More Than A Maid

“Can we have a little chat?” Francis asked her.

Although she was very tired and sleepy, she was still eager to hear what her crush wants to say to her.

Without hesitating, she returned and sat next to him.

“What is it Francis?” She asked; half asleep, half awake.

“Hmmn” He hummed and bit his lips while he stared at her.

“Thank you” He said..

“I… I mean for.. the tutor” He stammered.

“You are welcome. Is that you wanted to say?” Francisca said, probably if she wasn’t sleepy at this moment she wouldn’t have said that, but she is still anxious to hear him out.

“I … I .. didn’t know you are this cool. You know, Hmmn we are literally having an intimate dialogue for the very first time” He said to her and she nodded and muttered: ” I know right”

Actually, this was what happened, when Francisca first came to their school, they bumped into eachother while Francisca was still tryna get settled and get used to the school.. ever since then, the spark arises between them but no one was ready to open up. Francis kinda secretive about his emotions while Francisca thinks it’s not proper to make the first move especially when the feeling has gotten so extreme that to communicate face to face with him is now difficult.

Francis paused for while, finding how to let her know about her feelings once and for all.

He cleared his throat and avoided contact with her as he began to speak..

“And err you know how I feel about you? Like… errm ” His hands were shaking slightly.

He is really one shy guy.

“Vincent might be right you know, there’s something between us or let me put it this way…” He summoned up courage to stop take a break in every word he says..

“I like you Francisca for a while now, errr.. do you feel the same way about me?” He asked her but her loud snore answered him.

He looked at her face, she was already fast asleep.

“Francisca!”

He called her name to make sure she was really sleepy but it wasn’t a pretence. He sighed again and just let her be.

Before he knew it, he doze off also..

*

“What happened here?” Bella exclamed as she walked into the living very early the next day..

Vincent has fallen to the ground, Francisca slept on Francis arms while Francis on the other hand, was fast asleep just like that.

“Guys!” She hollered and they woke up at once in a sudden manner.

Francisca flinched when she found her self next to Francis..

“What.. what are you doing in my house?” Vincent said; half awake.. he has really bad sleeping habit.

“It’s morning guys!” Bella announced.

Monica and Peter walked down the stairs together.

“Did they sleep together in the same room?” Was the question that crossed Bella’s mind.

“Good morning” They all said to eachother except for Monica.

“I know right, it’s a good morning” Monica said, making Bella feel like she has a thousand thank you to say to her since she didn’t let the cat out of the bag yesterday.

“Today’s Test day everyone” Peter announced.

Bella’s POV

Since Peter Benson mansion is big enough, and it has so many bathrooms in it, so we rushed in and have our bathe as soon as possible.

I still have alot to ask Francisca, I mean what happened between she and Francis after I left, she was supposed to meet me in the room but I doze off and only woke up and was surprised to still meet her in the living room, comfortably sleeping on Francis.

Was it not a group reading she called it last night, how then did it turn to a romantic one. Or are they together now??

While Monica on the other hand, she is such a case study. No one knows what she is up to and I tried to be very careful with her.

Good she is not saying anything yet.

“I thought you would all forget to come here along with your school uniforms” I told Francisca and she giggled.

“Nah… We are serious students and of course we came her for serious test preparation” She said and I smiled.

“I’m glad I tried my best to tutor you all” I told her.

“I’m glad you tried your best too”

I nodded and buckled my shoe.

“Uhm, Bella this morning… It’s ermm not what you are thinking?”” She started it as if she knew I had it in mind to ask her about it.

“No Francisca, I’m happy for you” I told her instead.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“You are happy for me? Seriously Bella, don’t get the wrong idea already” She scolded me.

“Okay Okay, we will talk about that after the test” I said.

“I’m not talking about anything. Because I know nothing.. Yes I have nothing to say. I only slept off yesterday immediately after coaching him” She tried to explain.

“Okay? I believe you” I said in a sarcastic way and she rolled her eyes.

“Whatever. Peter’s place is really beautiful and big you know..” She changed topic.

“Yeah. Rich people vibes” I said, and regretted saying that.. She already think I’m from one rich home, now she might think I’m being pompous.

“Are you insuinating something?”

“Not at all”

“I heard Peter’s Mom is Allergic to people from the slums. I wonder how far that’s true”

“Huh who said that?” I exclaimed.

“Monica did..”

“No she’s not. She is not just as jovial as Peter himself” I told her.

“Okay.. but uhm.. Bella.. how did you know her?” She questioned me and I was speechless..

God! Why do I keep revealing my true identity by mistake.

“We are late Francisca!” I rushed out of the room but then bumped into Peter.

“Sorry” We said to eachother at the same time.

“I’m the one should be sorry. Imagine I just wanted to bump in, hadn’t been you didn’t come out?” Peter explained.

“It’s fine. We are ready” I said to him.

“Oh i was just about to call you, Joe is ready to take us now” He told me.

“Ohh… All of us?”

“I’m leaving already. My Driver is here” Monica said.

“Oh Good! You called your Driver over here, He would not only take you to school but..”

“But nothing, yeah but no one else”She interrupted.

“Monica, why are you being like this?” Peter asked her.

“I want my privacy in my car. It’s not a public transport” She said and turned to me.

“You! You should be thanking me for saving your Ass” Monica said: “I might change my mind once you provoke me”

“Uhn .. Bye” She scoffed.

“Hey Monica, I heard your Driver is here to pick you” Vincent obstructed her way.

