LOVE IN DISTRESS

"It's a bright morning in the Taylor's mansion, there in the living room Edward Taylor a 34 year old a famous Hollywood actor,A billionaire with a net worth of ($ 2 Billion dollars), who had investments all over the country,

He had a striking figure with chiseled features and piercing hazel eyes that seems to see right through you,his brown hair is perfectly styled framing his strong jawline and full lips,

He stood up standing so tall, with broad shoulders,as he strode through his mansion, arrogance and superiority filled the air, his designer shoes clicking on the marble floor,

He tossed his luxurious sunglasses onto a sophisticated foyer table,his gaze sweeping the room with an air of superiority and authority, sending shivers down the spines of his staff members.

"Where" is my coffee?? He barked not bothering to look at the staff members,who stood there filled with fear and trembling,

The staff members scurried off to fetch his coffee, while Edward checked his phone,his expression growing increasingly irritated.

"Here is your coffee sir",the staff member said to him,glued to his phone for over a minute, collecting the mug from him and taking a sip.

"What!!!! Is this rubbish you served me, how many times should I tell you that that I don't like brown sugar in my coffee,you pathetic low- life he barked.

"Am so sorry master",it slipped my mind, please forgive me the staff member pleaded getting on his knees, trembling with fear,

"Please forgive me master',I will not make this mistake ever again, please have pity on me.

"You will definitely be punished for your mistakes and you should have known better that in the Taylor's mansion there is no room for mistakes",he roared in anger

he emptied the cup of hot coffee on the man,as he screamed and whined in pain.you are fired,he said.

Guards!!! he called out to his bodyguard take him away,I do not want to see him anywhere close to my mansion.

"And put up a notice that a house keeper is wanted and this time around I want it to be a female",Do you understand me

"yes boss he replied" dragging out the staff,who was already groaning in pain.

He sat down on a luxurious couch in his living room, scrolling through his phone, but he was interrupted by his best friend Daniel.

"Hey buddy",he said Daniel is Edward's childhood best friend and a fellow actor,who has a charming smile and quick wit, Daniel brings about a lighthearted energy to those around him,

He is known for his flexibility on screen, playing a range of roles from comedic to dramatic,he has an undeniable charisma.

They have been friends from their childhood,they have stood by each other through thick and thin.

"Why is your face,so grumpy this morning",easy man you might get wrinkles from that he laughed out loud hahaha.

"He rolled his eyes saying", it's nothing just one of my staff member,he said Keeping his face straight

Woohoo!!! Knowing you,I think that's not the case, what did the poor man do that made you so grumpy,

Nevermind all that I have already fired him and I have already asked for his replacement,this time around it's gonna be a lady and sick and tired of all this male folks,he said taking his gaze back to his phone.

"Woohoo I thought you didn't want a female house keeper and now you are getting one??Easy man you might end up falling in love with her,he teased him.

That is not going to happen,he said rolling his eyes,I am not going to stoop so low by falling in love with my house keeper and a low life and coming to that have you forgotten I have a girlfriend.

"No I did not",who will forget the arrogant Lisa,who is so full of herself, feeling like a queen or something,

"That is your opinion Daniel",not mine and Lisa fits into my lifestyle and she is a renowned model,who also has a sophisticated lifestyle like me.

"But do you love her or is it because she fits into your lifestyle", Daniel asked

"Well I don't believe in love and she fits into my perfect description of a prefect woman", that is more than enough he said.

Well what do you expect from two arrogant people Daniel teased.

Giving their relationship,he is the only person who could talk to Edward the way he wants, expressing his self freely.

"And here comes my two handsome sons",his mother Susan Taylor said descending down the stairs,she smiled at them,she is a kind and elegant woman,who is soft hearted and genuinely cares about everyone around her.

"And here comes the most beautiful woman", Daniel said standing up to give her a hug,I have missed you so much mom.

"I missed you too son, how have you" been she asked,

"You are look so skinny", have you been feeding well??,my baby looks so stressed,she said

"Am fine mom,you don't have to worry",it's just work stress and nothing much and I have missed you so much,that's the reason I finished my work so quickly In L A,so that I could come and be with you.

