Our Maid Sara

"I'm fed up with this house. Everyone is moody and no one listens to me! I quit!" That was what the 6th maid in that month said before leaving the house.

She had lasted just two days.

She packed her bags and went out without locking the gate.

The gateman shook his head as he watched her leave.

"Oh God, send a helper for this family. That's the 6th one this month" said the gateman as he locked the gate and sat back at his chair.

Mrs Mehta the lady of the house called up the house help agency in town to prepare a new maid.

"Mrs Mehta, this is the 7th time in this month. We are out of maids. They've all been taken" said the manager trying to control his anger.

"Remember i'm paying for this Peter! You can't deny me. I need a maid like right now!" Yelled Mrs Mehta on the phone.

"But i just told you that we are out of maids. They've all been taken" said Peter the manager.

"Excuse me sir, i'm available. I badly need a job. I can do this" said a young fair blonde lady who just walked in.

Mr Peter quickly put the phone away and walked over to the lady.

"You cannot handle this woman's house my dear. Infact you look young and educated. Why do you need such a job?" Asked Peter

"I need to pay rent and bills. Please give me this job" said the lady

"See, wait for another client. You won't survive two days in that house. Six maids in this month have left. One left just today! I can't let you go there" said Peter being pitiful for the young lady.

"The seventh is God's number. Atleast let me try this. I really need a job sir" she begged

"Mh. I've tried to save you but if you insist then okay. What are your names and where are you from?" He asked

"Thank you sir. My name is Sara Nelson. I come from Runda" she said

"Runda? Seems you come from a well-off family" said Peter

"Not really sir. My family is in Kirinyaga. A friend of mine welcomed me in Runda. She's been taking care of me and i feel like a burden to her that's why i need this job. I can atleast start off from here" she explained

"Welcome to Juja Sara. I hope you brought your luggage with you" he said

"I read the guidelines online and so i did carry what i need" she said

"That's good. You'll be living in Mrs Mehta's house. She hates maids that come and go. Our taxi will drop you off at the mansion. If you find it hard there, just let me know. I will look for another place for you" said Peter

"Thank you sir" said Sara and she thanked God for the job she had gotten.

Mr Peter promised a very good salary if she lasted a month in the house.

"Mrs Mehta, we are sending a new maid for you. Her name is Sara Nelson" said Peter

"Thank you. Thank you Peter" said Mrs Mehta and hang up.

Sara was seen off by Peter and he just pitied the poor girl.

She did not know what she had gotten herself into.

An hour later, Sara arrived at Mehta Bungalow.

She was dropped at the gate and she looked at the bungalow abit far from the gate.

"Are you the new maid Sara?" Asked the gateman.

"Yes yes. Thats me" she replied and the gateman unlocked the gate for her.

"Wow! Such a beautiful house" she said smiling

"Beautiful with a storm from the inside. Anyway, good luck Sara" said the gateman whose name was Nicholas and went on with his business.

"The lord is my strength. I shall not fear whatsoever comes to attack me. Come what may" she said and pulled her suitcase towards the house.

She was halfway the path when a Mercedes came rushing towards her way.

Sara had to jump away from the path before the car hit her.

"You bastard! Don't you see where you are going?" She yelled but the man in the car just drove off.

Sara took off her sandal and threw it towards the car but it had already left.

"That's the boss's son Abram. Don't get in his way. He is too arrogant" said the gateman who picked up Sara's sandal and gave it to her.

"Provided he lives in this house, I will get back at him. That's a promise" said Sara and picked her bags to go to the house.

She took some minutes to reach the front door and rang the door bell.

"Good day ma'am" said Sara immediately the door was unlocked.

"Sara right?" Asked the woman who unlocked the door and it was Mrs Mehta.

"Yes ma'am. That's me" she said excitedly.

"I've been waiting for you for over an hour. Come in. I'm glad you are here" said Mrs Mehta a very elegant woman dressed up in an elegant dress, classy black heels and with an elegant braided hair.

She was surprised to see guards in different corners of the house.

"Mr Bambucha, you will show the young lady around. I'm really late for my meeting. The room that the other maid left is to be given to her. Miss Sara, your work starts immediately. There is alot to be done in the house. Don't wake up Shanel" said Mrs Mehta and left the house in her elegant walking style.

"Ookay!" Said Sara and sighed.

"This way madam" said one of the guards who looked like the main guard.

His name was Bambucha.

He led Sara to a very messy room and told her that it would be her new room.

She dropped her luggage and followed Bambucha who showed her around the huge bungalow.

She was shown different rooms of the family members, the kitchen and everywhere in the house.

She found so many dirty clothes ready for laundry, dirty utensils and untidy rooms.

She found the little Shanel who was the lastborn of the family sleeping in her room.

One room was locked up and no one was allowed to step in.

It was Mr and Mrs Mehta's room.

She found a room with label Stacy and a note on the door," do not disturb!"

One room was quite neat but gloomy.

It was shadowy in there.

Only grey bed sheets.

She stepped into another one which was a girl's room but very shabby.

