The Servant Girl's Gratitude

Mr. August stared at me, his lips moving as if he wanted to say something to me. And indeed, as I waited for an answer, Mr. August asked, "Do you want to be my servant?"

I didn't think twice and nodded my head slowly as an answer. However, Mr. August was not easy to read. A moment later, he said again, "There are already many servants here, I don't need you as an addition."Mr. August approached me with his intimidating face. I could feel his anger at my words. I could feel the tension in the air, and suddenly he said again, "Know your place."My body trembled at his words. A moment later, I tried to gather my courage to speak up. "I can do anything for you, sir. I can also be a spy and find the person who has been spreading rumors about you. Or, I can also clear your name by pretending to be your lover."I could feel the pressure from his gaze. Once, I had seen Mr. August touch a woman, and then he cleaned the part of his body that had just touched the woman. So, I thought he must hate women.Not wanting to be even more pressured by the atmosphere here, I spoke again, "Mr. August can use me, I can be a pretend woman for you."I had spoken several times, but Mr. August seemed to ignore my words. "Or ... later I can work to replace the money you lent me." I felt nervous every time I opened my mouth, while Mr. August remained silent in his silence.Suddenly my heart pounded faster, my feelings became even more chaotic, especially since Mr. August seemed very angry with my words. I swallowed my saliva several times until Mr. August continued his sentence. "Very well, you can be my servant."After that, he stared at me sharply and turned around. "Thank you, Mr. August. I am very grateful." My body almost jumped with joy to hear him answer. Luckily I could hold myself back and say thank you after hearing Mr. August's reply.Without realizing it, my hand was holding Mr. August's hand. My heart was so happy that I didn't realize that I had moved spontaneously and touched Mr. August. He immediately pulled his hand away and gave me a scary look again. "A servant should have manners."I fell silent and stopped acting stupid in front of Mr. August. He seemed unhappy with my attitude. In fact, the atmosphere was so strong that it made me feel pressured and truly become a servant of Mr. August. Not only that, a strange feeling appeared that made me goosebumps.Just after I felt that strong aura, Mr. August turned around and almost continued walking. But, I immediately asked him, "Mr. August, when can I get the money?"My voice stopped him again, he stood at the door with half of his body almost out of this room. For some reason, my heart always beats faster when Mr. August seems to dislike the sound of my voice in his ears. "Just wait."I was stunned by his answer. As I was about to speak again, I saw Mr. August had left and disappeared behind the door. It made me very anxious, I didn't know what he meant by his words. In fact, many bad thoughts crossed my mind right now."What if he's lying? Why am I so stupid and trust him? Especially since I've already made so many unreasonable offers for myself. It seems like I'm too bold with this decision of mine."My heart was restless, and I couldn't calm down while I was alone in the room. My legs were already strong enough to support my body, and I could even stand up and walk normally now. But, it was the anxiety that made me get out of that big bed. I walked back and forth, thinking about the money Mr. August promised."What should I do?" I kept thinking about some things and plans if he really lied to me. But, whatever I do, I guess it will be in vain. I bit my fingernails to ease my anxiety. But, it still didn't make me calm down in this situation. So many thoughts came up about Uncle Martin's condition. Until now, I don't know how he is, the last time only the nurse's voice said that his condition requires immediate surgery.However, suddenly I heard the ringtone of my phone. I quickly rushed to answer the call. "Hello?""Hello, Ms. Ellena. I am a nurse from the hospital who wants to inform you about the successful payment. For the next step, Mr. Martin will be operated on soon in a few hours. The hospital is currently preparing the operating room."The news from the hospital really made me able to breathe a sigh of relief, I could even exhale easily now. "Thank you for the information. Soon, I will come to the hospital. I want to see my uncle's condition after my business is finished."My words now made me wonder how to get out of this place. After the call ended, I thought about leaving the room and meeting Mr. August. After all, he kept his promise to pay Uncle Martin's hospital bills so that surgery could be done immediately. I also want to be there when Uncle Martin is in the operating room. I wanted to make sure for myself how things were there. This desire prompted me to run out of the room.But, right in front of the bedroom door, my steps stopped because a man was standing there, right in front of me. "Ms. Ellena, I'm Gary, the butler in this house."The man greeted me very politely, even much more pleasantly than the owner of this house. Gary was dressed like a butler in general, he wore a black vest and tie. I looked at him from top to bottom, a very neat and clean appearance. However, Gary didn't look like a servant, he was even more worthy of being a manager or something else. His hair was neat, he had brown eyes, and he had a distinctive body odor."Where is Mr. August? I want to see him." I didn't want to waste time just chatting here, my time was really urgent and I had to go to the hospital right now."Mr. said, if you need anything, you can tell me." Why did Gary seem to be blocking me, I didn't know where in this house he was. "I want to thank Mr. August, and I have to go to the hospital right now." It would be better if I left a message for Gary to convey to Mr. August. However, just as I was about to take a step, Gary said again, "You will be escorted to the hospital, Ms."Hearing his words made me surprised. I couldn't say anything anymore, and just nodded.A driver took me to the hospital. It was the first time I had received such special treatment. Not wanting to dwell on what happened a few moments ago, I ran from the hospital lobby to the operating room. Luckily, I arrived before Uncle went into the operating room, so I could see him being escorted in there by some nurses. With a worried face, I prayed for my uncle, hoping that everything would go smoothly and well.In front of the operating room, I kept waiting. I didn't do much, just sitting and standing, then walking closer to the door with a red light on top of it. hoping that the light will turn green and a doctor will come out and give me good news. However, until now I have not received any news from there. What is his condition, and did the operation go smoothly? No one knows except those who are inside. In this anxious feeling, I hope Uncle will be fine. I don't know what to do if Uncle is gone. There are still many things that I cannot give to repay his kindness during my lifetime."Why are they taking so long in there?" My mind just kept wondering about the time that was running so slowly right now. Until I didn't care about myself who had just recovered.