Estate | l.h

Chapter 4

"Kennedy!" Blake called from my hall.

"What?" I yelled back.

"Are you ready?" He asked.

I made my way down stairs to find Blake stood in the hallway fiddling with an ornament.

"Of course I am, you know you don't have to stop at my house every time I go over there,"

"I know, I know, but this is-"

"A very big opportunity, I know," I smiled knowingly at him.

I grabbed my bag from the coat rack and my keys from the back of the door.

"Okay well good luck and-"

"Blake, I'll be fine, when have I ever let you down?" I laughed as we stepped outside.

He just nodded and smiled at me before climbing into his car and driving away.

I locked my front door and plopped down into the divers seat of my car.

A full day today, working, as a maid. In the dusty house where the clock ticking was the only sounds break the silence, where the non-automatic gates opened automatically.

I began my drive to 'work' up the mountain side, with my old Queen cd- that I borrowed off my father and never gave back- playing.

The same clammy feeling in my hands started as the house emerged. I could feel my heart rise to my throat as I watched Sebastian wait for me at the door.

I stopped the car and climbed out.

Again, as if they could sense my presence, the gates creaked open in front of me.

"Welcome again," Sebastian greeted with a smile, his black hair slick and his pasty white skin almost the same colour as his gloves.

"Thank you," I smiled back, putting on my best confident face.

"The boss has some rules, one, there is a uniform," he began to list.

I grit my teeth as he leads me into a room labeled 'staff quarters'.

"Old fashioned I know but the boss is old fashioned," he half smiled holding up a- you guessed it- French maids outfit.

"No I can't-"

"You will, you must and you are going to if you want to keep this job," he quipped. "Two, the East staircase and the rooms up there are out of bounds, you can go anywhere else in the house,"

I feel myself stir at the mention of out of bounds areas, if something was off limit there was something there that didn't want to be seen.

"And lastly, you must try not to disturb any of the residences here, if you have any problems come to me or Mr. Hemmings. Right I think that's everything, go change and have a good first day,"

I took the uniform he gave me and ran it through my fingers. The material was soft and light.

The room I was stood in was small, with a long, chipped wooden table running the length of the room.

Sebastian disappeared out of the door and left my alone.

With my new uniform in my grasp I proceeded to look for a place to change in private.

A room leading off from the staff quarters looked like a good place.

I swung the door open which revealed a small bathroom.

Cobwebs decorated the yellow stained sink and the tiles around the bath were crumbling.

As quickly as I could I stripped down and shimmied the black and white fabric up my body. It came lower than I thought it would, right in the middle of the knee and the tights were thick. I did not look like a slutty maid ready for Halloween like I thought I would. I looked kind of hideous.