That's so sweet of you son, Daniel is an orphan, but is accepted by the Taylor's family, because of her relationship with Edward,

Susan Taylor considered him to be her son and their relationship is so strong

What is wrong with you Edward,why do you have that look on your face his mother asked??

"Don't mind him mom", he is has always being a grumpy fellow, Daniel teased

Mom let me tell you about my trip to L A, Oh yes son come have a sit beside me and tell me everything that happened in L A

"As they started chit chatting", Daniel told his mother everything that had happened,the places he had been to, the women he saw and everything that happened,over there.

Feeling irritated,by what they were discussing and how they were laughing, Edward stood up and went to his bedroom.

The following day at the Taylor's mansion,every staff member were all filed with anxiety and fear over what had happened the previous day,

"They all carried out their duties", very diligently, to avoid getting into trouble with Mr Edward.

It's past 7"0" clock in the morning and Edward was just coming out from his private gym,that is inside his mansion,he walked with elegance and charisma, ignoring the greetings of his staffs,

But he was stopped by his mother, who was sitting in the living room, reading a newspaper.

"Come here son, good morning son how are you doing?? I can see that you are already done with your morning workout, please take a seat, beside me I have something important to discuss with you,

"Good morning mom",am good and you, what is the matter, hope all is well,he said taking a seat beside her,

"All is well my son", I just want to talk to you about our servants,

"Okay mom, what is wrong?? Did any of them do something wrong?? If that is the case tell me who it is so that I can get them punished,

"it's fine my son, they did nothing wrong to me", I actually want to tell you that I don't like the way you treat our servants,they are also human being and they deserve to be treated with respect,

"Well Mom', I don't have any issues with any of our servants and why are you bringing this up,so early this morning he asked,

"It's important son', and I heard about what happened here yesterday,you shouldn't have done that,it's wrong of you, you don't have to be so mean and rude to anyone, even if they are our servants, it's not right she scolded him,

"I also heard that you fired him, and to make matters worse you spilled a cup of hot coffee oh him,do you know how bad he must have been burnt?? By that coffee,

"you should show a little compassion to everyone around you I raised you better",she yelled at him so angrily,

"Am sorry mom, for upsetting you", but mom you know how much I hate it when people makes mistakes and I have told him several times that I hate brown sugar in my coffee, but still he decided to make coffee with that,

"He actually wants to test my patience", and that led to him being punished,so that it could also serve as a lesson to his colleagues,he said arrogantly,

"We all make mistakes son", that's part of my life and sometimes we don't get punished for it,so I beg you to please show a little compassion towards our servants from now henceforth,are my understood,I didn't raise you to be a bully,his mother scolded him,

"Am sorry mom", I will try to be a little nice to them, but I can't promise that I will be all compassionate to them,am paying them perfectly well, so they have to do their job, perfectly well,no excuse he said feeling angry,

"Please excuse me mom I have to freshen up",I have a movie to shoot this morning he said, standing up from the couch,

"Okay son, when you are done, please join me at the breakfast table,she said,

"Am not in the mood to eat", please go ahead, don't wait for me,I will eat on my way to the office he said coldly.

At his masters bedroom.

"He was getting ready to leave, when he called out to his bodyguard,

Guards!! Guards!!,the bodyguard who was standing outside, rushed into the bedroom immediately,

"Yes boss you called for me",he answered,Are you deaf?? Couldn't you hear me calling you,he asked him so rudely,

"Am so sorry boss, please forgive me", but he was cut off so rudely,I don't need your apologies, I want you to listen to me,I want you to summon every servant working in this mansion,

"I want them all assembled at the hall in the next five minutes,do you understand everything I said,he asked him so rudely, brushing down his hair in front of his mirror,

"Yes sir",I understood everything you said", I will get to it right away,he said hurrying out of the room immediately,

after a while,all the staff members were all assembled in the hall, waiting for their boss,they were all filed with anxiety,as no one could predict, what would happen next,the fear on their faces was so evident,

after a while,they saw him descending down the stairs,he walked with so much arrogance and superiority,the tension in the atmosphere increased,they all trembled at the sight of him,