Pictures of boys were in the room.

"Seems this one is helpless" said Sara and went away.

She stepped into the last room and opened it just to find an 8 years old boy sitting on a wheelchair.

"Poor little thing. Why are you alone here?" Asked Sara but the little boy did not answer.

She tried asking his name but he did not say anything.

He looked really sad.

"Miss Sara, don't poke your nose in issues that do not concern you. Here are the house rules. Read them at your free time" said Bambucha and left.

Sara wanted to know more about the little boy but Bambucha distracted her and she had to leave.

She dropped the list of rules in her new room and went down to the kitchen.

She got there and was shocked to see the unwashed dishes that were stinky.

"Is this a kitchen or a dustbin?" She wondered but still she had to do the dishes.

The dish washer was not working so she had to wash the dishes herself.

There were many leftovers and she had to throw them since they were smelling rotten.

She washed all the dishes, cleaned the kitchen and arranged the place.

It looked very clean and she was impressed.

She went inside of the rooms of the kids of the family and picked up all the dirty clothes.

Good thing the washing machine was working but it took her two hours to do the laundry.

She later cleaned every corner of the house until her whole body was aching.

She cleaned the rooms and arranged them.

She even changed the grey sheets from the gloomy room and kept blue ones.

She was just walking to her room when she heard someone crying.

It was Shanel.

"Hey little one, you are awake. What's wrong?" Asked Sara reaching for the three years old girl but Shanel pushed her away.

"I want my mommy!" Yelled the little girl.

"Mommy has gone to work. Aunt Sara will take care of you okay" said Sara moving close but the girl still pushed her away.

Then Bambucha walked in.

"What did you do to her?" Asked Bambucha

"Nothing. She is just crying" said Sara.

"Did you make pasta for her lunch?" Asked Mr Bambucha.

"Pasta? I didn't know about that" she said

"Did you read the rules i gave you?" Asked Bambucha

"That whole booklet? Was i supposed to read all that with all the work i have in this house?" Asked Sara

"You have to read it to know what you should do for each of the family members at a particular time. Now, make some milk and pasta for the girl. She'll come down" said Mr Bambucha and Sara thought it was weird.

She rushed to the kitchen and made quick pasta in five minutes.

She rushed back to the room and when the girl saw it, she calmed down.

Sara sat down and fed the little girl.

Within few minutes, the girl stopped eating after an alarm of hers rang.

"Why did you stop eating? You barely ate half of the food" said Sara

"You delayed the food with 5 minutes. My time to eat is over. Take it away" she said

"You set time to eat? Strange" said Sara and she went away as the little girl played with her dolls.

As she walked down the staircase, she remembered the little boy in the closed room.

She had cleaned his room when he was at the balcony.

The room looked like it had not been cleaned for a very long time.

"I bet he is hungry too and so am I" she said and filled two plates of pasta.

She found the little boy still at the balcony in his wheelchair.

"Hey, you hungry? I brought food for you. Will you also say that time is up?" Asked Sara but she did not expect the little boy to answe him so she kept the food on the table as she sat on his bed.

"Atleast you remembered that i existed in this house" said the little boy .

"You can talk! That's great. Come have food with me" said Sara and brought the boy in the room.

"You are a nice lady. Please leave this house and go away. Don't ever come back. These people will make your life a living hell" said the little boy.

"If they can make hell for me, i will make heaven for them. I see this house has alot of problems but i will solve it. I will soon learn everything. Now tell me, what's your name?" Asked Sara giving the food to the little boy.

"Eden and you?" He asked

"Wow! Nice name.I'm Sara. I would like to know more about you and this family from you but not now. I'll come to you when i need to learn. I hope we can be friends right?" Asked Sara

"Friends? I've never had a friend" said Eden

"Then i can be your first right? Here eat something" said Sara and spoon fed Eden who did not expect that and began crying.

"Why are you crying?" She asked

"I don't know the last time someone fed me and spoke so lovingly to me. I had forgotten that i can talk. You... you came in first day today and asked for my name. No one does that. You cleaned my room which has not been cleaned for 6 months now. And now, you brought food to eat with me and talk to me. The rest just bring food and place it on the table. Whether i eat or not, it doesn't matter to them. What more could i ask for you to be my friend. Please, i dont want you to get hurt by these people. Just leave from here Sara" said Eden in tears and it felt like he haf wanted to talk like that for so many years.

Sara took the food away from him and hugged him.

"I don't know what happened to you but Eden, i'm not leaving now that i see that you are troubled. I'll be here for you" said Sara and they hugged in tears.

When they were done crying, Sara gave him his food and he ate up along with her.

After 4 years, Eden was having his meal in a smile.

He was so happy.

Sara pitied the poor boy wondering what happened.

Why was the family abandoning him?

Was it because he was lame?

Sara went back to her room and decided to read the house rules of each and everyone.

"This is unbelievable! How do they live like robots?" Asked Sara after reading afew rules quickly before starting to check rules of each and everyone.

Sara looked at the rules unbelievably.

