Chapter 1 Hoping and Waiting

At the moment nothing really mattered to me, not even the noise from my noisy neighborhood, I had my attention focused somewhere else. For weeks I've been applying for countless jobs but each of them I've been turned down. I just got accepted into college and I really needed the job.

I've wasted a lot of time doing other things rather than going to college. Don't get me wrong, I've always wanted to go to college after high school but I wasn't lucky enough to have the money, so I needed to get this job.

I was twenty-three years old and I needed to set some things in my life straight, before I begin to believe the mocking voice always telling me Kathrine, you have no use in this world.

I was glued to the screen of my phone, my email box already opened, and my heart was beating faster than usual.

This job was referred to me by a friend because jobs like this were hard to come by, the job was to become a personal maid to a billionaire, I've done a thorough study of what they expect from me, I was expected to clean the bosses room, serve his meal, wash his clothes.

The other part of the house wasn't my concern I guess, maybe they had other maids for that role. I waited another hour still staring at my phone my hope already draining like my battery percentage.

I didn't know when I fell asleep, but when I woke up it was already dark. I turned to my phone to see if the long-expected message had dropped but as I tapped my screen it didn't come on indicating that the battery was dead, just like the way I was feeling, dead.

I groaned into my pillow as I took my phone and plugged it, hoping that by the time it powers and I turn it on there'll be good news awaiting me. My stomach growled reminding me that I hadn't had anything to eat since breakfast, and I was running out of resources. I wanted to cry at the thought of that, I don't know why but I was convinced that I would get that job.

It was going to save me a lot, I would have to live there for whenever the boss needed something which would cut off the rent for me and feeding wouldn't be a problem, I would just have to focus on college.

Sighing to myself I took my purse to inspect the little cash I had left, I grudgingly moved myself from my spot as I decided to go to the nearest store to see what groceries the little money I had could afford.

By the time I finished buying the few things I could afford, I didn't have much on me but I was sure I could still survive two or three weeks.

It was really late when I got back home and I was too tired and frustrated to bother cooking, I just decided to eat the cookies I bought, at least that would do till the next day. Not caring to check my phone I just went to bed forcing myself to go to sleep.

Two days and I still haven't gotten the message I've been waiting for. Finally concluding that I wasn't part of the lucky ones, I continued my job search, browsing countless job sites and submitting CVs to the ones I qualified for. Right now anything would do. I just wanted something to do that could bring cash at the end of the day, as long as it's legal.

I had enough time on my hands so I decided to take a walk to the park. I got to the park and got myself comfortable on the bench as I watched children run around with their parents telling them to be careful.

I smiled at that memory, thinking of when I used to be like these kids until everything became dark. Not wanting to dwell in such thoughts I just relaxed myself enjoying the breeze.

"How dare you?" my calm was disturbed by a screeching female voice. I turned to see two ladies involved in a conversation, or rather one looked like she was trying to make the other understand and the other one was trying to set the other on fire, She looked fancy, one could tell she was rich.

"I'm so sorry, I didn't mean for my coffee to stain your dress, please it was an accident." She tried to plead but the fancy lady wasn't having it.

"An accident?" She scoffed "Are you blind or something?" She said as she turned to another lady I didn't notice earlier, took her drink, and poured it on the pleading girl. "Omg, that was an accident." She said in a tiny innocent mocking voice. The other girl seemed to be tired of her drama but from the looks of it she wasn't planning on doing anything, but I had other plans, yes, I don't know how to mind my business.

I stood up from where I was seated and made my way to them. Approaching the obviously rich spoiled brat from behind, I bumped my shoulder into hers.

"Ouch! watch it! What is wrong with everyone today? Is the world going blind?!"

"Maybe you're not worth seeing," I said loud enough for her to hear, and I could tell from the look on her face that at the moment I was her most hated person. Not like I actually cared, she had a shocked look on her face and I was not ready to face her whinny self again. I took the bullied girl by the hand and walked away.

"You must pay for this!!" She kept yelling like I cared, she could go cry to her dad for all I cared.

"Now that was so badass" The girl I was yet to discover her name spoke and I narrowed my eyes at her. She had a smile on her face and before I could even process my words, they came out of my mouth on their own.

"Shut up!"