Chapter 2 Time to Go.

KAELYNN's POV

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I felt someone pulling the hem of my clothes as I pulled my luggage out of the orphanage's front door, so I turned around and saw the children following behind me, and one of them was yanking my clothes. "You're leaving, Runo? Why? Please, don't leave. We will miss you, so please don't go." I crouched in front of her and hugged her. I also did the same thing to the other children I had spent the past years together. We were all left by our biological families in this orphanage, which made it harder for me to leave these children behind because I know how painful it is to be left behind. I wonder if my parents felt the same as I thought when they left me here nineteen years ago. "Don't worry. My workplace isn't that far from here. Also, I promise that I will visit you as often as possible," I lied and gave the children a faint smile. Honestly, the place where I will be working is too far from here, and I don't know if I could even visit them once I started working as a maid in that family. Sure, I will miss all of them, too. But I have to do this. I swear I will visit them here once I have earned enough money. It would be better if they were not in this place anymore. When I see this place again, I hope they have all been adopted by a kind and loving family, unlike me, who grew up without anyone who wanted to adopt me. "Take care of yourself, Runo. Oh, by the way, have you talked with Red yet?" the Head-Nun asked me, and I shook my head as a no. Then, I looked up at my best friend's bedroom window. "He hasn't talked to me since he found out I'm leaving. Can you please tell him that I will miss him?" I asked for a favor from the Head-Nun, and she nodded.  Once again, I hugged the children and the Head-Nun before I got in the cab. I waved my hand at everyone for the last time and smiled at them, which they answered with hands waving and children calling my name. I stopped myself from crying as I watched the children calling for me. Before I lost sight of the orphanage, I looked up at Red's window again and saw him standing at the window with a frown, but he still waved his right hand at me, which made me smile as I waved back at him. I rode three different public transportation for more or less four hours before I reached the cab terminal that could travel to the Lockhart's mansion since the Head-Nun told me it was located up on a hill. "Sorry, Miss, but my car can't go past here. The road is too steep for it to traverse. I'm sorry, but you'll have to walk from here now. Don't worry, you won't get lost as long as you follow this road, and you will see a huge gate soon," the cab driver informed me, so I nodded and unloaded my luggage before paying him. "I see. Thank you," I said and smiled at him. He nodded at me, but how weird. He was not saying anything, but he was looking at me as if he didn't want me to proceed to my destination, which gave me goosebumps, so I quickly carried my luggage and walked faster toward the Lockhart's mansion. I walked for another ten minutes before finally reaching the massive gate the cab driver was talking about. I breathed heavily and panted simultaneously since the road was not a joke. It felt like I just climbed a steep mountain while carrying my luggage, so I was so tired when I reached the top of the hill in front of the mansion's gate. I stabilized my breathing and stared at the gate once more. From where I was standing, I still couldn't see the mansion because there were a lot of trees in the front yard. Is this their garden? It looks like a forest inside their fence. I took another deep breath and looked at the massive gate again. "I can do this," I whispered before pressing the doorbell. Then, two guards stepped out at the smaller side of the gate and stared at me emotionlessly with a grim look, making me nervous. "Uhm, good afternoon, Sirs. I'm the new maid that was sent here from Cenan. Here's the letter that was sent to the orphanage. It states there that the Lockhart family was looking for a new maid," I explained to the guards and gave them the letter. One of the guards took the note and verified it. After a few minutes, they let me in, and one of the guards took my luggage from me and told me to follow him, so I did. Aside from that, they did not say anything else, which made me feel awkward. This place is too quiet. The three of us walked into the forest-like garden, and when we passed through that, I saw thousands of red roses with a huge water fountain in the middle of the rose garden. And from here, I finally saw the enormous Lockhart mansion. It was covered in white, gold, and red, making the estate look so beautiful, like a palace for a king and queen. I was astonished at the scenery before me since I had never seen anything as beautiful as this mansion, only in movies or storybooks. I was so preoccupied with the mansion's beauty that the guard poked my shoulder first to snap me out of my thoughts. I looked at him, and he pointed at the left side of the mansion, where a smaller door was located. Aww, I thought we were going to use that vast door. Oh, who am I kidding? I came here to be a maid, not a princess. I sighed as I quietly followed the guard into the mansion using the smaller door. And as soon as we stepped inside, my anticipation dropped significantly. The bright and cozy atmosphere that the mansion's exterior gave off earlier was the complete opposite of what was inside the mansion. It was so dark in here since all of the windows were covered by thick and long red curtains, which completely blocked out the sunlight, and the only source of light in this place was the massive chandelier in the middle of the ceiling. I looked around the area and only saw the color of red, white, and black. Then, the guard started walking out of the mansion using the smaller door, leaving me alone. But, it did not take long when a woman in her fifties, wearing a maid uniform, entered the room where I was standing. She looked at me, so I smiled at her. She nodded at me and told me to follow her, so I did. "My name is Mila. I am the Head-Maid in this house, and I will teach you what you should and should