I couldn't tell if Marcel was upset or happy with my actions the way he stared at me but I was still glad I went ahead with my plans as I was enjoying the interaction between him and his sister Kate even if it turns out he is upset with me for telling her the truth but for the fact that they have now patched things up between amongst themselves then it's worth it.
It's a Job well done, so I headed up to my room but then.
"Hey!" I heard someone call out and I turned around to see that it was Kate and it was me she was calling.
"Please come," she said and everyone's eyes were on me including Marcel.
I don't know why but this made me kinda shy and as I walked down the stairs it felt like time went by slowly. When I finally got to her I tried my best not to take note of the other eyes on me most especially Marcel's because I feared it might be a condemning stare.
"Thank you very much," she said, embracing me tightly and I hugged her back.
"I didn't get your name," she said after we disengaged from the hug.
"It's Ella," I replied softly.
"Ella. I won't forget," she smiled and I smiled back at her.
We all had breakfast together and Kate also joined. It was quite fun not until Kate left and then a dark energy engulfed the hall.
"You shouldn't have let her eat with us at the same table," Eden began talking to Marcel concerning me.
"I thought you said you were going to punish her? Is this the punishment?" He asked rather challengingly.
"Yes I said I will punish her and I meant it. I also remembered I told you not to trouble yourself with this issue?" Marcel replied calmly.
"Yes but I haven't seen anything yet and she is going about acting like nothing had happened," Eden said with a tight frown, his voice full of bitterness.
"You have to relax. I got this under control," Marcel continued to maintain his calm demeanor.
Just then some maids came to clear the table but Marcel stopped them from doing it.
"She will do it," he said, referring to me and I looked a bit shocked.
I know he said my punishment would be me serving like a maid but at this moment it felt really embarrassing and belittling.
"What are you waiting for? Do your job," he said, his tone a little bit raised.
Standing up I began packing the used plates into a tray with shame all over my face and Eden seemed to be enjoying it as he was full of smiles.
"What are you waiting for? Pack mine. Be quick about it," he said harshly then he intentionally dropped his steel cup on the ground.
"Go ahead, pick it," he said and when I bent down to pick it up he kicked the cup to a distance.
"Stop being sluggish and pick the damn cup!" he kept taunting and frustrating me and I felt like I was going to cry…
"Eden. Let her be," Marcel had to call him to order.
"Come on. It's fun plus she deserves to suffer for what she has done," Eden said.
"And she is already receiving her punishment," Marcel replied.
"It's not enough!" Eden protested, his voice carrying a degree of defiance.
"Leave," Marcel said and I really didn't understand who he was talking to.
"Everyone!" He yelled and we all dismissed ourselves from the table leaving only Marcel and Eden alone...
Honestly I wished I could hear what Marcel had to say to Eden. He seemed mad and I would have loved to witness Eden get some scolding. He can be so annoying sometimes.
Dropping the tray of dirty plates in the kitchen sink I could see a group of the three female maids discussing amongst themselves and pointing at me by the corner and the worst part is that they were making it obvious that they were gossiping about me.
Like seriously? That's so rude.
I didn't really have time for that so I just dropped the plates in the sink and headed out but then.
"Who do you think you are dropping those for?" One of the maid's said. A tall dark lady.
"Pardon?"
"I said who do you think you are dropping those dirty dishes for? Your maid?" She said standing in my face.
"I don't quite get what you are trying to say," I said and honestly I don't really understand what she is playing at.
"You must think you are really special, right? Pretty white girl. But you ain't shit. So go wash the dishes!"
"Excuse me?!" I took great offense with her speech.
"You heard me. Go wash the goddamn dishes. The boss has brought you to the level where you truly belong and now you must carry out the duties of a maid and that includes washing the dishes," she said and I couldn't really believe her audacity.
"I will do no such thing." I am no coward and I wouldn't be intimidated.
"Then I will have to make you," she threatened.
"I would love to see you try," I said. If it was a fight she wants then I am ready to swing with her...
"What's going on here?" An elderly female voice came from behind. It was madam Yesenia.
On sighting her the tension between the maid and I subside a bit.
"I am talking to you, Jessica. What are you trying to do?" Madam Yesenia faced the maid.
"Why am I the one you are scolding? She is the one who killed Bella," the maid Jessica said.
"Don't say that nonsense again. She isn't responsible for Isabella's death," Madam Yesenia cautioned her.
Oh I get it now. She is acting this way because she is grieving the death of her colleague and most likely friend, Isabella.
"How do you know she isn't the one who killed her? None of us were with them when Bella died. I am telling you this girl is responsible. She is a witch and murderer," the maid kept saying nonsense and accusing me wrongly.
"Out. Get out now!" Madam Yesenia ordered and Jessica reluctantly left the kitchen.
"I am sorry about that," Madam Yesenia apologized to me.
"It's alright, I understand. Grief can sometimes make one act abnormal and foolish," I said and she smiled.
"You should go to your room. I will take care of this," she said and I thanked her and left for my room.
Things are getting quite crazy around here. Why does it seem that everyone is after me? Gosh. I need a break.
"I told you it would be foolish to try to escape." A voice brought me out of my thoughts in the hallway.
Paying attention to my surroundings I saw it was Kyle.
"Yes you did," I said with an amusing smile.
"And now the bad man Eden wants you punished," he said and I was taken aback by his statement.
"I don't think you should be calling him bad man,' I said softly.
"But he is. He is a bad man. Do you know I caught him having sex with one of the maids in the kitchen last night?" He said and I was so shocked.
"What?"
"Yes. I almost got crucified by him if not for Marcel who saved me but please don't tell anyone. Promise?"
"Yeah I promise," I said but what he said about Eden having sex with a maid was still ringing in my head.
Who is the maid???
"Want to play a game?" He asked bringing me out of my thoughts
"What?"
"A game. Want to play?" He repeated.
"Sure."
"Then come," he said, then ran.
"Hey, wait up." I ran after him....
★
"..I do not want the repeat of this again. You can leave now," Marcel dismisses Eden and Eden angrily marches to his room.
"Fuck!" Eden cursed angrily, punching the wall of his room.
"What's wrong, babe?" His girlfriend Jane asked concernedly.
"Marcel. He keeps treating me like a kid. We are supposed to be brothers but sometimes it feels like it's only in my head. I am the only one who considers him as a brother while he sees me like one of his men he can order around," Eden said angrily.
"What exactly did he do?" Jane asked.
"Can you believe he is cautioning me regarding the way I treat that murderous girl? Don't I have the right to punish her the way I see fit as his brother??" Eden said.
"You do but why are you taking this thing with Ella too personal. Did she offend you apart from this or is there something I am missing here?" Jane asked.
★
I finally caught up to Kyle but we had ended up in something like a game room. It felt like a whole new world actually..
Wow! I never knew something like this was in the mansion. There were both console games like Playstation and Xbox and actual physical games like snooker board and ping pong table and all sorts of games.
"How do you know about this place?" I asked in amazement.
"I stumbled upon it one day when I was feeling bored and decided to tour the mansion," he narrated.
"So cool."
"So which game would you like to play?" He asked and I looked around.
"What's that?" I asked as something caught my attention.
"That's a Mega Quest headset for virtual games," Kyle explained.
"It looks beautiful," I said, admiring it.
"Come on let's try it," he said and he took two of the headset and handed one to me.
"Go on, put it on," he instructed but I didn't really know how to, so he came and helped me with it.
Wow!
I was amazed at the things I saw.