Schemes

*Knock, Knock*

"Come in" Someone called out from behind the door with an angry tone. I stepped in after the head maid and saw the parents, Eva and a woman all gathered inside.

Mr. Quinn sat on his seat and without looking at me snarled out

"Explain what happened"

"Yes Sir" The woman who I found out to be the maid I met when I first came here replied

"Young Miss's Jewellery was found in Miss Teirrah's room," She stated, holding out an Indian Pink coloured pendant that was shaped in a reverse teardrop.

"How could you Teirrah, After all we have done for you. We have provided for you and yet you dare steal from our daughter. Is this what all your training has amounted to. To be a THIEF" Mrs. Quinn raged out with the corners of her mouth pointed downwards.

"If you wanted it you should have just asked Teirrah, Why did you have to steal the first thing that my parents gave to me" Eva cried out with a tiny little detail that just seemed to fuel the anger of her parents.

I saw the maid trying to hold back a smirk and chuckled out.

"You are laughing" Mr. Quinn banged the table and stood up with his finger pointed out in my direction. "You actually have the audacity to laugh at this point" He bellowed out with his nostrils flared outwards.

"Why shouldn't I laugh. I am laughing at how easily you believed a maid over someone you had raised for seventeen years. Is this how you see me" I rebutted while squeezing out some fake tears which came out a lot easier than I thought.

"What do you mean by that? The pendant was found in your room by your mother"

"Oh really. And who led her there" I refuted, bringing out my phone.

-Thank you Technology. I certainly needed you with the number of times I was framed in the past-

"Miss Teirrah, I believe it is better to admit and apologize than to keep denying" The maid explained with a slightly panicked look.

"Shut up, You are not to speak unless spoken to," I said with a look in her direction.

"You know, recently I have been interested in cameras and decided on placing some in my room, and you would never guess who I saw sneaking into my room when I was at school even after I locked it," I said switching my phone on and clicking play on the video.

"What..." The maid said in full-blown panic mode.

"Shut up," The head maid shouted

The video showed exactly what happened. We all saw the maid sneaking in and placing the jewelry under my bed. She had even stolen some of my jewelry from my makeup table. We saw how her mouth titled up in a wide smile, and how she raised her heels as she quietly trod out the door.

"Forgive me, Masters. I needed the money" She cried out with her eyes with tears welling up her eyes.

-Well, she was quick to accept, I expected her to say I told her to do it. It wouldn't be the first time someone used that method on me-

*Slap*

"How dare you try and trick your employers, Claudia, drag her out of here" Mrs. Quinn voiced out towards the head maid.

"I don't want to hear a word of this get out. If it does, People are going to be losing their jobs"

"Yes, Sir" The head maid then dragged a crying woman out and shut the door.

"We have wronged you," Mrs. Quinn kept her voice quiet with an apologetic look on her face

"Your allowance will be increased, and a new dress will be delivered to you for tomorrow. Go and take some rest today. We will make sure that she can never have a Job in this city ever again" Mr. Quinn turned in my direction.

"Instead of a dress, I would like for the servants to be informed that they need my permission before they are allowed to assess my room"

"Of course. I will inform Claudia of your wishes. And don't worry, the dress will also be sent to you"

"Wait, you weren't the one who stole it" Eva voiced out confused

"I wasn't, do you want me to?" I replied with a chuckle to her dumb question, only because the look on her face was amusing.

"But she said..." Eva fidgeted

"Ok, that is enough. Let's not spoil our day. Teirrah you are excused now" Mr. Quinn said

I walked out, closed the door, and laid my back on it.

-The event that devastated my character was so easily bypassed that it seemed like a joke. The plot never revealed to its characters that it was the maid that framed her, and everyone ended up labeling her as a thief who is jealous of her sister's things. They never even gave her the benefit of doubt in the plot, They had hammered down on her like a criminal and sentenced her only with the words of a stranger. Was this how a family was supposed to be like, or was it just because the worlds I have lived in originated from a book -

-Well, at least I got money out of it-

Because I was in my thoughts, I didn't realize that a tear had escaped my eyes.

"Ahh, There is no need to pretend now, so no more tears," I thought wiping my face.

*Behind the scenes 1*

Don't cry… Please

*Behind the scenes 2*

I paced around my room as I thought of what just happened

"Why is it so different from what she said"

"Is she not the Villainess?" I thought out loud.

"She is" A voice replied. Immediately I explained. "I did not mean to doubt you, Miss"

"I understand. She is acting differently but doesn't worry it will all be fixed soon"

I trusted her after all she was the one who always directed me.

"Soon you will have Aron and your place as the Blessed One. You have to"

*Behind the scenes 3*

"Please plead on my behalf, Head Maid. I have debts. And You never even liked her in the first place" I heard Polina voice out in tears

"It seems that that slap wasn't enough for you. Ah, never mind. Throw her out and make sure you keep her mouth shut" I said wrinkling my nose

"Yes Madam"

"NOOOOOOOOO" I heard a scream as I walked away from the backyard. I shouldn't have been so quick to judge.

"Tell everyone to treat young miss Teirrah with respect from now on and if I catch anyone being rude to her, you will have to find a new employer" I addressed the servants gathered together.

"Yes Head Maid"