Robin and Lira also finished their graduation and left the gym almost at the same time.
“Hi! Lira, where are you going to celebrate with your family?” Robin asked.
“Ahm! We will not celebrate Robin anymore, because they will go home to the province tomorrow.”” Lira replied.
“Oh! Is that so, aren’t you going on vacation with them? ”
“Maybe next time I’ll take care of something else so I can apply for a job soon.”
“Ah! If that so, why don’t you just apply to our company?” Robin’s offer to Lira.
” Seriously? That’s a good idea.
“Oh! Robin, who’s that girl?” hands, Abigail asked.
“I’m sorry Abigail, she’s Lira, my schoolmate. She is my cousin Abigail. Smiling, Robin introduced himself.
I was pulled by a thorn thought the girl was his girlfriend because they looked like lovers because the woman was very close to him.
“Nice to meet you, Abigail.” I smiled as I raised my hand to shake in case she didn’t accept that.
“Okay! Nice to meet you, too. Let’s go. Uncle, Robin, aunt, and uncle, and daddy are waiting for you.” That’s all Abigail said.
“Okay, we have to go, Lira. Think about what I told you. You have my number. Just call me. ”
~~~
The next day…
Lira took her parents to the bus station to the province. She was on her way home when a man became interested in picking up the necklace she was wearing. She was just shocked and could not keep quiet because she was so scared. She saw that a grumpy man had chased the thief. The man ran fast to chase the thief. He chased after it and immediately gave Lira’s necklace.
“Thank you for recovering my necklace from the thief.”
“That’s okay Miss, next time don’t wear jewelry when you’re outside because there are a lot of thieves here, they’ll just sell it and then buy drugs.” The man answered.
“Thanks for the reminder. I forgot earlier because I was in a hurry to take my parents by bus to the province. What’s your name? Lira asked.
“Just call me Amer, go ahead and I’ll do something else.”
“Just a minute. How can I get you back to thank you?”
“Don’t think about it. Maybe the day will come when you will be the one to help me. Maybe, and then you will pay me. Go home because there are a lot of crazy people here.” Maybe, said Amer.
I just left because that’s what the man said. I wondered how I could thank him.
Lira has already arrived at the boarding house. She wonders if she will accept Robin’s offer for her job. She could think of no one else to help her parents.
~~~
Robin and her parents have arrived in the province. Gilbert immediately prepared a nice dinner for his son.
They prepared Nanny Maria and Naneth for their bosses. They cooked a lot because that was the order of their male boss.
“Naneth, our boss is preparing dinner because his wife and his son came from Manila.”
“Okay Nanny Maria, what should I do?” Naneth replied.
“It’s up to you to prepare the table. You? Have already known how to set up the table, don’t you?”
“Yes, I know. All right, I’ll get ready. ”
Naneth had already prepared the dishes on the table. Her male boss came.
“Naneth, what’s the news? Have you checked up yet?”
“Not yet, sir, because your staff only gave me half of my salary because my uncle took half. He said I would pay my uncle’s debt. Why is that, sir? I don’t owe that.” Naneth said sadly.
“Is that so? I told my staff to just leave your uncle alone and not give him your salary,” Gilbert replied.
“Dad, what’s going on here?”
“Ah! No, Robin, I just talked to Naneth. Ah, she is our new helper, she will be Nanny Maria’s helper, she will be with us for one year.” His father answered.
“Ah! Is that so!” first. Robin looked at Naneth. He felt strange when he first saw Naneth.
“Ah! All right, sir, I’ll leave first.” I’ll just help Nanny Maria.”, but As Naneth was leaving, Robin was still staring at her.
“Dad, how old is Naneth?” Robin asked.
“I know she will be eighteen next month”
“Oh! We are only three years apart. ”
“Why did you ask, son? You are very curious about Naneth. ”
“Never mind dad, I just asked,” Robin replied.
~~~
Natasha was asleep on the sofa, but she dreamed about a child crying as he left her. She wanted the child to come back, but she was hit by a motorcycle and she shouted.
“Honey, what happened to you. You must have had a bad dream. You are sweating a lot.”
“I don’t know, honey, why a crying child suddenly came into my dream and I dreamed of her almost every night. I don’t know what that dream means.” Scared, Natasha said.
“I also don’t know the reason honey, maybe you’re just too tired so you dreamed like that.” His wife Louie replied.
“Maybe you and Abigail just arrived from Robin’s graduation? I’m sorry I didn’t go with you because I’d rather say yes to Aurora first.
“It’s okay, Robin understands. I’ve already explained to him. Maybe on my sister’s birthday if it’s Neva,” we can go there with them. ”
“Of course,. why can’t you let me reserve that day. What have you eaten? I will prepare food for you.
