A Girl Named Merilda Mey

There lived a family named the Mey family it was Mrs.Gwen Mey and Mr. Gerald Mey they are a happy family despite not having a child yet the two couples prayed and hoped for a child after two years of their marriage they finally had a lovely beautiful daughter named merilda.

Mr.Gerald really loved his wife and daughter he worked as a chauffeur for a very rich family named the Xin family, While is wife worked as a maid for the Li family. Mrs. Mey loved her husband even though they were not very rich, but they were stable enough to pay for merilda's shool fees and other needs.

One sudden day Mr.Gerald was ill he couldn't go to work or do anything his wife was worried they took him to the hospital and the doctors prescribed some medicine for him to take, the medicines were not taking effect at all after some days Mr Gerald died.

Mrs.Gwen was saddened and broken, inside of her felt like she had lost a part of her the Xin family heard about the sad news, while Merilda was ten years of age when her father died she was sad, sitting down close to her mother who wore a black gown and she looking at her loving father's picture as people came to say their condolence. Merilda though was to be strong for her mother since her mother was crying so hard.

Suddenly a woman dressed in black was walking towards where merilda and her mum were the woman had golden yellow hair that was tied and they was a black veil that covered her face she approached them with two men wearing suit who accompanied her.

"Mrs.Mey, the woman said and merilda's mum looked at the woman who she recognised as Madam Xin.

The woman offered a polite smile, I am sorry to hear of your husbands death my condolence she said. Merilda greeted the woman and the woman was friendly as she responded to the girl's greeting with a friendly smile, "thank you Miss Gwen said".

"I would like to talk to you the woman said".

Miss.Mey looked at the woman she cleaned her tears and got up ,merilda assisted her mother they sat on a chair the the woman told the two men who accompanied her to go and they obeyed .

The woman talked about helping Mrs.mey and her daughter and they could stay in the house provided for them and Miss Gwen should work for the xin family.

I will double the amount of your salary so you don't have to worry miss after all you have a daughter to fend for, the woman with green eyes looked at merilda who was silent as the conversation was going on . The woman got up Miss Mey got up to she bowed to the woman and merilda also bowed. Thank you so much Madam God will bless you Miss Mey said.

"Amen, the woman said then she walked away merilda though this woman to be an angel sent from God.

Seven years later