"Getting to the hall",he stood before them, standing there quietly for some minutes,his face showed no emotions, looking into their faces,his eyes pierced right into their souls, sending shivers down their spine,

After a while,"he cleared his throat and said",I called you all here, to make an important announcement and to make it crystal clear to you all, that there is no room for mistakes in this mansion,

"And I won't tolerate any incompetence from anyone",am sure that you all must have heard about what had happened here yesterday,so let that sound as a warning to each and every one of you present here,

"That there is no room for mistakes here", and consider yourself fired if you dare to make one mistake he said so grumpily,

"And one more thing,if you are tired of this job", kindly get your stinking self out of this house,this instance, because the rules aren't going to change, but if you decide to stay here and work,then I expect you to do it perfectly well,are my well understood?? He asked them so rudely,

"That they couldn't help but glance at each other", before saying,yes sir, they all chorused, we all understood everything and we promise to do our very best,the head of staff members said,

"And one more thing, hope you have put up, the notice about the new house keeper wanted and hope you indicated that it must be a female,he asked his bodyguard.

"Yes I have put up the notice", exactly how you instructed it to be,the guard said.

"Okay that's good, you all are dismissed", now go back to your duty post now!! He yelled at them.

"They all ran out of the hall in a flash, let's go,he said to his bodyguard.

Zara is a 23 year old stunning young woman, with radiant smile and sparkling eyes that could light up the room,her long luscious hair cascades down her back, framing her heart shaped face and delicate features.

She is a gentle soul with a warm smile and caring demeanor, always putting others before herself, Her sweetness is genuine and infectious,her warm gentle smile and caring attitude makes her to be loved by everyone around her.

She works in a restaurant as both a chef and a waitress, taking up two jobs,with the hope of paying off her debt's,

she is loved by everyone in the restaurant,both her boss, her colleagues and some of their customers,who often gave her tips,she is often praised for her culinary skills.

one afternoon,a customer requested for a Chicken soup, and specifically said that it must be made and served by Zara,

After making the chicken soup,she went to serve the customer, but before she could put down the tray on the table,some of her neighbors from home, rushed into the restaurant,

Zara !!! Zara!!! One of her neighbor called out to her, running Into the restaurant,as if he is being chased by a wild animal,

"Come fast Zara,your brother Collins has just fainted and is being rushed to the hospital,he said panting.

What!!! She screamed out loud,she was immediately filled with fears that she didn't know when she spilled the bowl of chicken soup on the customer's dress,

"Look at what you have just done", you worthless piece of trash,the customer said angrily, standing up from her seat,

Am so sorry ma,it was an accident,I didn't mean to, I just panicked hearing about my brother's health, but she was cut off by a slap on her cheek,

"Do I look like I care about your pathetic little story", it's none of my business,do I look like I care about your brother,who is nothing but a worthless piece of trash,that you spilled this hot soup on my designer gown,the customer yelled at her

"This single dress could buy you and buy your entire generation", and you just ruined it,

"Am so sorry ma'am,it wouldn't happen again, she apologized getting on her knees",

"I don't need your apologies", I want to see your manager immediately,I want to complain about poor customer service that I received today and I promise you that when am done with you I will make sure that you are fired, the customer threatened her,

"Come on Zara there is no time,we have to get to the hospital as soon as possible",we need to see your brother immediately,her neighbor interrupted them,

"Yes please let's go immediately,she said getting up from the floor,am so sorry ma,but I have to go it's an emergency, she said running out of the restaurant immediately,

At the hospital

They took cab to the hospital, immediately she stepped into the hospital, she ran to the reception making enquiry about her brother

"Please am looking for my brother",his name is Collins ,he is a boy of seventeen years old,he had just fainted, please tell me where I can find him,she said in tears,

"Miss you have to calm down",yes there was a boy that was rushed in here a while ago, how are you related to him,she asked

"He is my younger brother",his name is Collins, please tell me where I can find him,

"Ok go through this corridor, take a right from there,he is in the fifth room,room 106, that's where you can find him the Nurse said,

"thank you so much",she said dashing out of the reception area,

She ran to the room,on getting to the room,she meet the doctor and she asked him

"Please doctor how is my brother?? What is wrong with him?? Why did he pass out?? Will be alright?? Please tell me doctor,

"Please calm down miss",who are you to the patient?? Let's step out we have to talk the doctor said.

