Jadwa

"Who are you?" The voice asked and I instantly froze

"Oh Allah what am i gonna do" I thought as i stood there helpless,

My heartbeats were faster and I've started sweating because of fear

Why was i even afraid of him?

"I don't ask a question twice"he said again

"Should I turn?" I asked myself

But I didn't, I just tried to answer his question

"I'm your new maid" i said and I'm very sure he didn't hear that because even I couldn't hear myself clearly,

He still didn't say anything

"Omg is he going to kill me?"

I kept panicking but I tried to stay calm and answer again

"I'm your new maid" i said raising my voice a little bit

He was still silent,

I think that is it,

Maybe now is the time to run away i guess,

I didn't even take up to 2 steps before I froze again

"What are you doing in my room" he asked raising his voice

"I ca.....came..t.to drop...y..our t...t..tea" i said stuttering

"Do you know who i am?" He asked and i nodded

"Words" he shouted

"Yes" I managed to say

"Why is he so pissed? I didn't do anything wrong " I thought

"Omg his voice is scaring me"

"Who the hell are you to wake me up when I'm sleeping"

I didn't know what to say so i just froze there

"Are you deaf or dumb" he asked and I turned my head left and right indicating no

"Both?" He asked

"No" i answered looking down

"Listen and listen very well, i dont ever want to see you in this room again EVER he repeated stressing on the ever"

I just nodded and waited for more scolding

"Leave" he commanded and I didn't even know when my legs carried me out of his room

I went to the laundry room and cried my eyes out before going to help out with food

He was at table when i was serving the food today and that was when i saw what he looked like,

He doesn't even look like a Nigerian actually he was looking more like an Arab prince ,

He was wearing sweat pant and a shirt, probably because he woke up from sleep not so long ago, that was when i noticed his silky black hair,

He was obviously tall i know even though I haven't taken a glance at him standing clearly,

My hands were trembling as I served his food

I finished and was leaving the dining area,

"Where do you think you're going?" He asked

I didn't answer so to save myself the shouting i stood by the side of the table waiting for him to finish eating,

"Wow he's a fan of manicure" I thought because honestly his fingers were on point

I just stood there blank,

He's done eating but he still hasn't moved from the table,

He was on his phone with a straight face

After series of phone calls he decided to leave,

I didn't even have time to set his water,

I hurried and packed the dishes and dropped them in the kitchen,

I stood there contemplating,

Should i just continue working?

Or should i go in and set his bathing water?

Things are starting to get complicated today,

Maybe by tomorrow i will be chased away..

I finally decided to go and set his water even though he said I shouldn't enter his room,

Setting the water was part of Mami's orders

I quietly opened and entered slowly trying so hard not to make any sound,

I went into the bathroom and hurried to do what took me I dashed out not forgetting his laundry,

* "Amla he's very mean" I complained to her crying

"Shhh you'll get used to him with time kinji stop crying"

We finished cooking dinner in the evening and I finished setting the table so I decided to go and pray before coming back to serve him since there's still time,

I went back and waited and waited and he still wasn't back,

It was 9:30 and i was supposed to leave at 10,

"What am I gonna do when he's still not back by 10?" I asked myself

"Just about time" i said as he entered to eat

I served him quietly and stood by the side,

By the time he finished everyone has left already so i ran out of the gates before close,

I was so tired that I didn't even stay up to gist with Amla,

I slept immediately i was done eating,

Thank God the weird thing that happened yesterday didn't happen today,

I didn't even hear his voice from morning till evening,

I was inside sweeping his room when i heard him shouting over the phone,

He was standing in the balcony but I could hear him from where i am

"Mehn he has anger issues"

I hurried and left before he turned it back to me, . . . The next morning I decided to drop his tea on the dining table along with his breakfast since i was banned from entering the room

He came out all dressed up ready for work,

He didn't complain about the tea he kept sipping as I served his food,

I took my position and waited for him to finish eating and leave so i can pack the dishes and go ahead with my other chores,

"Orange juice" he said immediately he finished eating

I nodded and hurried and grabbed the a cup and pour the juice

I carried it gently and was about to drop it in front of him then his hand mistakenly or intentionally pushed me,

Before I knew what was happening, the whole glass of juice poured on his suit staining the white garment inside,

"Subhanallah" i said quietly

"Inalillahi wa innailai hirajiun" I whispered

"Shit......shit......shit" he said getting up

I hurried and grabbed a tissue even though i know it won't do anything,

"Don't touch me" he shouted

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Do you know how to do anything without destroying it?"

He got up and stumped back to his room full of anger and rage

About 20 minutes later he came out and threw the white shirt at me

"Make sure it's as white as it was before i get back" he said rushing down the stairs

I went and soaked it in the laundry room then i came out and finished my normal chores then i went back to wash the shirt,

The problem was that the stain refused to come out,

I tried every detergent in the laundry room but nothing changed

I went down to look for Amla

"Are you sure?" I asked her when she handed me the lemon

"It will wipe it off I'm sure" she said going back to continue what she was doing

It only made it worse because the stain was like light orange but now it turned to lemon green

What am I going to do?

Should i run away?

But I don't know anyone here?

I decided to dry it and see if it will disappear

I dried and ironed it but the stain was still visible

I dropped it on the table and decided that the best thing to do is to apologize to him when he comes back,

I finished setting the table as usual for dinner,

I waited for him to come back,

He finished eating and got up to leave

"Has he forgotten?"

"Yesss" i was dancing with joy inside which was suddenly ruined when he stopped and came back

"My shirt" he said doing somethings on his phone

I instantly froze because I didn't know where to start from

"Why didn't I practice the apology beforehand?"

I knew he wouldn't ask again so I started stuttering

"I'm s...so....sorry i.......i.....t.....tri...tried b..bb...but the s....stain isn't c.....co...coming o....off"

"You can leave when the stain is out" he said before dashing out

"I'm dead" I muttered to myself before going back to the laundry room

I know that no matter what i do it wont come out

I checked the shirt one more time

"Its not that visible" i said as I grabbed it and headed to his room

I knocked for over 5 minutes before he asked me to go in

I entered the room gently,

He was sitting in front of his tv watching aljazeera,

I hurried and knelt by his side with the shirt on my hand,

"Dan Allah forgive me just this once, I've tried everything but the stain is not coming out" I managed to say without stammering

He didn't even glance over my side

I checked the up and i saw it was already 9:40,

"Im doomed" I thought

I felt something wet rolling down my cheeks that was when I realized i was crying

I hurried and wiped the tears away but more kept coming,

I was still there kneeling with the ironed shirt

I was sniffing so quietly avoiding to piss him off again

Time was running and I really had to leave,

When i saw that he had no intention of talking to me I slowly picked myself up and left,

I taught he was going to get angry for leaving without his command but not a word came out of his mouth,

I placed the shirt on the table in the laundry and headed back to our chambers

The gates were locked but luckily the head of the guards was not arrested so I begged them even though they're mean the allowed me out with a warning

"Ina kika tsaya haka Jadwa" amla asked so worried

I couldn't even answer her because the tears came back

So she hugged me and we went into our room,

I went to sleep thinking of what will happen tomorrow..........

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