FALSE ACCUSATIONS

CLARA'S POV
" Phew, that was close Clara. Innocent people almost died because of you" I soliloquise , hitting my chest gently while I walked slowly down the stairs. The fact that I got to know that Leo was my boss, was the greatest shock of my life. It kept on bothering me until I was about to open the kitchen door, then I remembered the people who I had sent to the torture room, because of my mistake. I became worried about what they were going to think of me, they would definitely be angry with me. I turned the door knob slowly in order to check if they were in the kitchen but the kitchen was deserted Instead. I stepped into the kitchen with my left foot, followed by right then I shut the door behind me. I looked round just to be sure that no one was in the kitchen, after I was convinced that I was the only living thing in the kitchen, I walked quickly to the second door that lead to the maids quarters. I needed to have a quick bath and a change of cloth. I opened the door and I stiffened unexpectedly, like I had just seen a ghost. The maids were at the door and were about to come into the kitchen, they had just been released. They looked horrible, their hairs were scattered, with their face swollen from the everlasting cries they had while in the torture room.
They let out a loud sigh, full of anger, pushing me as they entered one after the other until I fell on the floor. The last person to enter was Renata, she stopped walking when she saw me, instead she stared at me and shook her head in disappointment before walking past me.
" Renata, let me explain please, I never did it on purpose. It was a mistake, I swear why would " I was interrupted.
" Yes! A mistake that almost cost me my life huh. A mistake that almost got me raped?" Renata retorted loudly.
" What? Raped? " I was transfixed by what I just heard. Do they also rape girls in the torture room. " What have I gotten myself into? " I whispered placing my hands on my head. I ran my hand through my hair, as hot tears began to drop, maybe coming to work here was a very bad idea after all, no wonder their pay was high. " Renata, I never meant for any of this shit to happen. In fact I was the one that had to"
" That's enough Clara" I turned to see who just interrupted me, it was the woman who was standing in place for Mrs. Kate, I was yet to know her name. She walked in proudly with a smile on her cheek like she had just been given an award.
" Ma'am Lauretta, thank you so much for saving us, thank you" The were all thanking her for what she didn't do. I was the one begging Leo for about two hours on my kneels and she was no where to be found, all of a sudden she comes to play the hero." Ma'am Lauretta, thank you for saving us, we really appreciate and we owe you our lives. I don't know how you were able to convince the master but we are really grateful " Renata said to her, I was so confused about everything going on.
" It is fine girls, it wasn't difficult to convince the master though, but next time you all have to be careful, not everyone likes you. Some people want to see your downfall or they want you dead, while some want to take your place out of jealousy" I noticed the whole maids looking at me, including Renata. The wicked ma'am Lauretta was now seen as a hero without doing anything. I shook my head in disappointment and turned to leave.
" Clara, the next time you try to set up your fellow worker because of your interior motives, I promise you will have yourself to blame" Ma'am Lauretta said walking towards me, I was infuriated by what I just heard. She was clearly trying to make me seem like the bad person.
"What" I shouted in dismay. " It is not even like you did anything, you.." I received a resounding slap from her even before I could complete my sentence.
" What exactly do you mean by I didn't do anything? You see what I was talking about, she thinks saving your lives was nothing." I couldn't comprehend how ma'am Lauretta was able to twist the whole story, and the worst part was that all the maids believed her including Renata which hurts me more. I cried running to my room, I heard her calling me back but I didn't listen to her. When I got to my room, I sat on my bed crying profusely, missing my mum and sister.
I was regretting ever coming to work here, but I couldn't leave now. I needed the money badly, and I also didn't want to disappoint my mum. My phone began to ring, I checked who the caller was, it was my mum. I was so happy, I picked up my phone and was about to pick the call but I stopped. Instead I threw the phone back on the bed allowing it to ring until it stopped ringing. Mum was definitely going to notice that I wasn't fine through my voice, making her worried is the last thing I wanted. I laid on my bed with my eyes closed for some minutes, I was thinking about what the other maids were thinking of me, but I guess it was clear. They thought I was an opportunist, a wicked and heartless fellow, who wanted them dead and also wanting to take their place. I was a probably a murderer to them anyways.
I was thinking about how I was going to be treated, starting from today. They were going to start treating me badly, because I was now their number one rivalry all thanks to ma'am Lauretta , who has succeeded in filling their heads with detestable lies. After about an hour and half of lying on my bed, turning restlessly I became hungry. Renata came into the room to pick up something, I tried talking to her but she ignored me and walked out slamming the door loudly. I had my bath a decided to sleep, my stomach kept on making some strange noise, which forced me out of my bed. While I walked to the kitchen, I was getting stares from a lot of workers which was inconvenient.
I ignored them, pretending like I didn't even noticed their stares and gossips, if anyone is ready to know the truth, they should meet me instead. Renata was in the kitchen when I got there, she was eating while she talked with some maids and they were laughing boisterously but stopped immediately they noticed I entered. I walked to the pot to check if there was anything to eat.
" Renata, If I were you I'd cover my food before I get poisoned by someone here" They were all looking at me as I walked past them, they had this kind of mockery look on their faces. I felt so uncomfortable, at some point I became scared because they were looking like they would kill me if they were given the opportunity to. Unfortunately for me there was no food left, dinner had been served few minutes ago and I wasn't there.
Renata would always keep my food for me anytime I wasn't in the kitchen when the it was being served but she didn't this time, I guess she hate me now. I drank a glass of water before leaving the kitchen, just as I was about to open the door my eyes went to the trash can behind the door. I noticed that someone threw away some food, which must have probably been mine. I turned back to look at them, they were all smiling mischievously, I shook my head and left the kitchen.
When I got back to my room, I couldn't help but cry. I was frustrated about everything going on, I was still finding it difficult to believe everything I was going through now, and the worst part of everything was that, I didn't eat dinner because my food was thrown away by people who literally hate me now.
" Why am I so unfortunate and unlucky? Why must bad things happen to me always?" I couldn't help but feel I was destined to suffer in this way in this way, for the remaining days of my life. I forced myself to sleep but I wasn't able to due to the severe pain I was having because of hunger.
" Oh yes! Why did I even forget? " I hit my head with my hand as I remembered the provision my mum bought for me, in cases of what she called "Hunger emergency". I bent down and took out the bag which was under my bed. I open the bag and I saw different types of cereals in there along side with some milk, biscuits, chocolate, noodles . I was so happy and grateful to my mum for the provisions, I laughed out when I saw a plate, cup and spoon too.
" Mum I love you so much " It was as if my mum had see the future, like she knew a day like this would come. All thanks to my mum, I was able to eat this night, while I was eating the cereal, I kept on thinking of how my mum got the money to buy all this provisions and how she knew I was surely going to need it.
My mind flashed back to what the man in the bus said about a child not seeing what an adult see while sitting down, even if the child climbs the tallest tree.
" Hmmmmm, that was a proverb" I said nodding my head as I smiled . " It makes sense now" I had a reason to be happy this night before going to bed all thanks to my mum, even after the hectic, annoying and heart broken day I had.