Liora just nodded her head. A few moments later her arm was gripped tightly by the woman who had been sitting on the couch.
The woman began to swing her legs away from the living room, she began to explain what rooms are in this house and what are the rules.
"This is a family room, you have to clean it every day, there can't be even a bit of dust in here, I don't want my child to get sick because of that." She explained while poking at one of the top cupboards which was hard to reach. "See, there is no dust here."
"And this is the kitchen, where you should spend more time. You have to ask me first what I want to eat, don't just cook. Everything in this house has to be clean."
The two of them turned towards the second floor. Up here there are only a few rooms with a large room. Liora passed the room with the chandelier hanging beautifully above it, her eyes opened, amazed.
"This is the main room, my room, you are not allowed to just go inside. If you want to clean up the room, you must first ask permission from me, as well as the owner of the other room. Over there is Erlan's room, my second child, while at the other end is Jeff's room."
'Why is Jeff's room at the very back?' thought Liora, but she didn't dare to ask.
Liora just nodded her head. She was afraid of the woman who was still gripping her hand tightly this time.
"Oh, there are some rules that you have to obey in this house. First, you can't just leave, everything has to be according to my permission. Second, if you go, the deadline is seven o'clock in the evening, if you don't come home by seven o'clock , then you will not be allowed to enter and you will also be punished. Third, you must make sure all parts of this house are clean. Fourth, do not iron if only one piece of clothing, if you turn on the iron, make sure you have a lot of clothes to iron and, this is what you need to remember, ironing can only be done on Sundays, so make sure that in that day you iron clothes for a week. Fourth, everything in this house is under my control, always ask permission every time you want to do something. Do you understand ?!"
The long explanation actually made Liora feel sleepy, moreover the woman also felt too tired with everything.
"Y--yes, I understand." Liora said a little doubtful because she had forgotten some of the things the woman had talked about.
"Good, now I will escort you to your room."
Liora's hand, which was still tightly gripped, made her inevitably have to keep following the steps of the woman in front of her. She went back down the stairs, her eyes saw Jeff who seemed to be sitting relaxed on the sofa.
"Well, this is your room." She smiled.
Liora looked towards a dark room measuring only two by two meters. There is a mattress that is quite thick right on the floor, a small cupboard, a small table and a small mirror in front of it.
"Please go in and tidy yourself up, okay. Oh, your stuff ..."
Liora shook her head. "I haven't brought my things."
"How could that be?" Her tone rose. "You intend to work here or not?!"
Getting yelled at by someone other than both parents made Liora lower her head. She felt scared.
"What's wrong, Mom?" asked Jeff who half ran closer.
The face that used to be cheerful is now filled with anger. The woman stared intently at Liora. "Why did you bring someone like her here, Jeff?"
"You said--"
"But she doesn't intend to work! she just doesn't come here with her things!"
"Err ... tomorrow, tomorrow I'll take her to pick up things."
"No! I want her to no longer have to work here!"
"But, Mom ... it's difficult to get workers like today. Everyone is competing to get the highest education possible so she doesn't work in other people's homes."
The woman seemed to be paying close attention to her son's words. "Is that true?"
Jeff nodded. "You better get some rest now, Mom, let me take care of our new household assistant."
The woman glanced sharply at Liora who still lowered her head. She didn't say anything and immediately rushed to her room on the second floor.
"Damn it, old woman!" sneered Liora while looking intently at the woman who was now climbing the stairs.
"Hey, what did you say?!"
Liora's hands immediately covered her mouth, she didn't expect that Jeff, who was standing not far in front of her, could clearly hear her soft words.
Liora immediately shook her head. "N--no."
"Get some rest, you must be tired."
Liora smiled, she felt lucky because Jeff didn't talk about the pout for too long.
"Okay, I'll rest now." Liora said and then stepped into her room.
She closed the bedroom door, leaving Jeff alone outside.
"How could she come here without anything? She only brought her body and clothes that were stuck there." Jeff shook his head, unable to stop thinking about the woman who had entered the room.
Unlike the previous morning, Liora had woken up at five o'clock. She got out of bed and heard faintly as if someone was in the kitchen.
Liora opened the bedroom door slightly, peeked out and found the woman was already there.
"How come she's awake? Am I up too late?" Liora whispered.
"Why are you hiding there? You really don't want to work, do you?"
Liora's eyes were wide open, she was really surprised because the woman could see her peeking behind the door.
Feeling that her whereabouts were known, Liora immediately came out of her hiding place. The woman stepped slowly closer to the woman who seemed to be making a cup of tea.
"This is supposed to be your job, you know?"
"Y--yes, so--sorry." Liora said lowering her head.
"Tomorrow you have to get up early, prepare some tea for me too!" She firmly ordered Liora.
"A--alright, Mom." Kinda nodded her head.
Her eyes that were still looking at her now met. The woman who had turned her back to where she was standing now turned her body so that she was face to face with Liora.
Her eyes stared intently at Liora, the teaspoon in her hand was thrown forcefully to where Liora was standing. Luckily, Liora immediately dodged so the spoon didn't hit her leg.
The spoon seemed to be a symbol of anger in the woman. With a roaring breath, she said, "Damn you! Call me Mrs. Albern!"