Part 3

As I placed my hand on the doorknob, I was thrown back a few feet as I saw the door open effortlessly. My heart started pounding as I saw a cloud of smoke billowing through the fully opened portal.

Mother of God.. bless me..!"

Getting up with a pounding heart, I managed my trembling feet and entered the room, switched on the lights, and illuminated the room. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that the room, which had been covered in smoke for so long, was restored.

A large double bed was placed in the middle of the room, which was carpeted like the hall. It has a high canopy with black raised edges, shaped like a mountain. I sat on the corner of the comfortable couch covered with white sheets and started looking around the room. An oval-shaped, rather tall mirror was kept in one corner of the room, and apart from the ancient dresser, a fairly high stool on the right side of the couch, and a long shelf attached to the wall in front of the couch, there was only a table and a chair on the left side of the room.

I stepped towards the large window a little further from the table and looked for a moment at the distant city of Bologna. The city began to look very beautiful for this event, located on the top of the hill. The flickering traffic lights and the illuminated houses in the distance clearly indicated the busyness of Sankinar City. My attention, which had been focused on the city itself, was broken by that cold wave of wind that blew at once, accompanied by an unexplainable feeling of sadness. I immediately closed the window because I couldn't bear the coldness of the blisters.

"Remember that you have many responsibilities that you must fulfill."

I heard that lovely voice again, like before. I started looking for her, sending my eyes in all ten directions.

"Who are you? Why are you ordering me like this?"

I asked with quivering lips.

Along with a soft laugh, a lovely fragrance that went down through the nostrils spread throughout the room in an instant.

"Say... why are you commanding me like this...?"

I asked again and again.

She was careful not to raise her voice again, even though the smell was getting stronger.

What responsibilities does she mention? '

I whispered to myself.

'Is that about Ms. Serena? '

' No.. there must be something more here..'

'But what is that..?'

I was getting stuck again and again.

"Hmm...!"

In another few seconds, her smell and the sound of her laughter disappeared.

Although there were many things left to think about, they had to find out about Mrs. Serena first. Then, I quickly opened my cloth bag and started packing all the clothes inside the closet. I put the empty bag on the cupboard and the book cover was in the room

I went to Mrs. Serena's room as soon as I could put it on the empty table.

"Hold on a little."

Seeing Mrs. Serena reach for the glass of water on the stool just outside the couch, I quickly walked over to her.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Serena."

Feeling that I had neglected my duty, I looked at her with tearful eyes and brought the glass of water to her mouth. She took a few sips of water and started looking at my face. I gave her a soft smile and set the glass aside.

Suddenly, she took my hands and started kissing them.

"Mrs. Serena..."

I felt sorry for her.

It was written in her eyes that this life she was living apart from her children was a great pain. I know that none of us will be able to ease the pain in her heart, even if we have employed servants to take care of Mrs. Serena and these bungalows under the knowledge of the cousin named Michela. But I firmly believed that I should fulfill her responsibilities to the best of my ability.

About an hour later, I was able to feed Serena a few spoonful of soup. I fed her two pieces of apple for dessert and started giving her nighttime medicine properly.

"Good night to you."

After finishing all her activities, I prepared the blanket to cover her body. But she kept holding my right hand, preventing me from leaving.

"Need something?"

I asked, looking at her.

But at the same time, she shook her head and let go of my hands, indicating that she wanted nothing. I looked at her lovingly and started telling her my information for another moment. The brightness in those eyes clearly explained her willingness to engage in sex with me.

"Shall I go now..?"

When I asked, placing a hand on her head, she nodded her approval.

Since all her work was completed, she felt somewhat relieved. Somehow I came out of her event thirty-three minutes after eight o'clock.

I quickly went to the bathroom because I felt a strong need to get dressed and undressed since noon. In the face of the unbearable cold, I took a bath in the warm water without taking much time. I put on a long nightgown made of white cotton fabric and sewed it up to the waist. I went in front of the mirror in my room.

I combed my hip-length hair carefully and braided it into a single bun.

I got up in front of the mirror as the hunger felt endless due to the cold. But the sound was loud enough to stop my journey before I had gone three feet, at a moment when the whole sky began to roar loudly.