Chapter 3 A new friend

ADDIE POV

The ten servants; seven female and three male lined up in the dinning area and we all watched Mr Patrick as he ate his lunch of clam chowder. I just stared at him with hatred filled eyes He was a very mean man, so wicked and callous. Rumour has it that he killed his wife because he saw her going out with another man, yet he flirts around and forcefully sleeps with helpless girls all in the name of pleasure. He had dragged me to his bed so many times and would have sex with me without my consent. He did that to all the female servants, but most especially to me.

I got to find out few months after I was brought into the house that he was the one who ordered for my kidnap He was the beast who initiated for the killing of my parents and sometimes I just felt like taking law into my hands and strangling him. So many people don't know about it though, like his best friend, Thomas Zoe because if he knew about it he would have put him behind bars irrespective of the fact that they were friends. I would have chosen to tell the whole world about his little dirty secret so he would pay for his evil deeds, but I was planning something bigger for him How I knew about his secret is a secret to me. He is a very wicked and heartless man and all I wish for him is death He has no children so he stays alone in his mansion while we the servants he bought were made to stay in a separate building- still in the compound though.

When Mr Patrick was done eating, he wiped his mouth with the little handkerchief that was placed along side with his meal, before wiping his hand with it too. "I would be needing someone to graze my bed right now" his deep masculine voice spoke and I suddenly felt my heartbeat rising. "You" he pointed at me and my heart gave a leap. Oh gosh! I so hated the feeling I was having right now. "You will stay back at the mansion and receive the visitors I will be having" he said and I heaved a sigh mentally Oh! I thought as much. "You and you, stay behind and join her" he added as he pointed at Daley and Katy "You, to my room" he finally said as he pointed at a blonde chubby girl before making his way upstairs Immediately he was out of sight the chubby girl grumpily went up the stairs too while the remaining six which he didn't point at happily made their way out of the mansion as staying in the mansion was hell. Okay, this is it!

******** BLAKE POV

I walked into St. Valentine's hospital for my daily routine; seeing my new found friend. Though she was in coma but I picked a very great interest in her the moment I set my eyes on her. She should be around fifteen years if my guess was correct. She looked so cute and innocent, yet she was suffering for only God knows why She has been in coma for months now I met her the same day I rushed my brother to the hospital and ever since then I couldn't just stop coming to see her I later learnt that she had no one- not even one person who was watching over her. I also learnt that Dave was the one that rushed her to the hospital, but he had bluntly refused to disclose where he got her from or how he came about her I have no idea how she is related to Dave or what had happened to her, but I am not giving up on finding out everything Dave had ordered that the doctor dispose her body few months ago since she wasn't responding to treatment coupled with the fact that he was tired of spending so much money on a living dead as he had referred to her as, but I had kicked against the idea and decided to take it up upon myself to provide the necessary things she would be needing and also to find all the bills I didn't know why I was doing it, but I just felt myself so drawn to her.

I walked straight to the doctor's office and we as so glad that he was in "Ha! Mr Thomas good afternoon" the doctor said standing on his feet "Good afternoon doctor, how is it going?" I asked giving him a warm handshake "Very well thank you. Please sit" he said gesturing at one of the chairs opposite him as he sat down. "How's she?" "Same condition" "I wanna see her" "Alright. You are free" the doctor said and I nodded as I got up and headed out.

I got into her ward in no time and shutting the door behind me I walked closer to her and sat beside her on the bed. I could imagine the kind of pains a little girl like this was going through and it wasn't a good one. I caressed her cheeks with my thumb, feeling so much pity for her She looked so calm and innocent and the one question on my mind was what would a girl as innocent as this could have done to deserve this kind of ill and cruel treatment? "I will never give up on you dear. I will be by your side always and would be the first person you will see when you wake up which I believe you will very soon. This is a pinky promise from me to you sweetheart" I forced out a small smile as I took her hand in mine and gave it a light squeeze. I kissed the back of her palm and just when I was about giving her a peck on her forehead, my phone rang and checking the caller's ID, it was *ZOE* "Hey dad" I said immediately I picked the call "Blake where are you?" Zoe asked from the other end "Somewhere, why?" "Meet me at home ASAP. We are going to Patrick's house".