“It’s okay honey, Abigail and I are still full. Just go to the room to rest.”
Natasha had entered the room when suddenly, Robin received” an unknown number called Louie.
“Hello, who is this?” the person on the other line did not answer. It was just listening to him.
“Hey, whoever you are, please don’t call me. You are disturbing! ” said Louie again.
He only heard a woman’s voice crying. He was suddenly nervous about who was on the other line, so he just hung up the call. He immediately went up to their room. Natasha noticed him he looks so tense.
“Honey, what’s wrong! Why do you look so pale that you have seen a ghost? ”
“Never mind Honey, go to sleep,” Louie replied.
Louie could not sleep well because of a woman who called him. Who could that woman be? What was his role in Louie’s life?
~~~
While Naneth’s bosses were eating, they stood on the side so that if they had an order, they could be called quickly.
“Gilbert, who is that girl?” asked his wife Neva.
“Ah! Naneth, our new assistant. She has been with us for only one year. ”
“Oh! But why didn’t you even once mention to me we have a new assistant?
“I’m sorry Neva, I think I’ve lost a lot of office work in my mind to tell you about our new assistant.”
“All right, but he’s too young to look to work as a maid. Come on, sister! Naneth approached her.
“How old are you?” Neva asked. “I’ll be eighteen next month,” Neva replied.
“Oh! You know, I can see in your eyes that you are a brave woman and you seem to have a dark past. ”
Naneth was surprised how she could read my mind, and? Why how she knew I had a dark past. That was what she had in mind.
“Yes, sister! Are you listening to me? Why are you stunned? I’m asking you, who puts you in here? Neva asked.
Naneth could not answer directly, because she did not want her employers to know that her right uncle had sold her except to her male employer.
“Mom, please let Naneth go first if she doesn’t want to talk. Unfortunately, her eyes are already red as if she’s going to cry.” Robin’s defense.
“Oh! Okay, maybe some other day just Naneth. Go back to your work. ”
Fortunately, Robin defended her, so she was relieved.
~~~
Roel called his staff to see if they had any news about Naneth. But he was still disappointed. One of his men came from outside.
“Oh! Amer, what happened to you? Why do you have a bruise? ”
“It’s not boss, I just helped a woman. Because her necklace was snatched so I chased the thief. ”
“Is it that good you didn’t perish? Please treat your bruise. There is a block of ice in the refrigerator first. ”
Amer, Roel’s staff he trusted for almost a few years. Amer was loyal to Roel because Roel helped him when he was wandering the streets.
“Amer, I would like to ask you something. Know if only you can help me. Can you find this child? Roel showed Naneth’s picture.
“Who is the boss?” Amer asked in astonishment.
“I just met this girl on the street who was selling wrapped cases one time that I would have bought from her. I can no longer see her. Her acquaintances there said that this child had been missing for more than a year.” Roel said sadly.
“Is that so? What did the police say? Is there any news? I’m sorry boss, I hope child is not dead.
“Hey! I hope not. I am still confident that I will see that child. ”
“I hope I can find her. All right, I’ll do everything I can just to see her so you don’t have to worry. Can I ask the boss? Why are you so interested in seeing this child? What is your connection to her? Amer asked.
“We don’t have a connection. I’m relieved with her.”
“Okay, don’t worry, I’ll look for her starting tomorrow.”
~~~
Naneth goes to the stable. She feeds them. She was startled when there was a whisper in her ear.
“Hi, Naneth! Let’s wake up in the morning. ”
“Oh horse, what is that, sir? You’re surprising.” Shocked, Naneth said.
“Haha! It’s an actual horse, it’s okay, it’s handsome.” Smiling, Robin said.
“Yes sir, I wake up early because I’m feeding the horses.”
“Your diligence. I hope all women like you are hardworking.” Robin’s phone suddenly rang. He stepped away from a little and answered the call.
Naneth heard Robin mention the name Lira. She wondered who Lira was talking to, Robin? Maybe her cousin Lira, but she also thought he and Lira couldn’t meet.
“Hello, Lira! Have you thought about my offer to you?” Robin asked.
“Is it okay if you give me another week?
“Sure, take your time as long as you just call me when you’ve decided.”
Robin forgot to hang up Lira’s call to him. He talked to Naneth. Lira heard that. She felt jealous again. She didn’t know why she felt that way. She just turned off the phone because she didn’t want to hear what Robin and Naneth were talking about anymore.
“Naneth, I heard you and Sir Robin laughing. Can you not be too close to sir Robin because I’m sure sir Gilbert will scold you, you know our boss is just concerned about that.” Note by Nanny Maria.
“Okay, Nanny Maria. I’m sorry, I know my limitations as a maid. ”
“All right, finish your other work.”
Will Robin fall in love with Naneth?