SIXTEEN

Kamilla Lopez

I get out of the car and look at the lavish monument that Nick calls home, start my steps to the Entrance Hall and head to the servants' quarters, step through the door and put my purse on a chair. Then I went to the kitchen to tell Morgana that I had just arrived. In the morning, I will help some employees in the kitchen until Erick arrives from school.

— Good morning. — Greetings to the others in the kitchen.

— Good morning, López. — the employees together with Morgana answered my greeting.

— You're very punctual. — Morgana says as she approaches me.

— Punctuality is responsibility and commitment.

— I agree, are you ready for your first night here?

A nervous smile inhabited my lips, I didn't understand what she meant, I don't remember talking to Nick about sleeping at his house today, he just warned me that there would be days when I would need to sleep.

— First night?

— Yes, today you sleep here.

— But... I didn't get any...

— I sent you a message this morning.

— Heavens...— I muttered.

— Do you need the driver to pick up your things or...

— No, I'll ask a friend to bring me clothes for me.

— Okay then.

I hurriedly went back to the servants' room taking my cell phone out of my bag, as soon as the screen lit up I saw Morgana's notification. I unlocked the screen and went straight through the calls calling Bianca.

— What's the scolding?

— Do I need you to bring me a few items of clothing after work at work?

— Something happened? Has your period arrived?

— No... The housekeeper just let me know that tonight I'll have to sleep here at work, she sent me a notification, but I didn't see the message.

— Oh! So does that mean you're sleeping over at Nick Ross' house?

— Yeah, I think so. Can you do this favor for me?

— I'll do even more.

Leaving me suspicious of her last words, she ended the call. I left the room and went to Morgana, informing her that soon Bianca would bring my clothes, she agreed and told the head of security who takes care of the entrance to the property. Later, I was in the entrance hall waiting for Erick to arrive from school, the gates were opened, and the Van soon passed, the vehicle is stopped, and the little man goes down the small stairs, when he sees me, he opens a huge smile coming towards me.

— Good morning, mom.

— Good morning, Eric.

I see that his colleagues were looking at us, Erick turned to him and said:

— See? It's my mom.

I was in shock at that moment, I realized that Erick had mentioned to his colleagues that he had a mother, I question his attitudes for considering me something so important in his life, it is evident that he misses having a mother, I know it is difficult, after all I am an orphan.

— And truth? — a child asked.

— Yes. I replied with a nervous smile on my lips.

The Van left the property, Erick and I passed through the entrance hall and went to his room, as soon as we opened the door he deposited his backpack on a chair and walked towards the bed, I watched the scene and waited for him to do it to finally scold you. When he was about to lie down on the bed, I caught his attention

— What do you think you're doing?

— Uh, lie in my bed?

I sighed and pointed to the bathroom.

— Bath, now!

He lowered his head and walked towards the bathroom, got rid of his clothes and shoes, I helped him take a shower. After finishing, I separated an outfit for him, and finally we went down the stairs, it was lunchtime. We ate in the kitchen with the rest of the staff, Erick was the only one who talked and talked without the slightest pause, the other staff like me listened to him talking about the day at school. After lunch was over we went back to the room, there I helped him with his school activities and then released him to spend the afternoon at the pool

As I watched him jump over the water, he often called me to join him, but how would he tell a 5— year— old child that he doesn't know how to swim? While here, sitting on a bench watching himself swim madly in that huge and deep pool. The hours pass and the sun touches the horizon saying goodbye to another day, Erick leaves the pool and goes directly to the room starting his shower, meanwhile, I go to the servants' room and take my device, I see the notice of Bianca informing that she was already close to Nick's property, I headed to the entrance hall and watched her park the car and get out of it.

— Wow! She exclaimed as she scanned the property with her eyes. — You are very lucky that I am your friend.

— Very smug.

— It is the truth.

— It's my things, where are they?

— About that, well.... Dona Carolina wasn't at home, so I had to do something about it.

— That way?

She approaches the door of the backseat and takes a bag with the name of a store, she hands it to me and I take it, I open the bag and see lingerie, fine nightgowns and a long flowered dress.

— That way, it was either that or you'd run out of clothes.

— These aren't parts, they're pieces of cloth.

I realize that I had extended a pair of lace panties, just when a security guard walked by and looked at us, I was embarrassed.

— I should have bought a bigger one.

— I'm sorry, the store didn't have those diapers you like to wear.

The security guard who had seen the panties approached us, while Bianca was embarrassed, she looked at him with a twinkle in her eyes.

— Wow, the pressure dropped here... — he pretended to faint.

Before she fell, the security guard quickly suspended her, while she was in the security guard's arms, Bianca gave me a smile full of militia and closed her eyes again. I opened her car door and asked him to lay her down.

— Want me to call a doctor?— she asked.

— No need, thank you.

As soon as he walked away I hit her hard in the face, quickly she opened her eyes and looked at me with a pained expression.

— It fucking hurt!

— But I didn't.

Bianca got out of the vehicle and looked one last time at the security guard.

— Did you see his body?— What man...

— You are impossible, Bianca.

— Did you hear his voice?— What a voice... — she bites her lower lip.

I grinned to see her all euphoric for security, then I opened the driver's side door and let her in.

— I need to go back to work.

— Okay, see you later, Mom.