“Oh Tina, shut up. You are beginning to scare me” Tola
mouthed nervously. “Come, let‟s see if we can find a spare key to
open the door” Tina nodded, even though she had already done that
before, searching again was a very good idea.