Memoirs of an housemaid II

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One day, Amara returned from an errand only to meet Mrs George with her heads bent, crying. Mrs George wasn't aware that Amara had entered the sitting room and when Amara greeted her, she was startled and she immediately starting wiping her face.

Mrs George stood up at once and went into her room without even waiting to hear the feedback of the errand she sent her housemaid. She was ofcourse very embarrassed tht her housemaid met her in such a mood

Amara became seriously worried for the next hours. What could possibly have caused her boss to cry so much.

She was still brooding over matter when the chef, uncle B came around and asked her what the problem was. Uncle B only smiled when Amara told him that she had found their boss crying. He told her that this wasn't a new thing to him.

Amara was shocked. "Not a new thing? So this is how our madam would always cry without any reason?"

Later in the evening, Mrs George called Amara on phone and asked her to meet her at in her bedroom in respect of the errand she had sent her.

After the message had been delivered, Amara couldn't keep her mouth shut. She proceeded in asking her boss if there was any problem. Mrs George immediately looked at her housemaid with a disapproving look and asked her what she meant.

Amara began to stammer and wished she hadn't said any thing else. Mrs George saw her dilemma and smiled. She told her that she understood the reason for her asking and told her not to bother about her. "I was only worried about something that was giving me a bit of concern, but I am alright now".

Amara was glad to hear this and she calmed down. As she went back to her quarters, she was grateful that she didn't make the matter more awkward that it was already.

Later that night when Mr George returned from his trip and the couples began to talk loudly in their bedroom. Amara listened as the both man and wife kept screaming at each other at the top of their voices. She began to wonder what was going on. They continued to quarrel for more then thirty minutes before they went to bed. It was quite obvious that Mr George would spend the night at the visitors bedroom.

When morning cane, Mrs George summoned Amara' and instructed get to get her coffee. She also told her to inform uncle B not to make any good fir her.

Amara saw the pains in Mrs George's face and she felt really bad fir her. She wanted to ask her what the problem was, she was eager to her but she was afraid of another awkward moment.

Back in the kitchen, Amara brought the issue to uncle B, who also admitted hearing the couple quarreling in the middle of the night.

Again, uncle B dismissed the issue with an indifferent tone. " This wouldn't be the first time they would be quarrelling". He said nonchalantly.

Now this really angered Amara. "Can't you see that Mrs George is in obvious pain. She's is a really kind woman band I am very sure she had been kind to you too as much as she had been kind to me." Why do you take her problems so lightly, the least you could do is show concern even though you might not be able to help her.

Uncle B was taken aback by the sudden outburst from Amara. He looked at Amara for a long moment, then he smiled and shook his head.

"Madam and her husband have been married for 10 years without a child, now tell me is there something you could do to help her?"

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