Chapter 4 DOOMED

"Lilly, Lilly!. Wake up your log of woods" I could hear Annabella screaming into my ear.

Opening my eyes I saw Anastasia at the door. Of course the twins are the ones to make my morning a living hell, I wonder what they want.

"You are so much in trouble, mum told you to wake up earlier and is 6:30am but you are still sleeping" Annabella said looking at me with so much disgust.

I pushed myself up as I walked past them into the kitchen only to find Vivian washing the dishes. Out of all three sisters Vivian was the kindest.

She is the only reason why I haven't considered running away from this misery.

Her sisters who happens to be Annabella and Anastasia have decided to make my life a living hell with their mother.

"Viv, what are you doing?"

"Helping you with the ditches. I know you didn't sleep much last night while trying to write those brats assignments"

"Your mum is going to kill me if she sees you doing this"

"But I want to help"

"Thank you Viv, but I suggest you go prepare for school okay?"

"What is going on here?" On hearing my her voice I froze at the spot. I knew immediately I was a dead meet.

"Nothing mother, I was just scolding Viv for washing the dishes whereas is my job" I said looking down at my shoes.

"What did I say about letting my little princess to your work for you?"She asked approaching me.

"You said I will be punished" I replied as a sigh escaped my lips.

What she did next I didn't expect, she poured down the dirty water from the washing bucket all over my body.

I gasped in shock as I heard the twins laughing their ass off.

"Mum!. How could you? I was the one who decided to wash those dishes, she doesn't deserve any of these"

"Shut up your mouth and head to your room, now!"

"I wish you were not my mum. If dad was still alive you know you won't be doing any of these to her"

"Well sorry to burst your bubble sweetie, but your father is dead, and dead people don't talk. Now, to your room"

All the while I just stood there staring at my shoes as I await my punishment.

"As for you, daughter of Jezebel. You are to clean my floor to be neat, in fact when I get back I want to be able to see my reflection in it.

You will wash the dishes, do the laundry and cook before you prepare for work. You better be fast about it because if you get fired for being late at work.

I will make sure you won't have any roof over your head. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes mum"

"Good, girls, let's leave her to her work" she said to the twins who have been here the whole time enjoying my pain.

"But Mum, aren't you forgetting something?" They both asked her.

"What, am sure I gave her all the punishment she deserved"

"No mum not the punishment, Lilly will receive her salary today" Annabella said adding to my pain.

"Oh yes, I nearly let that skip my mind, you know what to do when you get the money. I don't want to look for a single note.

And also don't touch my food, you can starve for today as well or better still you can steal. Now come along girls or you will be late for school"

I wiped the tears off my face as I started with washing the dishes to preparing their breakfast for them.

I went back to the kitchen and started mopping the dirty water off the floor.

My life has been this miserable since my foster father died. He left me with his wicked wife and children, well except for Viv.

She was so totally different from them. I knew they have left once I stopped hearing Annabella and Anastasia's voice.

I went back to the dining room and cleared the table. After cleaning both my room and their rooms I set off to do the laundry which took a lot of time.

The twins are fond of wearing at least five to six different clothes in a day.

After making sure I did all I was asked to do I left for work. Jane stopped me from going to school immediately dad died.

She has turned me into her daughter's personal servant. I was only taking all of this nonsense because I believed that Michael will somehow come to my rescue.

But it has been eleven years already, I was getting tired and fed up in each passing year.

"Lilly, you look terrible" May said immediately she saw me entering the shop.

"I know, you don't have to state it out" I said a little pissed.

"Take it easy baby girl because I am not the your problem. You are the one that decided to let them treat you like shit.

See you tomorrow, am off because my shift is over"

I checked her out of the list before replacing hers to mine. I started with serving the customers with a nice forced smile.

"I will like to order four burgers and four cups of coffee"

"How will you like the coffee?"

"Two black and the other two with milk"

I was getting hungry in everything passing minutes and hours. When I couldn't stand it anymore I took a burger and ate it with so much hunger.

I thought I was going to die, but I actually forgot was the camera sitting right in front of me, which means my boss saw everything.

Okay, I think am completely doomed.