Second Chance

Chapter sixteen

My hands was always a little
Daunted
Still you're all it ever
Wanted
Speak to it or let go,it's fire
Can't be fanned
It just lays there helplessly
In ur hand

Scarlett's POV

My feet were killing me,I didn't think cleaning could be this hard, Simone asked me to clean all the spot in the house and the house was huge,the job was tiring and it was only my first day.it felt as though I had just run a marathon with the amount of time I had claimed the staircase

It turns out Mr Palmer always left the house early according to Simone so I wouldn't be seeing much of him and the clothes Simone gave me where my perfect size.

The rest of the day went as usual and when it was time for me to pick Grace from school, Simone told me that the driver would pick her,I was reluctant at first but after Simone managed to convince me,I agreed to it and I gave the driver Grace's school address.
I called Scarlett teacher and I informed her that someone else was coming to pick her.

"Scarlett you should rest,you have been working all day."Simone said in a worried tone.

"I am okay Simone,this is the last room that's left for me to clean."I say and she nodss her head.

"I spoke to Travis before he left this money about the money he will be paying you,he will be paying you 60,000 dollars every month."

I was left dumbfounded at the amount of money and my mouth dropped open in shock. Simone walked away clearly not bothered about my reaction.

Thirty minutes later,Grace comes running up to me with Simone trailing right behind her.

"Hi mama."she says holding out her hands for me to carry her.i lift her up and hug her."Hi baby,how was school today."

"It was fine mama my Mrs Jones taught me how to count to sixty."she said holding up her fingers."Really!you will count it for me later."

"Okay Mama,mama a strange man came to pick me today."she frowns."I refused to follow me but my teacher told me to."

"It's okay Grave,I called your teacher and I told her someone was coming to pick you."she nods her head,she looks around and her eyes widens.

"Wow Mama,is this the place?"

  "Yes Grace this is the place."She was aware of the fact that we would be staying here till week days.

"It's so huge."she whispers, from the corner of my house, I spot Simone smiling at us."Grace this is Simone, Simone this is my daughter Grace."Grace grins."I know mama,I met her at the door,she said I was pretty."

"Scarlett take her to your room and change her clothes,I made cookies,I will bring the cookies for her."

"Thanks Simone."

Few hours later,I laid down on my bed helping Grace with her assignments when there was loud knock on my door.

"Come in"the door opens and Simone walks in."Scarlett I need your help in the kitchen, Travis will be back home soon."

"I will be right there."she walks out of the room and I turn to Grace."Don't leave this room Grace,do you understand."she nods her head engrossed in her assignment."I will be right back Grace."

"What are you making?"k ask Simone the moments I enter the kitchen.

"Hummed flat bread with sun dried tomatoes,spinach and potatoes."she replies quietly.

"How can I help."

"Grab that for me."she points to a knife.

Thirty minutes later, Simone and I were done with the cooking so we took the food to the dining table.

"Travis will be back soon,go and change your clothes and bring Grace with you when you are coming downstairs,we will be having dinner together."

"Is that right.?I ask furrowing my eyebrow"I mean will Mr Palmer agree to that,I am just an housekeeper,I don't want to inconvenience him."she laughs."you are not just a housekeeper,and Travis won't mind,as long as you are quiet on the dining table,the past house keeper has always been having dinner with us."

"But..."she holds her hands up."no excuses,go upstairs,change your clothes and come down stairs dinner,we will have dinner with Travis once he arrives."

"Okay,I will be right back."

A man comes into the house carrying a suitcase and he looks disheveled,his time was loaded and his hair was scattered when he sees me he frowns."who are you?"he asks.

"I"he interrupts me before I could answer him."

'Are you one of the women from the bar."

"No...I"

"You can't be one of the women from the bar, Simone would not have let you enter the house if you were,who are you?

This man was seriously getting on my nerves.

"My name is Scarlett,I am the new..."Simone interrupts me by calling out his name from the kitchen before she walks up to him."Travis, don't tell me you went to the bar."

"No Simone,the work at the office was hectic,that's why I am looking like this."she pats his arm."oh my poor boy,you are always working,you should rest sometimes.your mother must be so worried."

"I am fine Simone but I am so hungry."

"Follow me,dinner is ready."she turns and when she sees me she smiles."Travis,this is Scarlett,the new house keeper."she points to Grace."That is her daughter Grace."He laughs."I thought she was one of the women from the club."she hits his arm."Does she look like the women that are always with you."

"Ouch Simone take it easy my hands are delicate and it is not only my fault,I asked her who she is and she just stood there staring at me."

Oh my God,if he wasn't my boss,I would have seriously given him a piece of my mind but instead I smile sweetly at him.

"Good evening Mr Palmer, thank you for allowing my daughter to stay here "he laughs."Don't call me that,it makes me feel old,you don't need to thank me,i was glad to help."

Despite the fact that he was annoying and clearly a womanizer,he was nice.

"Enough of all the chitchat,it's time for us to eat."

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