"These others don't matter. I'll just check the family rules" she said

"Breakfast for the family should be ready by 6am everyday.

Lunch by 12pm every Saturday and Sunday and when the kids are on holiday.

Supper 8pm everyday.

Wake up early and clean the house before breakfast.

Shantel should take a birth before breakfast.

Prepare lunch boxes for the school kids to be given after breakfast...

To hell with these rules!!!" Yelled Sara and lay on her bed feeling so tired.

She wanted to sleep for just 10 minutes but it turned to hours.

She heard a knock on the door and it woke her up.

"What time is it? Oh my God!! Its almost seven. I've not prepared supper. Shantel has not taken a birth. who would be knocking at this time?" Asked Sara in a panic.

She straightened her dress, wiped her face to get rid of the sleep and walked out.

"Just look, i got the laziest maid in this world. You were sleeping while my baby had been crying. She did not have her lunch in time nor did you give her a bath. Not even the evening milk! The supper is not even ready yet. Look here miss Nelson, if by 8pm the dinner is not ready and shantel has not taken a bath, you won't like it! Move it!" Commanded Mrs Mehta who was standing at the door holding Shanel and she looked like she was from her office.

"Sara, why did you sleep alot?" She asked herself as she ran downstairs but then stopped remembering she had to give Shanel a bath.

"Senseless!" Said Mrs Mehta as Sara picked Shanel from her.

She then walked over to her room and locked the door.

Sara quickly rushed to Shanel's room to give her a bath.

"Okay i don't want to make a mistake. What type of water do you use for a bath? Cold or hot or warm?" She asked

"I won't take a bath!" Said little Shanel

"But you have to take a bath little girl. I need to make supper" said Sara

"I said i won't take a bath!" Yelled Shanel again.

"You know what, sit here and think whether you'll have a bath or not. When you are done, call me i will come. I'm heading to the kitchen now" said Sara and almost reached the door when Shanel screamed.

"Why are you screaming?" Asked Sara panicking.

"I won't take a bath and you won't leave unless i take a bath" said Shanel stubbornly.

"Oh, is that so? Watch me!" Said Sara and grabbed the little girl, carried her towards the bathroom and placed her in the bathtub.

She opened the taps and poured warm water on her.

"What are you doing? My clothes are wet!" Yelled Shanel angrily.

"Now you listen, it's either you take off your clothes and take a bath or stay in the wet clothes and get sick!" Said Sara

"I won't take a bath!" Said Shanel

"That's your problem then. When the dirty Aliens come for you, i won't be there to save you" said Sara and started to move when the girl stopped her.

"Who are the dirty Aliens?" Asked Shanel

"No one told you? Dirty Aliens are dirty ugly people from underground. They hate clean kids who take their baths on time but they love dirty kids who hate to take their bath. They are very ugly! Whenever they sense a dirty kid who does not want to have their bath like you, they come for them when they are sleeping and take them away. They make the kids look like them, very dirty and ugly. Anyway since you don't want to take a birth, i'll go away. Wait for them to come for you" said Sara and pretended to leave the room.

"Wait! I don't want to be taken by the dirty Aliens. Give me a birth now!" Said Shanel feeling scared and Sara smiled satisfactorily.

She gave Shanel a quick bath and rushed towards the kitchen.

"I'm clean! No Dirty Alien will come for me now" said Shanel happily as she went downstairs to watch cartoon.

Sara in the kitchen saw that she was almost out of groceries.

She decided to cook with the little she had.

She prepared noodles and meat balls then served the table.

It was 15 minutes to 8pm.

Stacy a 15 years old girl was in her room playing video games when she smelt a sweet aroma of meat balls in the house.

"Who is making that?" She wondered and went out just to find that almost everyone was out of the room heading to the dinning except Abram who was not yet home.

Sara went over to Eden's room and gave him a quick bath.

"Aunt Sara thank you. I always struggle to give myself a bath everyday. You are an angel" said Eden as Sara was almost done dressing him up.

"Let's go downstairs for supper" she said

"No. Just bring my supper here. I'm not allowed to step out of this room" said Eden and Sara was touched.

"Why?" She asked

"Well, i'm not a normal kid so how can i eat with normal people" said Eden forcing a smile and Sara's heart got pierced.

"Eden you are a normal kid. Just because you can't walk doesn't mean you are inferior to anyone" said Sara

"I know that after you came in my life today but they don't know it" said Eden

"Then we will make them understand too" said Sara

"Please aunt Sara, let me have my supper here. If you get fired, then i won't have anyone to talk to me nor to give me a bath and give me food. Please, for me" begged Eden

"Just because you said this Eden, i will come and have supper with you. I will always have my meals with you. I won't leave you alone" said Sara and hugged Eden.

"What did you make for supper?" Asked Eden

"I made noodles and meat balls since those were the things left in the house" said Sara

"What? You are in trouble!" Said Eden and before he finished...

"SARAAA!" called out Mrs Mehta from the top most of her voice.

"Trouble!" Said Sara in panic.