Chapter 27

The maid as scared as all the others, knelt behind her Matron and her daughter as they begged for their lives. The men, dressed in black, looking all frightful, told them to collaborate and everything was going to be okay.
"Where is your friend Georgia?", one of them interrogated and she got confused. Her mother joy understanding what was going on, turned to her daughter and asked whether her friend was in any trouble but Georgia said that she did not know.
" You do not know or you do not want to show us where she is?", another bombarded form behind.
Her mother yelling at her asking what was going on received a slap from the laser of the group, making her fall on the ground. Georgia got angry and rose to her feet asking then why they had to hurt her mother mad that she did not know where her friend was.
"Her uncle told me the other day that she had traveled out of town for an emergency, so who are you people, and why are you looking for her here rather than searching for her at her house?", she spoke out crying.
Georgia not recognizing who the men were and not even knowing why they were searching for her friend in her house, rushed back to her mother on the ground, wiping off the blood that was flowing from the side of her mouth, holding her head to her breast.
The men realizing that Crystal was not in the house, banged the door and went out of the house walking faster than a spirit.
" What was all that about?", Georgia's mother asked her but she was as lost as her mother not knowing why they were looking for crystal and why they had to come to her house.
"I am going to sue them for this", her mother said. Max was not aware that, because of what his men had done, he had just landed himself into more trouble and Georgia was more eager to get to the bottom of things now than ever and she was not going to stop until she uncovers what had happened to her friend.
Max's phone rang up and he immediately picked it up thinking that it was his men but it turned out that it was the minister who has been looking for him everywhere that was calling for him to come out.
Taking a deep breath and rolling his eyes on the ceiling, he picked up the call," Hello Mr. Taylor, I am afraid that I will have to leave as I have other marriages to officialize", he spoke out and Max begged him to stay as there is a little problem but that was going to be solved soon, the Minister hung up the call.
Rushing down the stairs to go keep up with him so that he will not leave, his phone rang out again, and throwing a glance at his phone, he noticed that it was his most trusted guard that was calling him.
Without hesitating, he picked up the call and asked,
"Have you found my niece and that traitor?".
His breath could be given attention to on the phone as he was very tense and could not control it. Letting out a profound sigh, the guard answered him with a no which made Max lose his temper screaming at the top of his voice.
Training courses on Crystal, he swore not to let the humiliation that she has made him face go unpunished.
The decorators, turning to look at the person who was screaming so much in anger, saw that it was their boss and the supervisor of the decorators, walked to him asking what the matter was, but Max turned in bitterness asking everyone in the house to get out.
The supervisor tried to can him down but he held her hand with fire in his eyes and yelled once more,
" You all should get out now".
In fear, they all started up to pack their stuff and their working equipment. He held his head like a mad man and his potbelly that was depicted under his shirt stocked in his cruiser, gave him the look of a chunk villain.
Max could not believe that something like that was happening to him and within seconds, his phone was ringing nonstop as his invitees came to be calling him all at the same time.
Feeling a headache that he had never felt before, he turned back to his stairs and climbed leading the way to his room and shutting the door behind him. He knew that he was in a very embarrassing situation so it was of no use that he shoulda lot himself again in front of them.
"You have the guts to do this to your uncle Crystal?", he said himself unfolding his tie and taking off his coat. He did not think of where his niece could be all he could think of was what to do to her when he finally sees her.
He had put his phone on silence so as not to listen to his phone ringing in disorder.
Gina was still sitting down and with all the fear that was covered in tiredness, she fell asleep by Crystal's bed without noticing. Opening her eyes, and feeling a bang on her back head, made her hold the place with her right hand while she struggles to get up.
" Where am I?", she asked turning to her right and noticing that Gina was sleeping by her. Looking around, she was familiar with that room as she has been there before and without further ado, she spoke out softly, it is Blazes room and she could identify it even in darkness.
Windering why Gina was sitting on the ground and sleeping and searching for Blaze as there was no sign of him in the room.
