Chapter 12: Cunning old man

I got down from the car and went inside the mansion, its familiar rose flower scent welcomed me. "Welcome back Mrs Kelvin" The maids greeted me as I entered, they had lined up as usual to welcome me, I looked around the room and nodded in reply as I walked straight to my room. I went to the bathroom and had a long shower. While I showered I kept singing loudly because I didn't want to think about anything. When I was done bathing and dressed, I headed to the dining room. I hadn't bothered looking around earlier cause I assumed the old man was in.

I looked around as I entered the sitting room now but the old man wasn't in the living room. I walked around and went to the dining table but he wasn't there either.

" Nancy, how about Mr Asher?" I asked her wondering why he was nowhere to be seen.

"He's not back yet ma" came Nancy's reply. "Is he coming back today?" I inquired again.

" I don't know ma'am, well it's the weekend"I remembered when she said that it was Saturday and the old man was supposed to be home or anywhere other than work so why did he have he leave so early this morning? Or was he also working on Saturday? I was sitting down now and Nancy was dishing my food and another maid stood assisting her.

" Does Mr Asher work on Saturdays too?" I asked as I ate my food.

" No ma'am, he brings all the documents home on Friday." Nancy was a talker and seemed excited about the conversation.

The maid that assisted he6 stood there quietly, she didn't dare say a word or smile after I glared at her the other day.

" So how does he spend his Saturdays?" I didn't know why I was suddenly interested in how the old man spent his time. 'Well, maybe I could start by getting to know him a little more' I thought.

" Well, sometimes Mr Tommy comes around for the weekend and they do all this stuff with the computer..." At his, she motioned her fingers like she was typing on a keyboard. "Or they play video games with Mr Asher's secretary. Mr Tommy always comes with a very fine sports car each time he comes around, so they would both go out in it in the evening. And when Mr Tommy doesn't visit, Mr Asher stays in his room with his computer and goes out in the evening with the girls." I noticed was particularly excited when she talked about Mr Tommy.

" The girls?" I was pretending not to understand.

" I mean... You know.." Nancy was stammering now. Her expression was so hilarious and I couldn't hold my laughter and laughed. Nancy bowed her head shyly and I laughed even more. She didn't want to say the wrong thing I guessed.

" So Mr Tommy, who is he? You seemed excited talking about him" She blushed as I said this. I took a very good look at Nancy for the first time. She was a slender girl with an average height of about 5 feet 2 inches tall, she had big brown eyeballs, puffy lips and brown hair. She was a little older younger than I was but she was beautiful.

" Mr Tommy is Mr Asher's friend who lives in Paris. He comes by every once in a while. " Nancy explained.

" You seem to like this Mr Tommy." I had finished my food now and Nancy was clearing the table. I watched as she blushed and smiled. Who was this Mr Tommy Nancy was crushing on? It couldn't be that she liked older men, could it?

" Isn't he old Nancy? you like older men?" I asked with a smile.

Nancy laughed a little and apologized for being rude. I shook my head to tell her it was okay.

" My Tommy isn't as old as Mr Kelvin ma'am."

Nancy continued with her tales of Mr Kelvin and Mr Tommy, she would demonstrate as she went on with her story and soon I found myself laughing uncontrollably.

" Mr Tommy is really that mischievous?" I was bearly able to control my laughter.

"Yes ma'am, He spiked Mr Kelvin's soda and watched Mr Kelvin drink it. When Mr Kelvin had drank it was mumbling and saying things and laughing out loudly. Mr Tommy made a video of him and sent it to Ms Sofia before showing it to Mr Kelvin." Nancy was laughing as she said this and I couldn't help myself to imagine the old man drunk.

" What did the old man do?" I was really curious to know.

"Old man?" Nancy looked lost

"Oh I mean Mr Kelvin." I clarified with a little cough and Nancy smiled.

" Mr Kelvin chased him round the house to get the phone and couldn't. The next day Mr Kelvin replaced Mr Tommy's sugar with salt. "

" Cunning old man," I said between my laughter

" What ma'am? " Nancy asked

" I didn't say anything. Did Mr Tommy use the sugar?" I was catching my breath now.

" Mr Tommy added the salt to his coffee thinking it was sugar. Before he drank the coffee Mr Kelvin came up with a bet and they placed the bet on their cars, winner takes the other person's new sports car. They were both to drink their cup of coffee at the same time and see who finished up first. Mr Tommy loves to bet and hated losing but once he sipped the coffee he knew exactly what Mr Kelvin had done but he wouldn't spit it out, he drank up everything while Mr Kelvin sat down watching him with laughter." Nancy was laughing as she said this.

I had completely forgotten about my worries and was laughing happily now. ' Why on earth have I not bothered having a conversation with her before now?' I thought as I listened to her with a smile. I stayed in the living room with Nancy for about 2 hours before saying goodnight and going to my room.

It was Sunday the next day. I woke up early, bathed, dressed up and went to church with Nancy. I had taken a liken to Nancy and we had become friends. I told her she could call me Melissa or Lisa but she told me she wouldn't dare. It was hilarious though, I tried persuading her she could call me by my name when it was just the two of us but she only shook her head vehemently disagreeing.

" Am not just gonna be fired but be killed if Mr Asher found out. Even though he's nice to me I shouldn't cross my boundary."

" Mr Asher is good to you?" I was finding it hard to believe that a Cunning old man could be nice to anyone. Then I remembered how he took care of me the night I took milk. He was so gentle with me.

"Of course ma'am, I'd been wandering the street right now if Mr Asher hadn't saved me." She was smiling at a fond memory.

I watched her closely, she had a nice smile and I couldn't help but smile as well.

" What happened to you." I was curious, I wanted to know how the Cunning man help this young girl who seem to be so grateful. But she just shook her head telling me she would tell me another day. We branched to the grocery shop before going home.

When we got home the old man was still not back. Did he go to a brothel and slept there or to a hotel with some girl?

I didn't want to bother my brain, I was happy he wasn't home at least I didn't have to worry about him so I should be happy.