Heaven and Earth (ON HOLD)

Chapter 2

When I woke up, I saw a room painted with white and on my right side,there is a green leather sofa which is maybe a meter long. I also felt that I'm lying on a hospital bed which only means that I'm in the infirmary. Before I can observe the room any longer, a short and fat woman wearing a nurse's outfit entered the room.

"Oh you're already awake sweetie." I want to tell her ' no I'm not, I just tend to sleep with my eyes open' because it's pretty obvious that I'm really awake but instead, I just asked her what happened to me.

"Well you fainted because of stress and lack of sleep. Thankfully the handsome boyfriend of yours saw you lying on the cold bathroom tiles so he immediately brought you here." She answered.

"I'm just wondering who'a that guy who brought me here because from what I remember, I don't have any boyfriend." I asked.

"Oh really? I thought you two are together because you're really perfect for each other like a match made in heaven. Well it was Matthew Henderson."

Really? He brought me here? Is this some kind of joke? We're enemies and he actually helped me without considering his pride? Wow, that's funny because if I were him, I will just leave him lying there until he die. Yeah, I know I'm heartless but I just want to see my worst enemy suffer. Before I can tell the nurse my relationship with Matthew, someone opened the door.

"Angel! What happened to you? Are you alright?" My aunt asked worriedly.

I told her that I'm alright and what happened and after that the nurse gave me the permission to go home so that I can rest and go to school tomorrow.

When we entered the house, I felt sadness and anxiety because of what happened to us especially to my parents. I don't even know where they are and if they're still breathing which makes me worry even more.

"Are you really alright? Do you want to rest before we leave?" My aunt asked.

"Where are we going?" I asked her.

"It's not safe if I leave you here alone Angel. The creditors of your parents may return here and if they see you, they will for sure harm you which I don't want to happen. For the mean time, while your parents are away, you can stay first in the mansion where I'm

working. I'm sure that the owner of the house wouldn't mind because she barely goes home. Only her son leaves in the mansion."

"But what if my parents return home? I need to be here to wait for them and I'm strong enough to defend myself from those gangsters and -" My aunt cut me off.

"No buts Angel and at this moment, I'm accountable for you so I need to ensure your safety. Don't worry, I'll tell you immediately if I heard something about your parents." She insisted.

An idea came to me when I realized that I'll be staying at my aunt's workplace. Maybe I can also work there and this will help me to earn money to help my parents pay off

their debts so that they can already go home.

I told my aunt to allow me but she didn't because she said that this will be a disturbance in my studies but I insisted so in the end she did allow me. I packed my things and then we left. I was hesitant at first because I don't want to leave my so called home but I need to so that this house will be filled with a loving and happy family and this will make it a home again.

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I agape at the view in front of me. It is indeed a mansion. I thought my aunt was just over describing but nope, it is true. The house rather the mansion is painted white outside and there are a lot of windows which only indicates that there are a lot of rooms inside. We are now outside the black metal gate of the mansion where we can still admire it's beauty. I can see from where I'm standing a fountain at the center of the driveway in front of the huge brown two - door entrance. The doors have carvings in it and I can't describe it because it looks abstract but it is nice. After a few minutes, an old looking woman opened the gates for us.

"Hello Matilda, by the way this is my niece and she's here to apply for a job." My aunt turned her head to see me "Angel, this is Matilda, she's our head chambermaid." She introduced.

"It's a pleasure meeting you madam." I greeted. I raised my hand to shake with hers but she ignored it. What a rude old lady.

"Well your aunt just told me you want a job. From what I can see, I think I can trust you to be the personal maid of the young master. Well will you take the job or not?"

"Of course I will. As a matter of fact I can start today if you want to?" I asked.

"Well, great. Anne, just tell her what she needs to do and let her change into the maid's outfit." She demanded.

My aunt just nodded in reply.

"You don't know how lucky you are, Angel."

"Why would I be lucky to serve that guy?"

"Because his a very handsome lad and every maid in this mansion giggles when they see him including me." My aunt giggled. She's just twenty five years old so I'm not surprised at all if she acts like an immature teenager over a certain guy. "But he tends to be arrogant and he fires every person who doesn't provide him with what he wants. In fact, you're the 40th personal maid that he had since I worked here so be careful." She said.

We went inside and the view outside is nothing compared here. As we enter, we are greeted by a brown wooden staircase at the center. There is also a chandelier on the ceiling. I wonder if the gems in it are real diamonds. There are two doors on each of my sides and there are hallways on each if the sides of the staircase. We went in the hallway on my right. There is a door at end of the corridor and we entered the room. I think it's the kitchen because of the kitchen appliances and utensils around. The room looks like the ones in a five star hotel so I gaped again. My aunt put the oranges she's holding which I didn't realize until now inside the fridge then we exited the room. We went inside the room located in the same hallway.

"This will be your room. I will be waiting outside so dress up immediately so I can tell you your tasks." My aunt handed me the maid's uniform then she left. I can't believe that this will be my room. For a maid's room, this is amazingly extravagant. The walls are painted with cream or dirty white and the floor is wooden. I also have my own bathroom which is very convenient. The size of the bed is good for two people and it is really soft. The sheets of the bed matches the color of the walls which is too plain and simple but elegant looking. There is also a vanity table and a closet on the right and there's a couch on the left. There is also a large window aligned with my bed and it has red velvet curtains. I dressed up quickly after admiring the beauty of my new bedroom then I went outside to see my aunt.

She toured me around the mansion and she keeps talking about the owner, the son, my duties and other stuffs which I barely understand because I'm still engrossed with the magnificence of the entire place. It's like you stepped into a whole new world where you can actually experience the life of the royalties in fairy tales.

My daydreaming was stopped when we stood outside of my master's room. It's in the second floor of the mansion located at the end of the hallway. The entrance is also two - door just like the ones in the entrance of the house.

At least I can still have the life of a fairy tale character but I will be Cinderella but at least I will not serve my stepmother and stepsisters instead this guy who I don't know. I knocked on the door and a familiar voice told me to get inside.

As I twisted the door knob, I felt anxious but I need to do this for my parents. I slowly pushed the door and as I get in, I was amused with his room because unlike most parts of the house, this one is modernized and its also gigantic. There is a black leather couch facing a 50 inch flat screen television. There is also a large bookshelf on one side of the room with lots of books and some action figures and match box. Beside it was a study table with a Mac desktop computer.

There is a sliding door which separates

the sleeping area from the rest of the room so I went there to look for the young lad that everyone is crazy about.

When I entered I saw him, seating on the edge of his bed and when he saw me, he stood up. His chocolate brown eyes grew big and his thin pink lips formed an o shape. I did the same because my master is my enemy, no other than Matthew Henderson.