She stepped down of the bed taking a look at the bed and the night when she came to rob Blaze off came flashing before her eyes and with a sharp turn away from it so as not to think of that horrible night, she turned her back ad walked around the room as though she was expecting something strange to happen.
After several thoughts as she paraded the room, she went closer to Gina in an attempt to wake her up and reaching closer to her, she could not help but realize the tiredness on her face and the sacrifice that she had done for her.
"Wake up Gina", she said gently as she tapped her by the shoulder so as not to have an abrupt awakening.
Gina who had felt the soft hands of someone calling her name for her sleep opened her eyes unhurriedly, and catching sight of her mistress standing closer to her, she jumped up asking forgiveness for sleeping without her approval.
Crystal smiling at her extended her two hands to Gina and without saying further any word, she hugged her with tears running down her eyes as she said,
" Thank you, Gina".
Gina went all emotional about what was happening and with her eyes filled with tears too, she took up her hands and embraced Crystal saying that she was a good soul and needed to be saved from her wicked uncle whose sole aim was only to destroy her future for his selfish ambitions.
Pulling herself from Gina's arms, she told her not to worry as the person in whose house they were in, was not a friend of hers but was going to help them.
Gina smiled and let out,
"I know Ms. Crystal as I saw the way he was so worried about you, I could see in his eyes that he is dying of love for you".
Crystal looked at Gina and wondered what she was talking about and she went on with her words, telling Crystal how Blaze had remained there to watch over her and had asked his maids to prepare a room for them both.
" He is in love with you and you must be blind not to have noticed it yet ma'am", she concluded.
Taking her mistress's hands, she told her to go and meet him in his office, and Crystal wrenching her face in confusion interrogated how she knew that he will be there and she admitted that he had told her to call upon him as soon as she wakes up.
Crystal letting her hands out, walked away from Gina not knowing whether going to see him was the best thing to do as she had thought back to the many awful things that she had done to him before, and taking in a deep breath she raised a question,
"How will I face him?", her question fell into Gina's ears and she was lost as she did not know why she was sounding that way. Letting out a huge sigh, she asked Crystal whether she had ever hurt him in any way or was here something that she wanted to tell her that she was finding difficult to say.
Crystal playing with her fingers under the sleeve that was on the maid's gown that she was putting on, wore her innocent look, and Gina not wanting to push it harder than it was, told her not to bother as she will be the one to go tell Blaze that she was awake.
Speechless as to how to face him, she stood still and Gina walked to her saying that she was going to be fine. Crouching her down, she smiled at her and went out of the room to go talk to Blaze in his office.
Crystal was left alone in the room, thinking back to what had gone on to her and her gashes ran down her cheek without any control. She made an effort to stop them but the more she did, the further they flowed.
A few moments later, she heard the door unlocking as the handle bending over, let the door open and someone came inside the room. It was Blaze for sure and she knew it as Gina had gone to inform him that she was awake.
Raising her head with tears in her eyes, and her gaze meetings Blazes as he approached her slowly, she rose to her feet, walking towards him as well as she endeavored to move her lips in an attempt to apologize for what she had done to him, but Blaze calmed her down with a finger and taking her into his arms unexpectedly, he said,
" Just stay quiet this once Crystal".
Crystal's sentiment rose to its peak and without fighting back she hugged him right crying like a baby. Blaze caressed her hair letting out that she should not cry as he was there for him and no harm come her way.
Gina who was standing by the door, smiled out as she turned her back going to the room that the maid had shown her that was where she was going to be sleeping.
Crystals were just the other way and she was wowed by the size and comfort of her new room.
"This is too big for a maid", she spoke out touching the table and couch that were found inside.
Still hugging each other, Crystal felt good having to be higher so tightly as she had not had that kind of a feeling before. Crying so much, Blaze separated himself from her, asking what the matter was and why she was crying so much, but she could not speak up as a result of crying bitterly.
Her words were cut like a CD-ROM that was not in the position to function anymore and Blaze realizing this, told her not to bother as she could tell him what the matter was.
