"I'm done with the dishes! May I be excused please?"

Veronica, "Actually I need you to go upstairs and wash Karen's sheets!"

Any other day I would've loved to do it because I love doing laundry and folding clothes but the thought of it made me sick to my stomach! But instead of saying anything, I just nodded with a smile and walked upstairs! Veronica used to beat me a lot but I learned that if and when I complied to her absurd demands the beatings lessoned! I walked upstairs and knock on Karen's door!

Karen, "Come in!"

I walked into the room and began collecting the sheets and she looked up at me!

Karen, "Make sure you wash them really good because we kinda made a mess!"

Now it's only so much I could take! I was 5 seconds away from pouncing on her head when Veronica walked in, "Karen sweetie put on your best dress! In an hour we will have company! Fatima get those sheets into the washing machine and then go prepare a feast for our guests!"

I dropped my head and responded, "Yes ma'am!"

I went to place the clothes into the washing machine and prepared the feast Veronica so desperately craved! At this moment I was thinking of many ways to poison them both but something inside of me told me not to do it! Plus I didn't want to harm the guests that would be arriving, they haven't done anything to me! Not that I know of anyways!

I washed my hands and seasoned the fried chicken and the catfish filets, I also prepared everything for the macaroni including my famous cheese sauce, then I cleaned the greens and cut them up! I cleaned the potatoes and the sweet potatoes then I peeled them before cutting them up! I pulled out the cornmeal to make my cornbread! Veronica told me her guests needed a southern home cooked meal so her menu included, Fried Chicken, Catfish filets, Collards, Macaroni, Yams, Potato Salad, and Cornbread!

I have always loved cooking! The days I spent at my aunts growing up, she showed us how to cook everything! It's like I don't remember everything but my muscle memory does because when I get in the kitchen in the kitchen, you can get prepared to be stuffed!

I got everything placed on the stove and into the oven and the aroma that filled the kitchen was heavenly! I was about to go upstairs and shower before changing when Veronica stopped me, "Where do you think you're going?"

"Upstairs to shower and change!"

Veronica, "For what? Nobody is coming to see you! What you have on is fine now put on an apron and get ready to serve our guests!"

I just nodded and headed back into the kitchen! My hair looked a mess, I smelled like food, and my clothes were soiled! She would want me to look like an old maid because in all actuality I look way better than Karen! She looks like a light pole, no curve or nothing! Hell my body compared to hers is a road map to heaven and they both hate it!