#Chapter6
Later in the night, Lilly said good bye to her mom as she walked her to the gate, /"you sure you will be fine without me mama?/"
Abigail chuckled, /"Lilly, I'm not a baby you know. I will be fine./"
Lilly pouted, /"I thought I would be leaving with you every night./"
/"It's alright dear. I remember when I started newly here, I use to live in too. It was after your father told Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood that we want to get married were we allowed to leave every night. I think it's because they wanted us to start up our family in our own home. It wasn't just us, my friend Nancy also moved out when she got married but she couldn't continue the work because her husband got transferred and they had to leave the country./"
/"I see. But I will love to be leaving with you to take care of you./"
/"Don't worry, each maid takes days off every weekend, when it gets to your turn, we will leave together. Besides, you will get to stay at home, Saturday and Sunday to return Monday morning. And it's just the six of you, so it will be getting to your turn soon./"
Lilly sigh, /"this will be the first night I'm spending without you mama and outside home too./"
/"It's alright dear, you will be fine/" Abigail caressed her face.
Lilly smiled then hugged her, /"I can't wait to see you again tomorrow./"
/"Me too./"
/"Mama?/"
/"Yes dear?/"
/"Promise me you will buy your medicine./"
Abigail released her from her hug immediately, /"what are you saying?/"
/"I was awake last night mama, and I heard you in pain. So please, go buy it when you have the chance, I won't be with you every night again to look after you. Please./"
Abigail nodded, trying not to let the tears fall from her eyes, /"I will go. I promise./"
/"I love you mama./"
/"I love you too dear, good night./"
/"Good night mama/" she hugged her again before waving as she walked away. Lilly turned and went back into the house, everywhere was already quiet as everyone prepared to sleep.
When she got to the maids room, she saw Paulina getting ready for bed who looked up at the sound of her entering, /"Lillian, you will be the one in charge with Mrs. Lockwood's room tomorrow, I believe Gina has told all you need to know./"
/"Yes Mrs. Paulina./"
/"Good. Sleep, we will be waking very early in the morning./"
/"Yes Mrs. Paulina./"
She went straight to her side and got out her nightwear before entering the bathroom for a quick shower.
***
Two months later, Lilly has finally adapted to her work and is now accustomed to her new identity as the Lockwood maid. Everything was okay except for her mother's health which seemed to be getting worse by the day. Every night she wakes up with unbearable pain on her breast, although she never told Lillian but she knows already, for how can she not see the pain in her eyes and the paleness of her face every morning? Besides, she use to hear her cry every night she spends at home.
She had visited a hospital during her weekend off to ask about patients with breast cancer. She came to know that what her mother needs now is a surgery to avoid the cancer affecting her other breast. The worst of all is that her mother is lacking in medication and according to the doctor she met, he said that if Abigail doesn't have a surgery soon, it will affect her other breast and not just that, the pain she endures can lead to her death.
Lilly has already lost her father, she can't lose her mother too. Unfortunately, the price for the surgery is not something she can afford at the moment so she can only pray that she can be able to raise the money before it's too late. She never told her mom about her enquiries for her sickness for she knows her mother, she will do everything she can to stop her from asking her to undergo the surgery.
Waking up to the shrilling scream of someone, Lilly fell out from the bed, she sat up and glared daggers at the person responsible for her fall.
/"What the hell is wrong with you Martha?/" Patience asked in annoyance.
Martha's scream has woken every single one of them, as Paulina hasn't called them, they all wanted to steal a little more sleep before she does and now, Martha has ruined it for all of them.
/"Have you lost it?/" Diane asked in a murderous tone.
/"Guys, if you know what I just heard, you won't be angry at me, really/" Martha said, unfazed by their angry expressions.
/"Why should we care?/" Gina asked, /"whatever it is, it's not enough reason for you to scream us out of bed./"
/"Why are you all complaining, shouldn't you be out of bed by now in the first place?/"
/"Mrs. Paulina hasn't called us/" Lilly added and the rest nodded.
/"Exactly/" they supported.
/"Well, no need biting my head off, she will soon be here so consider it me helping you by waking you up. Anyway, what I wanted to say is that, I just overheard Mrs. Lockwood telling Mrs. Paulina that her son will be coming back today. According to her, he only told her last night so there is no time to plan a big party for him./"
/"It's a lie/" Diane was the first to speak.
/"Why will I lie?/"
/"My God, he hasn't been back home for like ten years now!/" Nora exclaimed.
/"Everybody knows that but the thing is, why is he suddenly coming back?/" Asked Patience.
/"Who knows, maybe to take over the family business. It's been due to him for a long time now/" Gina said.
Diane exclaimed, /"this is an incredible news./"
/"See, I told you/" Martha bragged, /"Mrs. Paulina will be here soon, there will be work for us cause according to Mrs. Lockwood, they will be a small welcoming party for him./"
/"He deserves it. He has been away for ten years. She should throw a ball for him too/" Nora commented and the rest laughed.