THE FALL

LEO'S POV
I waited patiently for the arrival of my food, I remembered Clara's diary and continued reading. I smiled when I read that her favourite food was spaghetti, and it was the only dish she could prepare well. I thought of going to have my bath before eating, but I changed my mind because I was so engrossed in reading the diary, and I didn't want to stop. I decided to eat before bathing, then I could have a nap and wake up later in order to attend the meeting I had by 10:00pm. Someone knocked softly on my door, I could barely hear it.
"Come in" I said with my eyes still fixed on the diary. The maid brought in my food, she gently placed on the table before leaving. I was reading the part where she said, bullying was a criminal offense to her and that she never let anyone bully her, no matter who the person was, I couldn't stop the laughter that forced itself out of my mouth. " Ohh shit, my food" I kept the diary under my pillow and went to eat, my food had become warm, it wasn't hot anymore just as I use like it. " All thanks to this diary, my food is no longer hot" I let out a sigh.
I managed to eat few spoons leaving big quantity of leftover, because I wasn't enjoying it. I removed my cloth, heading to the bathroom, I needed a cool shower to enable me sleep. I opened the bathroom door and the first thing I noticed was a mop beside my bathtub, which wasn't were it ought to be. I took it and kept it in its right place, the bathroom rigged of detergent soap. The smell of the soap filled the air, overpowering the air freshener. I had warned them about using excess soap when cleaning my things, I didn't like the smell, it was choking. I was about to leave when I noticed ny trash can hadn't been washed, I became mad. In all, the bathroom wasn't cleaned to my satisfaction, I demanded to see the maids that had cleaned my room. I hurriedly put on my shorts before they got here. They entered my room one after the other, lining up horizontally, they were about six.
" Who cleaned my bathroom?" I asked as they looked at each other, some of them where fidgeting with their finger which disgusted me. " Why can't someone talk? " I shouted.
"Sir, the three of them did" One of the maid said pointing at the maids who cleaned my bathroom.
"Did you die after talking? I asked her, she shook slowly looking on the floor.
" You would have been dead if you didn't talk " I said with disgust . " Now, I would spare you all today because you guys are new. Next time, I won't hesitate to blow up your brains" I said to them, sitting on the bed as I looked at them one after the other. I could recognize the maid who was entering the house with a girl putting on Royal height uniform. I was definitely going to ask her some questions, but I didn't know how to ask her, it might seem like I was stalker.
" Do you guys seriously don't know what to do? " I asked because they still stood there looking at me. I looked angrily at them for few seconds, but they still stood there.
" Start all over again now" I screamed getting up from my bed, they shrieked in fear, running out of my room hastily, while one of them ran into my bathroom to start cleaning, she was the maid with my school mate.
" You, come back " I said, she ran back to meet me, standing from a far distance. She was panting like she had just ran a hundred metres race " I saw you with a girl putting on a school uniform, who is she? " I asked her looking away, I ran my hand through my hair, taking in a deep breath.
" Yes sir, she is one of new maid, but she is still a student" She said scratching her head.
" Dumb ass, I know she is a student" I said looking at her face. " What is her name? "
" Clara"
" What!? Come again " I shouted, I just wanted to be sure that, I probably didn't hear her well.
" I said Clara, sir." She said paused for a while as I was still in shock, with my jaw dropped. " Sir please, it isn't what you are thinking. She is actually a scholarship student in Royal Height school, she ain't wealthy" She stood there for a while before turning to leave, since I wasn't talking again. I didn't even bother to call her back.
The other maids ran back into my room again with their cleaning equipment, they were so disorganized. I couldn't believe Clara was in my house all this while, it was a good time to punish her. In as much as I was happy that I was going to deal with her, I didn't want any of my classmates in my house. I walked to my bathroom inspecting what the maids were doing, but my mind wasn't at rest. I was curious to know if Clara was really in my house, the same Clara in my class whose diary I have been reading.
" No way" I mumbled, walking towards the window, my mind flashed back to the girl I saw waiting for a bus this morning. " I needed to be sure" I said, running back to the bathroom. I looked round to find the maid who I questioned earlier, she was washing the bathtub.
" You!" They all turned, looking at themselves one after the other. I looked at her with my eyebrows arched. she was pointing a finger at herself " Yes, you come over here" She rinsed her hand, and walked toward me with a confused face. " Where is Clara?" I asked her, with my two hands in my pocket.
"Sir, I don't know where she could possibly be at this moment, but I think she should be in the kitchen or"
" Enough " I interrupted her. " You can go" She went back immediately, fidgeting with her fingers while she walked. I jammed the door loudly walking to my reading table, I stood there with my two hands placed on the table, my mind was restless for reasons I wasn't able to figure out. " If she was the one, what difference does it make huh ? " I asked my self without getting any response from myself. I was dying out of curiosity, this was so unlike me. " I got up to find out if it is really her" I went to my wardrobe and took out a white shirt, although it wasn't what I was suppose to wear, I didn't have anytime, I just picked what I could lay my hands on. I removed the hanger before putting it on. I sprang out of the room hastily, running towards the stairs. When I got to the third step, I lost balance because the floor was slippery, I fell down tumbling down the stairs, still trying to regain balance, but I ended up hitting my back so hard on the floor with a loud thud. The white shirt I was wearing was now soaked with dirty, soapy water. I got up immediately, enduring the pains I was feeling all over my body, I didn't want anyone to see me on the floor, it would be a big disgrace. I looked round and noticed that someone poured water on the stairs, the whole step was wet.
" Did someone do this on purpose? " I asked raging in anger with my fist clutched, I was really mad. " WHO DID THIS!? I PROMISE YOU WOULD BE DEAD IN FEW MINUTES " I screamed loudly, in a way that every living thing in the building could hear.
Immediately doors were beginning to open, from different corner. Every one was coming out one after the other, looking scared. They all stood a far distance away from me, my body guard were all standing in front of the maids and the other workers, looking round for any suspect.
" I am going to ask for the last time who did this? " I said, taking in a deep breath, trying to calm down my nerves in every possible way. The fact that I wasn't getting any response annoyed me the more. " Since no one want to admit that he or she did this, I guess I will have to kill all of you one after the other until I find the culprit." They began whispering to her each other, some already crying, while I climbed the stairs heading to my room.
" Put them in the torture room" I instructed my guard, they were begging for their lives now, claiming they had no idea of the water on the staircase. I got into my room, removing my cloth immediately, heading to the bathroom. I was feeling irritated , I need a hard scrub on my body. While I was bathing, the reason I ran downstairs flashed into my head. " Where is clara? " I didn't see her downstairs, probably she isn't the Clara I had been thinking of.
The time had just clocked 5:30pm, I was just coming out from the bathroom and my eyes went straight to the clock, making me to take notice of the time. It was evening already and it was beginning to get dark. I had a meeting with my crew by 10 o'clock, but I was too tired and was feeling pain all over my body. I called my personal bodyguard to change the meeting date and also send a pain reliever to me.