Holding her hands he said that he was there for her and he was equally happy to see her again. Her unconscious state had frightened him so much and he was eager to find out what had happened to her that might have made her pass out like that.
" Are you okay?", he inquired lifting one hand and taking off the hairs that were on her face and she nodded positively to his question.
Taking a look at her, he further asked hay she was dressed as a maid and Crystal begged him not to say anything about that as she was going to explain everything to him later and with a sad look she kept eye contact with him.
He told her to take her time as he was not in a hurry and without beating about the bush though with so much fear in her eyes and voice, she told Blaze that she has a request to make.
"What is it that you want me to do, just say it and I will do it", Blaze mumbled asking Crystal not to be scared of him.
Swallowing the lump of saliva that gave birth to a painful throat, she lowered her gaze and said,
" I want to ask whether you can let me and Gina stay here for some time till I sort myself out, and also I need a cell phone and a good lawyer", she spoke out.
Blaze feeling happy that she had decided to come to him in her troubled state, told her that her request was granted and added that if she needed something else she should say it.
Crystal was delighted to know that he was so nice and was willing to help her. Blaze looked at her with so many concerns in his mind but did not want to pester her with them as he wanted her to speak up when she is ready.
"I know that you have a lot of questions in your mind, but I promise you that I will answer all of them and I also want to tell you that I am not a bad person Blaze", she spoke up feeling guilty of all the things we had done as Blaze letting out a smile, said that he is aware of that and that is why he never called the police on her or even made an effort to take her to the men that she had robbed before.
" You have to go to your room and get a shower and after that, you can come downstairs with Gina so that we all can have our dinner", Blaze spoke out in a calm voice. Telling Crystal that one of his maids was going to show her to her room, he rose to his feet, extending him and to her and asking her to get up from the bed.
"Thanks for every time", she said while taking his hand.
Blaze smiled at her and told her not to mention, he called out on the maid that he had assigned to fix her room to come to show her the way leading to it. Crystal was glad to know that she could count on someone, though it was a person that she had hurt he was still willing to be of help to her.
The day had been a long one and Crystal had retired to her section, closing the door behind her and sauntering around the room, she loved the fragrance that was in there and the curtains as well as the decor.
The first time that she had set foot into that Mansion, she had no time to admire its beauty as she was on a mission to steal from its owner but today, she was there a refugee seeking shelter in that same house that she had come before but with a dirty motive.
Touching the flower that was placed in a vase that stood on the stable, she lowered her head, and with her face being the part to go closer to the flower to give way for her nostrils to inhale tee sweetness of its flavor, she breath in the smell of the flowers in the vase, feeling so happy and peaceful.
Just as she was still busy with the things in her new and temporal room, a knock went out on her door and she turned almost immediately that she had heard the sound, still having the souvenirs of what had happy to pass to her before in her own house.
" Who is there?", Crystal spoke out with an audible voice clear enough for even a baby to understand her and Gina identified herself.
She instantly went to get the door, asking whether there was any problem or if something had gone on but Gina catching a glimpse of the fear in her eyes and the trembling in her hands, went inside her room and told her not to be afraid as there was no problem.
Crystal could notice that she was holding something in her hands in plastic bags so she raised a question wanting to know what there were and Gina letting out a smile, told her that they were outfits that were brought and the maid had handed them over to her to give to her Mistress.
Crystal took them and opened the bags, she saw some clothes and slippers that she could use while staying there. Telling Gina to get hers so as not to remain in the main dress, she said that hers was already been given to her.
"I wonder how he did it, but all these are our sizes Ms. Crystal", Gina said. Crystal constructed her to go take her bath and get changed, Gina smiled at her and left the room for hers and Crystal keyed the door again.
"Thank you Blaze for your kindness", she said with tears in her eyes. It has been a long and sad day and all she yearned for was to close her eyes and wake you know that all this is a dream.
Making her into the bathroom, she entered and looking around, she smiled at how clean and beautiful it was