The Help // Ed Sheeran

Chapter 6 : Fonder Hearts And All That Shit

Six weeks.

Six weeks of "I don't eat breakfast, oh dont worry about dinner I'll be going to stay with friends." I haven't even gone to the house for at least two weeks total because Cherry was staying with friends and wasn't going to be home to pick up the lunch I made for her. Whenever I did go to the house I did extra since there was no one there to eat breakfast or lunch and talk to. I picked up anything I saw, I fed the cats and gave them water. I watered the garden when I went out for break, and I thought. I thought a lot, I guess she could never be here because she missed Ed and didn't want to be reminded of him all the time. I guess that's possible, but I would want to be home with the kittens, if anything I would have friends stay over at mine or just have them over for dinner especially if I didn't have to cook or clean it up. The best part of this little work break was that I got to spend more time with the kids. I began watching their practices and making it to more field trips. It was really nice and I enjoyed the break but when I did go over to Ed's I felt my mood instantly change. Lately every single time I've come here I feed and water the cats, change the litter, tidy up the kitchen and front room. I swear I'm not the fucking maid, I'm getting sick of this woman. The least she could do is mind her own home. Ed makes up for it with his occasional texts when he has a minute of just quick chats or dumb jokes he thinks are hilarious. I feel really bad lying every time he asks how things are going at the house, I say great the cats are cared for and Cherry seems fine. I mean I guess I'm not lying I just don't tell him its me doing everything and she's hardly ever there.

Six and a half months. Six and a half fucking months I've been doing this bitch's work. I've got a routine down, often I don't come at all but when I do I make her lunch, clean downstairs wash everything, care for the cats, then make dinner and leave it in the warmer. Today however is a different story. Today Cherry will be here for dinner and I am expected to cook, a lot, because she is having a party. I made a large spun salad as an appetizer, Peri Peri chicken as an entree with roasted asparagus, and a chocolate moose for desert. There were about six people most of which were men, I know this because I was asked to stay late and serve them. I explained to Cherry that I washed all of the dishes that I'd used to cook and serve as well as their main dishes however I could not stay and she could either wash her own desert dishes or leave them in the dishwasher and I would attend to them in the morning. I'm certain I'll be washing them in the morning after I pack her lunch, I was tired and annoyed and I just wanted to get out but of course someone was blocking my car. When I walked back in to ask if I could get the keys or someone to move their vehicle I saw Cherry cuddled up between two of the men and her friend between the other two. I cleared my throat and she looked like a deer in the headlights for a second but then she went back to the stuck up princess she usually was. "What do you need? I thought you had to leave so bad you couldn't even finish your job." She spat at me, I held my tongue, and by held my tongue I meant I bit it so fucking hard I think I tasted blood because this is not my place I should not snatch her by her disgusting hair and slap some fucking sense into her, that would not be looked upon kindly by Ed. "I can't leave someone is blocking my car in either I can move it or they can I don't really care." I spat back just as rudely as she had. She sighed rolling her eyes "And what kind is it?" I took a deep breath and let out "A midnight blue range rover." She motioned to the man closest to her and he got up heading outside, I followed so that I could get out as fast as possible otherwise this would not end well. The guy started to get into his vehicle but then turned to me "What did you do to piss her off? She's usually a lot of fun." He asks. I furrow my brows at him and shake my head "Did you see me do anything to her? I did nothing but everything she asked." He shrugged his shoulders and smirked "Don't worry she'll be in a better mood tomorrow I'll make sure of it." He winked and got into his vehicle moving it over. I got in my car and got out of there as fast as possible. What the fuck am I supposed to do in this situation? Ed is in another fucking country and I'm pretty certain that bitch is about to fuck that guy or guys. I sigh and take a deep breath I don't know what I should do, I really really don't. I take out a cigarette and have a smoke on my way home, this isn't something I can just decide I need to think about it.