“Uhm Yeah” She replied tucking one strand of her hair to the back of her ear.

“Can I errm… at least come along with you, you know I should have done the same thing by calling my Driver over but..” He wanted to give some flimsy explaination.

“Enough of the explaination. You can come along. Of course you were the one who invited me over, so why would I say no to you” Monica said turned back to look at us and she gave a mischievous smile.

Wait is she trying to make her Boyfriend jealous or something?

I looked at Peter, his expression wasn’t cool at her. They probably fought overnight.

‘Hey Francis, Peter…” Vincent waved at his friends..

“You are the only one I permited!!” Monica shunned him.

“Yeah, I was only trying to say to them ‘Bye’. Meet you school guys. You gat to hurry up… It’s few minutes past seven…” Monica pulled him out of the house before we would say anymore words.

“Monica is just weirddd.. I hate her” Francisca said.

“I dislike her also” I shook my head.

“I’m still wondering how she turned out to be Peter’s girlfriend” I added.

“Huh, whose girlfriend?” Peter asked me but I gave him deaf ears while I walked away from him.

“Are you ready Francis?” I asked Francis.

“Yeah”

“Bella!” Peter confronted me before I could take further steps.

“What?” I asked him.

“What did you say about my girlfriend? I mean who is my girlfriend because the last time I checked, I do not have a girlfriend” He said and I gave a funny smile and a sacastic nod.

“Okay” I responded.

“Seriously Bella.. ”

“I’ve heard you Peter, why are you making a fuss about it? Fine! Monica is not whom I thought is your girlfriend!” I fired.

“Ohh ” He muttered.

It was then we noticed we were performing a drama right in front of Francisca and Francis.

I stopped nagging and rolled my eyes.

“You know I have been suspecting both of you right from the day you came to our school” Francisca said.

“Yeah, maybe Vincent is right. There is something fishy between the both of you” Francis remarked.

“Uhnn maybe Vincent is also right that there is something fishy between the two of you too. Have you forgotten what happened this morning between the two of you?” I fired back and they suddenly felt uncomfortable.

Peter cleared his throat..

“Uhm guys.. It’s.. Uhm.. It’s Okay _Joe is waiting for us”

“And who is this Joe? You mentioned his name earlier” Francisca asked.

“He is the driver” Peter and I said simultaneously.

“Ohh”

“Let’s leave already guys” Francis said already walking towards the door.

“I don’t stay too long at home, probably because I’m not the only one this time around” Peter said as we all walked to the pack.

“Hey Joe, we are set” Peter said to him.

“Do you have the cars to the other car?” He asked Joe.

“No Peter. I left it with your mom” He responded.

“Oh”

“Okay guys, I don’t suggest any one of you go out there to take a public neither do I think that Joe should take some of us and return to take the rest. No.. because we are already late to school. We gotta manage guys…”He suggested.

“I was about to say the same thing” Francisca said.

*

Peter sat next to his driver while the three of us occupied the back seats.

I saw Francisca looking at the floor and she didn’t raise her head up for while.

” Is anything Wrong Fransica?” I asked her..

“Huh.. No” She stuttered..

“What are you looking at with so much interest?”

“Nothing” She said..

I believed her but I noticed she was stealing glances at me… Wait is she trying to avoid staring at Francis or what?

*

We arrived at school die minute, luckily for us…

Monica scorned when she saw us and as if she wanted us to miss the test.

The first class was mathematics, which he gave us the test instead as he promised and did proper supervision.

They were cheap questions and in no time, I dropped my pen… looked at Peter, who was still writing somethings down. I smiled and really hope my teaching didn’t go in vain.

I rest my head on the desk waiting for the teacher’s submit order. While doing so, I used the opportunity to take proper and longer gazes at Peter.

He is one of a kind, I might have misjudged him earlier about him trying to reveal my true identity… If he was gonna do that, he would told everyone ever since I came.

I realized that Peter will only do anything that makes me comfortable, I mean yesterday I told him not to invite his girlfriend and he didn’t.

At the thought of his girlfriend, I raised my head up to glare at her, she was scratching her head and looking at her paper with loathe.

Good for her… Oops!

I huffed.

Audrey Peter’s voice rang into my heard..

When he said;

“In school, you are my classmate, you are my friend just like everyone. You are still my friend at home, or do I treat you more like an Housemaid? I only needed someone to talk to, I needed someone to kill boredom with whenever my parents travel” I blushed and wouldn’t stop looking at Peter.

The scene when we bumped into eachother this morning recaped in my head. There was literally no space between us, if I had moved a little further, I would have fallen on him..

No, get it together.

He has a girlfriend.

No, I’m not drooling over him. He is my boss.

I was mixed up thoughts in my head as I continued to watch him. He suddenly stopped writing and I saw him smile. Good impression… I smiled also and looked at him with so much interest but he suddenly turned to look at me and our eyes met..

Oops. I blinked severally and turned my head somewhere else.

“Pens down!” The mathematics teacher ordered and moved from one seat row to another to collect our answersheet.

“That’s all for today. See you whenever” He said walking out of the class and everyone began to murmur.

As much I as tried avoiding eyes contact with Peter, I could still see him gazing at me. He has to stop doing so, he has a girlfriend and I’m only his maid. He also needs to stop seeing me as more than a maid. We are supposed to be just boss and maid, probably classmate too but not close friends. I might trip for him, yeah I might mistake his nice attitude for love..

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