"Am his elder sister, please tell me what is wrong with my brother,

"Okay please pull yourself together, well I have some questions to ask you,has your brother been feeling sick lately or complaining about any body pain or discomfort of any sort,

"Yes doctor he has been feeling sick lately and he has been complaining of body pains,she replied

"So what did you do about it?? Since you are his guardian,why didn't you bring him to the hospital since,the doctor scolded her,

"Am sorry doctor,we thought that it was not a big deal and that he would get well soon if he just took some medicines,we didn't have for the hospital bills, please tell me what is wrong with Collins she asked him,

"Well my dear you made a very big mistake", you should have brought him sooner,you should have brought him to the hospital the very first moment he complained about sick,the doctor scolded her

"Am sorry for all the questions", but am sorry to say that your have leukemia and it has advanced to the 3rd stage

and it could all have been avoided if when he noticed it earlier that you brought him to the hospital,we could have used drugs and maybe it would have done the trick,

"What leukemia!!,she said in a whisper, collapsing to the chair near by as she wept uncontrollably

"its's all my fault", I should have brought him to the hospital immediately when he started falling sick, what will I do in this world without Collins she lamented out loud crying so much,

"Miss you need to get a grip on your self",it can still be treated, leukemia is not a death sentence and I can proudly tell you that I have done many successful surgeries,so you don't have to worry your brother will be absolutely fine okay,

"Thank you so much doctor", how much will the treatment cost and it must be so expensive??she asked

"Yes it's quite expensive"but we have to wait for all his test results before we can schedule him for an operation, but be rest assured that, this is the right place for the operation,the doctor said.

"Okay doctor",thank you so much, but please can I please see my brother,I won't be at peace if I don't see him,she requested

"Yes,you can see him, but don't take too long in there he needs to rest", and one more thing, your brother will have to stay in the hospital,so we can monitor him very well, the doctor said.

"she opened the door slowly,she saw her brother lying on the bed,he had some many wires connected to him,the beeping of the machine could be heard across room,

"Hey sis he called out to her", walking slowly to his bed side,she couldn't stop her tears as they flow,

"Please forgive me little brother",I have failed in my responsibility and duties towards you, it's my fault that you are lying here today, please forgive me she said sobbing so hard

"What is wrong sis?? Why are you apologizing to me,you have done nothing wrong for you to apologize to me, you are the best sister anyone could ask for he said

"It's nothing,I promise you that I will do anything in my power to make sure that you recover as soon as possible,you are all that I have, she said

"But what is wrong with me", please tell me,he asked her

"But she just kept quiet wondering if to tell him",or not she was still in thought when he called out to her,

"Sis" what is the matter,he asked again, please tell me or I will start feeling restless he said

"Collins I need you to listen to me very attentively", and I promise you that nothing will happen to you,the doctor said that you have leukemia and that is the reason why you have been feeling sick lately, she said

"And am to blame for it", because if I have brought you to the hospital earlier,then this wouldn't have happened, she said bitterly,

"You don't have to blame yourself sis, it's not your fault,we are already in debt and I know that you couldn't afford the hospital bills,

"so please don't blame yourself about it", but what are we going to do am sure that the treatment for it must be very expensive,he said

"Yes it is indeed very expensive but we will find a way out and I promise you that nothing will happen to you,

"I would ask my boss for a loan",so that we can start with your treatment immediately she said

"But sis we are already owing your boss" and do u think that he would still lend us the money,he asked her

"I hope so,he is a good man and I believe that he will definitely help us out, she said confidently,

"I will leave you to rest the doctor said, that you have to stay in the hospital from now, okay please know the I love you so much and I will do everything in my power to make sure that you get well soon,

"and you know how my work is all about",I might not be able to come visit you everyday, but once I get the time I will definitely come visit you,

It's fine sis I understand how important your job is to us and I love you too sis, and you don't have to worry about me I will be fine and the nurses here will take good care of me,he said

I will leave you to rest, please take care of yourself, see you soon, she said stepping out of the room.