THE TRUTH (2)

LEO'S POV
" Sir, here is the pain reliever " I went to the fridge to take a bottle of water. I didn't like taking drug and I couldn't take one without water. I poured a large quantity of water into my mouth, before putting the pill, swallowing the water and the pill at once. My guard turned to leave "Go and get the cctv footage from the security room, I need to see who really poured the water." I said handling the bottle of water to him, he returned it back to the fridge before leaving.
I laid down on my bed trying to get a nap but I wasn't able to sleep. I forced myself to sleep for few minutes, but sleep was far from me at the moment, instead I kept on turning restlessly on the bed. I took out Clara's diary which was under my pillow and I continue reading from where I stopped. I was smiling as I read it, not until I was interrupted by a light knock on my door.
"Come in" I said, knowing fully well that it would be my body guard returning with the cctv footage. Although I wasn't looking towards the direction of the door, I heard the door creaked open but person didn't enter. This was definitely not my body guard, I was too tired to check who it was. I knew when the person entered but still stood at the door, I would have turned, but my back ache prevented me from doing so.
" What do you want? " I shouted in anger, from the person's behavior I could swear that it was a female, none of my guard behaves in such manner. " Aren't the whole workers in the torture room? What was this person doing here " I thought, getting ready to stand up in order to check who it was but the pain I was feeling was slowing me down.
" Hm..m sir, my n..ame i...s Clara" I sprang up from my bed immediately, ignoring the pain I was feeling at that moment , it felt like the pain has suddenly vanished. It was Clara, yes Clara the one whose diary I had been reading, the same Clara girl in my class. I was transfixed, I kept on staring at her, I couldn't believe who I was seeing in my room. I never imagined that a day would come when my classmate would be standing in my room, except Jack. She stiffened when she saw me, her eyes were wide open and her jaw dropped, from the look of things, she wasn't expecting to see me also. I didn't know what to say to her because she wasn't talking either, I noticed she had been crying.
She started screaming, wishing this was a dream which amazed me, did she hate me this much. All of a sudden she started slapping her self so hard, wishing she could wake up from this terrible dream, it was quite a funny scene. I was still speechless, I was wondering why she has never come into my room since she started working here, I was still lost in my thoughts when she finally spoke up. Her mood changed immediately, she was now acting like she didn't know me, talking to me like I was just her boss, which got me angry. She admitted to have poured the water, explaining how the water poured, she was on her kneels crying profusely. I believed her but I wanted to act tough. I couldn't help but think about how she ended up as a maid in my house, I was having mixed feelings.
" Who would have thought you would be a maid in my house, you petinacious girl" I bit my tongue when I realized I mistakenly said that aloud. I was sure she heard me because fresh tears rolled down her cheek again, her eyes had become red. I wanted to tell her to leave and that I was going to release the workers but I couldn't bring myself to say it, it was so difficult. I didn't know how to be nice and compassionate like Jack.
" Well, I don't believe you, not until I see the cctv footage " What did I just do? I wasn't supposed to talk about the cctv camera in the house, no worker knew about it only my security guards. It high time this Clara girl leave my room, she is making me say things I never wished to say and also making me feel strange.
"There was a cctv camera all this while? Why didn't you checked it before taking a decision to kill innocent people? " Her question irritated me, what right does she have to question me I frowned my face, giving her a deadly look and a harsh reply. I was still talking when my guard returned, he was with a disc and was about to hand it over to me but he stopped when he saw Clara, I informed him that she was aware the cctv footage and he gave it to me. It was confirmed that she was actually telling the truth, when the video was getting to the part where I fell down, I closed the lap top out of embarrassment. I instructed my guard to release the workers and he left to do as I had instructed immediately. I noticed she looked relieved although she was still sad, she turned to leave but I called her back. I felt like apologizing for the pain I made her go through but I couldn't.
"Where are you going to? " I asked her instead, she had a confused look on her face, that was an awkward question I asked . She said she was going to clean the hall way, I threatened her not to tell anyone about the cctv camera, instead of apologizing. I left her walking towards my bathroom.
When I noticed she has closed the door, I looked back just to be sure she wasn't there any longer. For few minutes, I stood inside the bathroom looking angrily at myself in the mirror, I hated the way I was treating Clara.
" I keep on sparing her, I keep on feeling pity for her. What is wrong with you Leo?" I whispered , biting my lip with my hand tightening into a fist. I was angry with myself for even thinking of apologizing to her, I wondered what I was turning into. I turned on the tap and washed my face, the water was cold and I liked the feeling it gave me so I bent my head to the tap level and allow the cold water run through my hair for few minutes. It felt really nice, I cleaned my hair with my towel while walking to my bed.
" Oh no" Clara's diary had been on my bed all this while, I just hope she didn't see it. "Damn what have I done?" I dropped the towel on my bed, picking up the diary. I tried to recall if she came close to my bed . " No, she didn't " I said inaudibly, placing my left hand on my waist. I dropped the diary back on my bed, exactly the same spot I had taken it from. I ran to the spot where Clara was standing and tried to check if I could see the diary but I didn't, I gave a shrug and walked back to my bed.
I was starting to get hungry, I looked at the clock to check the time, It was few minutes to nine. " What's stopping this maids from bringing my dinner? Do I have to call always?" I was starting to doze off, a knock on my door jolted me awake. " What the heck! Who is there? " I asked, It was the maids, they were just bringing my dinner. I had the urge to shout at them for bringing my food this late, but when I remembered that Clara might possibly be with them, I controlled my anger. "The door is open" I said getting up from my bed. They opened the door, entering one after the other until the last person entered and shut the door, Clara wasn't among them.
I let out my anger on the five maids that entered, warning them never to bring my dinner this late, they served my food and waited till I was done before leaving. I reeled while walking to my bed. Immediately I hit the bed, I slept off.