Maya's POV
The next morning after tossing and tumbling around in sleep, I woke up feeling more tired than I was when I was going to bed last night. Dark circles were rimmed under my eyes and my body ached in places that I thought wasn't even possible to 'ache'.
I somehow traipsed to the shower and put myself under the hot water. After a few minutes of standing sluggishly, I became a little refreshed and got dressed. After applying some make-up and quickly running a hand through my hair, I surveyed my outfit. I had to be dressed appropriately for the job.
I was wearing a black and red sweater dress with black leggings underneath my dress. I accompanied it with black boots and a red and black purse. I thought it looked good. After meeting my employer, I was to go apartment hunting with Vikram and Priyanka.
I walked downstairs and grabbed an apple to eat. "Ma, I'm leaving!"
"Good luck Maya, I'm sure you will do well!" My mother blessed me.
"Where are you going without having this!" My grandmother said, shoving a spoon of sweet curd in my mouth. Sweet curd was always fed before any huge events so it would give us good luck.
"Sorry Paati!" I said, pressing a kiss to her cheek. After hugging my dad good-bye, I waked to the car. I spotted Vikram through the window from my car. He had a toothbrush in his mouth and was dressed in a thin tank top and shorts.
"Gooo Loookk" He yelled from the window.
"Thanks!" I yelled back. He waved as I drove off. I pulled up the directions in my GPS and drove for 45 minutes until I reached the location. The rain was already slamming down on the earth from the sky as I ran for cover from my car. I rang the doorbell and a man dressed in a suit answered the door.
Was I even in the right place?
"Yes Madame?" the man asked. He looked like the butler of this place. Again, I didn't know that they actually existed.
"Oh hi, I'm here for the nursing job?" I asked.
"Nursing? Ohh...you must be the nanny coming for the interview." The butler said as he invited me in.
Nanny? Excuse me, I was not a nanny!
"Nan-" I stopped my protest as I took in my surroundings. There was an elegant gold chandelier with crystal droplets hanging from the ceiling. The living room was sleek and stylish, designed with the latest furniture and the TV was huge, accompanied by the latest technology for speakers and the theatre system.
"Oh, my..." I said, awed.
"Hi!" A lady squealed from next to me. "You must be Maya! Oh I'm so excited to make a friend here! It's always so boring because there isn't anyone my age or close to my age but now you are here! I'm so excited to get to know you!"
The lady kept ranting on and on and I tuned her out, looking around me. Suddenly I heard a baby's cry.
"Oh, that must be the baby. She woke up just now. Let me show you to her room." The lady said.
I walked into the nursery which was filled with toys for girls and paintings that were child friendly. There was a crib with a mobile hanging from it. A camera was also strategically placed on the mobile.
"Maybe you should pick her up, because you are going to become the nanny after all!" the lady said. I smiled at her and picked up the crying child.
"It's ok honey...shhhh." I held her close to me as I cradled her. She slowly began to quieten down.
"What's her name?" I asked as I looked down at her now smiling face.
"Vedya." said a voice that sounded eerily familiar. I turned around, only to be met with the chilling eyes that haunted me for years.
YOU ARE READING
Shattered Desires
ChickLit"Who said I wanted to be with you Maya? It was all a joke." "Ved, wha- what are you saying?" "I am saying that you are the most boring person I have ever met. Look at you! You wear sweatshirts and leggings like some homeless person, you don't sp...
