The Maid

Chapter 14

I finish washing the potatoes for dinner. I place them on the cutting board and began mincing them. My phone vibrates and I look at the caller ID. I quickly answer the phone.

"Hey mom, what's go-" the sobbing on the other end cuts me off, "Mom are you okay?" She sobs more, "He's gone" she weeps into the phone, "he left me."

I was confused on what was happening. "Mom what are you talking about?" I asked. "Damn it Katie," she screams in the phone,"Jeff left me and the kids."

Katie, I remember the name, she was my mother's friend. Her breathing is erratic and I begin to worry. "Mom calm down its me Ariana, your daughter."

"I can't do it Katie, I can't. I'm going to kill myself. Take the girls, I want you to take care of the girls for me okay." I start to panic, I didn't know what was going on with my mom.

"Mom, no don't do that, just calm down where's the nurses." I trembled. She started whaling and crying out that it was her fault he left them. Next thing I know I hear a shuffling on the phone.

My heart dropped as silence filled the air. "M-Mom" I stuttered. I felt my grip on the knife slip a bit, the knife hit my finger making a small painful cut. I wince at the pain.

"Ms. Claiborne are you there?" A voice called out from the phone. I scrambled back to the phone. "Yes, Yes I'm here where's my mom? Is she okay, what's going on? Let me speak-"

"Ma'am your mother is fine, she just had another episode." The lady interjected. Another episode, I thought when did this all start. "Wait, my mother has been having episodes, what do you mean?"

I hear a cry and I start to panic more. "Ma'am we'll have to talk about this later, please contact the home." she hangs up the phone leaving me trembling in fear. My thoughts were racing, thinking of the possibilities.

I stumble up the stairs into my room. I closed the door and fell on my bed. I grabbed my pillow and hugged it tight. I felt a stream of tears fall off my face. I sunk my face into the pillow and cried.

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Moments later the tears had dried up. I sat up and straighten out the wrinkles in my dress. I walked back into the kitchen and found Rose finishing up what I had started.

"Hey sugar where did you run off to." Her gaze turns into a worry stare, "What's wrong hun?" I glare back into her eyes, they remind me so much of mom. "Nothing's wrong" I lied.

She chuckles softly, "Darling I have five kids I know when someone's telling me a story."She glares into my eyes more and doesn't push for an answer. She grabs my hand and gives me a reassuring squeezes. The pain from my cut stings, I yelp in pain.

"Oh, goodness I'm sorry. I didn't mean to harm you."I shake my hand, "No it's just that," I hold up my cut finger, "I had a little accident earlier." She gasp and scrambles out the room. She quickly comes back with a first aid kit.

She bandages my finger. "All better" she chimes in success. "Tsk.Tsk. you need to be careful hun, these knifes are sharp." She pulls out a serving tray, "You're on serving duty. Give this to Mr. Price."

She places a plate of mashed potatoes and meatloaf on the tray with a drink then shoos me away. I careful walk up the stairs. I walk down the corridor to come to his study. I knock on the door softly, "Come in", he calls out.

I enter the room and place the tray on a small coffee table."Here's your dinner, its mashed potatoes and meatloaf."He stands up from his desk and walks over to the table. He takes his finger and dips it in the mashed potatoes. As he sucks on his finger, he gazes at me.

The act was so sensual. He grins at me and I can't help to blush, in the very moment I forgot about what had happen earlier.

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