******** ADDIE POV

"It's a good thing that the boss didn't pick you for his dessert. Like I was damn scared when he first pointed at you" Daley said as he sat in the kitchen with me, still waiting for the supposed guests "Uhm" I muttered. "And that reminds me, I heard that the nightwatchman struck again" "You are always hearing things" "No, this one is different. You know I was among the people that were in the mansion in the morning when the boss was watching his early morning news. Kim, the newscaster said it herself" "Oh" "Is that all you have to say?" "What else do you want me to say? It's not my business, is it?" I asked rhetorically. "Oh it should be your business because you are supposed to be dreading that guy. I mean you can't even do half of what he does; killing a full grown human being and getting away with it without any trace or the police catching him within few minutes, or can you?" Katy asked back rhetorically as she walked into the kitchen. Katy has never being someone I like, though she is Daley's secret crush but he would never admit it. She is the grumpy and proud type, thinking that she is better than everyone else, whereas she is just a common servant like us. "No one asked for your opinion so stop being nosy" I snarled at her Katy wanted to say something unpleasant with the way her facial expression was but she stopped when someone rang the bell at the front door "That should be the guests. I will go get it" Daley said and smiled at Katy sheepishly before scurrying out of the kitchen "You should start respecting me cause you now disrespect me and that's not how cool bones like me roll" Katy said, her hands at akimbo. "Respect is reciprocal and I think respect is only given to those who earn it" "If i were you I had make the boss like me instead of trying to stand against one of his favorite servants" "And if I were you I would try to make a meaning out of my life instead of posing to be one of the favorite servants of a boss that doesn't even know my name" I said and Katy froze in anger, making me smirk "Hey girls" Daley clapped his hands as he rushed into the kitchen "The boss friend, Mr Zoe and his son are the guests and the boss ordered that they be offered something to drink" "OMG..... Blake! I will go serve them" Katy squealed She has been one crazy crush of Blake Thomas since forever "No Katy. The boss ordered that Michelle do that, while you go clean his room upstairs" "What!" She shrieked and I just chuckled as I walked over to the fridge, brought out a bottle of scotch and placed it on a tray, together with three bear mugs "Favourite servant indeed" I giggled as I walked out of the kitchen

"I think we really need to get that nightwatchman dead or alive" I heard Mr Patrick say just when I was approaching the living room. "No Patrick, we are gonna get him in a more legal way. We are not gonna stain our hands with blood just because we want to bring this bloody killer to book" Mr Zoe said. "If we are gonna go by your way then we are never gonna catch him. This killer is deadly like we all know so we cannot just adopt cool measures to catch him because his next target might be you or me" Mr Patrick said making me grin widely "Well if you ask me, I will say that what we need right now is a very good plan, because getting to this so called nightwatchman wouldn't be a piece of cake" Blake said and just at that moment, I walked into the living room fully and as soon as they sighted me, they stopped talking. "Good afternoon sirs" I bowed lightly, placing the tray on the glass table "Afternoon" Blake was the only was that responded. When I raised up my gaze to him, I saw his eyes directly pinned on me with a light smile on his face, which didn't come out fully. I turned my gaze away immediately and quickly rushed out of the living room.

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Ten minutes later I was the only one left in the kitchen Katy was in Patrick's bedroom, tidying it up and Daley had foolishly decided to go and help her. Now I see why they say love is blind I started hearing some footsteps and soon enough Blake surfaced. I immediately got down from the island where I had been sitting, a surprise look on my face. "Hi" he breath out "Would you like me to help you with anything?" I asked instead "No. I came to see you" he said and my heart gave a mighty leap "What have I done?" I asked as my hands shook slightly. "Calm down, you have done nothing. I just want us to have a little talk" he paused for a second "You look familiar, do I know you?" "No" I said as my mind calmed down a bit. "But you know me" "Everyone knows you" "What's your name?" "Michelle" "Wonderful name" "Thanks but I do not accept compliments" "And why is that?" *My reasons are best known to me and I wouldn't want to start talking about that now" "You speak so well. You attended school?" "An high school graduate" "Wow, that's amazing. So what then are you doing here as a maid when you are supposed to be in college?" "You mean a slave?" I asked rhetorically, but wished I never did. "A slave?" He asked with a surprise look "I'm sorry, I think I have said too much already" "No you....." Blake was cut off by Mr Zoe's present. "Son what are you doing here? I thought you said you wanted to visit the restroom" he said staring at the both of us with a suspicious look on "Yes... Erm.....!" Actually I came to ask her the way to the restroom" Blake said with a little difficulty "Blake it has been ten minutes" "Oh, that's true" he let out a nervous chuckle. "Erm I.... I.... I'm done. I was coming back, so..... I decided to drop by and say a little thank you. Right Michelle?" He winked at me. "Right" I drawled What a terrible liar he is I just shook my head mentally "Alright, let's get going. You need to get to work ASAP" Mr Zoe said and Blake nodded. They both made their way out and I just stood there, speechless I had heard of Blake so many times but I never knew he was as cool as this.

******** NIGHTWATCHMAN POV

At 10:00PM I rolled a trucked full of baskets and each basket was filled with different varieties of food. As I rolled past each house, I dropped a basket at the door There wasn't a single soul in the environment so that made my work much easier and faster By 11:00PM, I was done and rolled the empty truck into the nearest bush and in a swift I was out of sight.

******** BLAKE POV

"Blake! Blake!! Blake!!!" Kelly yelled my name as he tapped me continuously "What the heck!" I frowned as I rolled to the other side of the bed rubbing my sleepy eyes with my palm "Blake get up and take a look" "What is it?" I grumble. "It's a video of the nightwatchman" he said and at the mention of the nightwatchman I jacked up into a sitting position, my eyes free from sleep "Here" Kelly handed me his phone and playing the video, I saw the nightwatchman as the dropped a basket filled with fruits at the doorstep of a not so fine house and beside him was a large truck that was filled with similar baskets I tried viewing his face but I couldn't, no matter how I strained my eyes "How did you get this video?" "At work. The street security camera system captured it" he said and I tried fixing somethings together and place the whole thing rightly; like how on earth could one person be so nice, caring, generous, wicked, heartless and deadly at the same time but I couldn't. "What's the time?" "Few minutes to seven" "We need to get to work Asap" I said and handing the phone back to Kelly, I got down from the bed and ran into the bathroom.