not do," Mila said, so I nodded at her. I felt intimidated by her when she said those words emotionless and strictly. However, she looks so pretty. Instead of grey hair due to old age, hers are still dark black. Her lips are so red, and her eyes are brown. She may be old, but her physique is still beautiful. "This is your room," she said as we entered the room near the kitchen and the living room under the giant staircase. This room is so pretty and spacious! I thought I would be sharing a room with another maid, but there's only one bed in here, so does that mean this whole room is just for me!? Do they provide every maid with a bedroom? How cool was that! "Just put your belongings here. I will give you a tour of the mansion before I introduce you to the four Lockhart siblings," Mila instructed, so I nodded at her again. As she said, Mila gave me a tour first, and as we walked around the mansion, she also stated the Do's and Dont's here, so I took note of those; I noticed that there were a lot of dont's from the list. For example, I am not allowed to leave the mansion without permission. Also, I saw the other maids doing their chores, and they were all women, beautiful women, but their eyes seemed lifeless, and they looked so pale, maybe because there was no sunlight entering the mansion. After Mila toured me around the mansion, we stood in front of a wooden door with an intricate design. "Come here, and I will introduce you to your masters," Mila spoke, and I started feeling nervous, so I swallowed hard before nodding my head at her. Then, she knocked on the door. "Come in, Mila," we both heard a man's voice from the inside; then Mila opened the door and bowed her head, so I quickly did the same thing, and when I looked up, I saw the four Lockhart siblings. "You may sit here, Miss Alberona," the man with reading glasses spoke, so I nodded and sat on the solo sofa right before the siblings and Mila quietly left the room. "I am the eldest son, Daryl Lockhart," the man with the reading glasses introduced himself. He's so handsome and cool! He also looked a bit strict, so I guess he's the businessman among the four—the one who will inherit their family business. "These are Danrious and Daniel," Sir Daryl spoke and pointed at the twins, who just gave me a peace sign. But their expressions looked uninterested, but they were still my boss, so I just smiled at them. I looked at the twins again, specifically at their eyes, which looked like there was a lot of meaning from how they looked at you. Also, they both looked so identical. So, how am I supposed to know who's Sir Danrious and Sir Daniel? "The one with the hair swinging to the right side is the eldest, Danrious, and the one to the left side is Daniel," I was shocked when Sir Daryl answered my question in mind. Can he read my mind? While thinking to myself, someone pulled the hem of my clothes, which startled me and snapped me out of my thoughts. And when I looked at my side, I saw the cutest thing in the whole world. "And he's the youngest, Darenn. He's still three years old. He's stubborn and mischievous, so please take care of him properly, okay?" Sir Daryl said, and I nodded at him. Then, I looked at Sir Darren again. His eyes are so big and round, and his face looks so innocent, which makes him look cuter. I couldn't contain myself anymore, so I tried to reach out my hands to carry him, but he quickly bit my right hand and ran away from me. Then he turned around and stuck his tongue out before leaving the room. My eyes widened at what Sir Darren did to me while the twins laughed at me. I felt a sting in my hand, so I looked at it and saw a bit of my blood flowing out of the wound from Sir Darenn's bite. "Ouch," I muttered as I pinched the wound to let the blood flow out so I could clean it properly. But, while I was so focused on my injury, I felt the atmosphere become heavy, and when I looked at Sir Daryl, he was looking away from me. And when I looked at the twins, I saw Sir Danrious approaching me while Sir Daniel was grinning. "Let me see," Sir Danrious said, and I was shocked when he grabbed my hand while staring into my eyes. He grinned at me, which gave me goosebumps. Then, all of a sudden, he licked my blood from my finger. Fear quickly crept into my whole being, so I immediately pulled my hand from his grip and hid my hands behind me. "Ah, I'm alright now, Sir. I-I'll go now and take care of Sir Darenn. Excuse me," I hurriedly spoke and ran out of the room, where I saw Mila waiting for me outside. "Come. You should go to Sir Darenn's bedroom now," Mila instructed, and I nodded at her.  While we were walking to Sir Darenn's bedroom, I still couldn't forget what Sir Danrious did to me earlier and how they looked at me when I got injured. Those twins are giving me goosebumps and bad vibes, so it would be better for me to avoid them. But they're still part of my job here. I was hired to take care of them and obey them. It would be easier to avoid those two if I was assigned to the kitchen or cleaning the house, but it was their decision, not mine. That scenario made me feel nervous and scared, making me wonder if I could do this job. Wait, Kaelynn! You just started today, and you're giving up already? This cannot be! I have to endure it. I can do this! *** Inside the room where the three Lockharts are staying "Hahahaha! Well, well, well! Your s*x appeal didn't work in our new maid, Rious, hahaha!" Daniel laughed at his twin. "Idi*t! If my s*x appeal didn't work on her, yours would not either! We're twins, remember!? She's just shy, Niel. Just wait and see. She'll give in to us sooner or later," Danrious replied, and the twins grinned happily at the thought of their new toy. "Stop that, Danrious! Daniel! It's hard to look for a maid that will take care of Darenn, so don't do anything yet to that new maid," the eldest son, Daryl, spoke while reading a book. "Tsk! No fun!" Danrious spoke in a bored tone and sighed. "Psh! Such a killjoy. Come on, Rious, let's get out of here," Daniel said, and the twins left the room. Daryl sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as he shook his head in disbelief. "Tsk! That was close! Her blood smells good," TO BE CONTINUED