" Hi, I'm Janet, Mr. Luca's assistant." The lady introduced herself.
" Oh! Ok, please how may I help you?" Pearl asked politely.
"Mr Luca forgot an important file in his room earlier this morning, and I'm here to pick it up," Janet explained.
" Ok, but Mr. Luca hasn't called me to inform me that someone will be coming over to the house to pick up a file for him," Pearl said sharply.
" Really? Does he have to call you before you let me in? If I'm not his assistant, do you think his guards will let me in? Have you thought about that at all?" Janet asked firmly.
" Well, the guards acknowledge that but I don't. Mr. Luca, have to give me the go-ahead to let you in before you can come in." Pearl said firmly.
" Oh my God! Who's this lady? Where's the former cleaner by the way?" Janet asked as he dialled Luca's number.
" Well, just so you know, she's my mum. She had an accident two days ago, so I'm filling up for her." Pearl said.
" So Catherine is your mum? How come you both are different?" Janet asked, still dialling Luca's number, but he was not answering the call.
" So because she's my mum, I must be like her. I don't know why everyone believes that a daughter must be like the mother." Pearl said, shaking her head.
" Like mother, like daughter I guess..... C'mon, he's picking; why not just let me go into his room and pick this file? You can come with me if you want." Janet suggested
" Ok then, let's go," Pearl said, and moved aside for her to come in.
" Let's go," Janet said as she entered the house.
She led the way, and Pearl followed. Soon, they got into Luca's room, and the file Janet came to pick was actually on the bed. She picked up the file and left the room. They both went downstairs, Pearl opened the door for her to leave;
" Extend my regards to Miss Catherine," Janet said as she walked out of the house.
" Ok, I will," Pearl said, nodding her head, and shut the door.
She went back to continue with her chores.
Soon, Pearl's time was up, she was about to take her leave when Luca entered;
" Are you mad? Have you lost it? Who do you think you are?" Luca asked furiously as he entered the house.
" Are you talking to me, or are you on a call?" Pearl asked, looking confused.
" I'm talking to you, idiot!" Luca yelled.
" What! What have I done? Are you always like this? Because I don't get it." Pearl said, looking confused.
" How dare you refuse to let my assistant when she came to the house this morning?" Luca asked angrily.
" Oh that, but I later let her in, so what's this outburst about?" Pearl asked firmly.
" What gave you the guts to stop her from coming in, in the first place? Does this place look like your father's house? What am I even saying? You don't have one anyways, and I doubt if he has a house of his own, not to talk of a house as mighty and beautiful as this." Luca said rudely.
" Well, I don't blame you; I told you my story; I should have known that I was shooting myself in the leg when I told you that piece of information. Anyways, just so you know, I was doing my job; you didn't tell or call me that someone was coming to the house, so that was the reason why I didn't let her in." Pearl explained.
" This is my house, my house, my rules. Anyone that can pass through that gate, is a friend to me, ok? My guards wouldn't open my gate for a stranger, so get that into your stinky brain." Luca said firmly
" Ok sir, my time is up. I was about to leave before you came in. Goodbye!" Pearl said and began to walk towards the door.
" And where the hell do you think you're going to? You don't walk out on me while I'm talking!" Luca yelled.
" Well, my time is up, so end of discussion. You can as well continue from where you stopped tomorrow since you have the strength to argue, and yell." Pearl said, without looking back.
" Are you talking to me? How dare you speak to me in this manner?" Luca yelled.
Pearl opened the door, and bumped into someone;
"Ouch!" She shouted as the guy mistakenly hit her elbow.
" Who are you? Can't you watch where you're going?" She yelled at him
" I should be the one saying that not you, you know? It's obvious that you angry, so you were the one not watching where you were going. Anyways, I'll be the bigger person here, and say sorry since I hit your elbow." The guy said.
" Can you imagine, this fool? Telling me he should be the one saying that and not me. It's obvious that you're his friend; birds of the same feathers, they say, flock together, so I'm not surprised. Get out of my way!" Pearl yelled and brushed him aside.
" You're so rude, and you stink too. Get the hell out of here, I don't even know what your type is doing here. Who even let you in, in the first place? Psychopath!" The guy yelled and entered the house.
Pearl didn't respond; she got to the gate, one of the guards opened the door for her, and she left.
" Dude, who's that bitch that just left?" The guy asked as he entered the house.
That was Williams, Luca's best friend. He came to visit, but Pearl had already ruined the visit. He was Luca's opposite; he was a cool guy, and he was nice to Catherine and the rest of the former cleaners who had worked with Luca. He was the only one advising Luca to be nice to people, but Luca wouldn't listen to him. Don't judge him by what just happened, Pearl stepped on his nerve by transferring aggression on him. Williams was a cool guy, a very easygoing person.
" You witnessed that too, right?" Luca said angrily.
" That girl is rude, who's she?" Williams asked, still angry.
" Well, she's Catherine's daughter," Luca said and looked away.
" What! That rude being, Catherine's daughter? No, that's not possible, she's her mother's opposite. How can that kind of person be the daughter of a peaceful and respectful woman? I thought they said an apple doesn't fall far from the tree. What happened in her case?" Williams asked, looking surprised.
Luca burst into laughter, and said;
" Dude, please don't start. You need to see your face right now, so you mean you also got your dose from her? I'm sorry guy, I guess she transferred the aggression on you."
" What aggression? What did you do to her?" Williams asked firmly.
" Please I don't want to… … … … … … …"
Suddenly, the door was pushed open, interrupting Luca.
" What? What do you want?" Luca yelled.