I woke up, found myself

Chapter 6

Why are you pretending to be someone else, Zaschia? Don't you really know me?"Huh?"

I frowned when I looked at him with astonishment on his face but he just shook his head at me and I didn't answer so I was left wondering.

I just shrugged my shoulder after that and I followed her immediately.

After that announcement, everyone immediately returned to work.

Trina even kicked me and teased the new and newly arrived men.

"Pogi oh," he snout and I just looked at him wickedly.

I roamed my eyes and my glance darted at the main hall. I saw those three mens wearing a three-piece attire and it seems like they're having a serious conversation.

"Who do you think is more handsome than them?" he asked and I just stared at him.

I sighed as I recalled what happened last two years. It just looks like that too.

And I guess I started to hate social events and gatherings right now because it brought me a trauma.

I even hated my birthday so started the day after what happened before, I never celebrated it.

"Shut up ah. You don't really bet to socialize, do you?" he added. "Let's run away? Let's pretend to be guests too."

I frowned and quickly turned to him after I laid the food on the table.

"Are you serious about that? Maybe you don't want to get caught?" I sarcastically whispered and she rolled her eyes.

She pouted. "It's easy! We don't have to do anything. Besides, we won't be noticed because we're dressed differently!" he explained and I was startled when he immediately pulled me inside the mansion.

"Wait! Where are we going—" I was stunned until we entered the maid's quarters.

She immediately shut the door as we entered, she opened her closet. I was greeted by a variety of cocktail dresses and stilettos that surprised me.

"Where did you get these?" I asked him confusedly and he turned around and folded his arms.

"Don't be loud ah! I'll admit something to you," she interrupted that made my forehead knotted with confusion.

"I'm not really from a poor family," he admitted to me and I was stunned.

I've known Trina for almost five months that I stayed here. But compared to me he's been here a year longer.

In the five months I've known him, I only know his name because he doesn't tell stories.

But now that I just heard her said that, my lips parted. She told me that she escaped because her parents forced her into a pragmatic marriage.

"They're forcing me to marry that unknown guy! I don't even know him!" she ranted and her face remained annoyed.

She was forced to marry someone who she doesn't even know so she refused it but her parents grounded her.

And that's just the way he thought to run away and hide here that my eyes widened.

She didn't brought any gadgets. She even left her ATM cards and before she escaped, she immediately withdrew enough money.

"I'm sorry, Red. I just said that to you but I hope no one else knows," she pleaded.

I just kept looking at him and he himself averted my gaze.

To this day I am still shocked by what he admitted.

I can't believe this! I thought I was the only one hiding but I had sympathy!

But unlike her, we have a same reason but different events. We both just ran away.

"What if your parents find out you're here?" I asked while we're too busy on staring in front of the closet.

Every dress and clothes of her were labeled but she only brought two to three pairs per label and the rest seemed so cheap.

She touched her dresses by her fingers like she's torn of choosing between two of it until she immediately glanced at me with wide eyes as if she realized something.

"Hell no! If that happened then I don't have a choice but to escape again!" he said quickly that we arranged for me.

"I'm just 20! I still have a lot of dreams in life so no. I won't marry that guy. I don't want to be tied up," he said frowning and his eyes lit up as he chose a dress.

"By the way, what do you think is the best here that'll eventually suits me? I've been very poor for almost 2 years of living! I also want to have fun!"

she added while busy on staring in front of the red and black cocktail dress that she's holding.

Now that she told me this, I am torn between telling her the truth or not. She told me her secret so I should tell mine, right?

But what if it's dangerous? As much as possible I don’t want to hurt people. I don't want to involve them because it's my own problem.

"Trina what if we get caught?" I asked again but she only hissed.

He stared at me before returning to being busy choosing what to wear.

"What are you! I ran away from my family, is that so? So let's go! Try to wear this red! I think this is something for you!" she uttered in a girly tone that made me grimaced.

"Wait, I still don't agree—" I stopped what I was going to say when he handed me the dress he had chosen and pushed me inside the cr.

"Trina!" I called him and slammed the door but he just shouted at me.

"Whatever, Ethelred! You're going to wear that and go boy hunting with me outside!"

"We'll be late!" I quickly insisted but he also recovered quickly.

"Trust me we're not! I've said goodbye to your highness to sleep since our work is done!" she explained.

"There are hi-nired people to serve there so what are you waiting for? I'm getting dressed so please, come with me! Just once," she replied like she's pleading me and I just sighed.

Seriously, Trina?

I looked down at my hand and shook.

But I don't want to. I'm still scared.

I used to over think too much that's why I hate parties. I even remembered that after what happened, I never celebrated my birthday because knowing it, I'll just remember how he died.

"Ethel? You done?"

I just realized that I had just been staring at my hand when Trina knocked.

I sighed. "Coming soon."

"Okay! Great!"

I just turned around and after exchanging I looked at myself in the mirror. After I took a bath I immediately got dressed.

My jaw dropped because this is the first time I wore an attire like this!

The dress she gave to me were hugging my body that made me noticed my curves.

It was really noticeable because this really fits!

I put the remaining strands of my hair near my ears and as I opened the door, Trina welcomed me, wearing her chosen body-hugging dark cocktail dress paired with her 5 inches black stilettos.

She turned her back on me while facing the small mirror and was busy putting on make-up.

I even saw her Chanel accessories that made me shake my head.

This brat! He is not obviously used to expensive things, what?

"Seriously, Trina? You've fit all that in your suitcase since you left?" I broke the silence and I heard him laugh.I scanned her bed and lots of branded accessories, cosmetics, and hair devices were now scattered.

"What? Of course! It's just a little bit of that. I'm sorry I didn't add it. Come here! Let me fix something!"

He got up quickly and made me sit on the bed. She immediately applied me some cosmetics and after that her jaw dropped.

"Omg, girl! You didn't tell me that you're look more pretty while wearing these!"

She just seemed to wake up when she let go of the red lipstick she was holding.

"Are you really sure you're not the son of a rich man, teh? Based on your features, it seems like yes. You look aristocratic!" he complimented and I just laughed and shook.

I studied her features and I can say that she's really telling the truth that she came from an elite family.

Her porcelain skin and set of hazel brown eyes says it all plus the way how she moved. She may looked, act, or pretend, her stances won't deny it.

I thought it was just my thoughts for the last few months.

But it is true that he is artistic because he comes from a luxurious life.

"No. Maybe I just inherited it from grandma," I lied and she nodded after curling my hair.

I remembered, even Ivory asked me about my features. It's not like daddy and I look alike so I thought mommy really looked like me.

Her hazel brown straight and shiny hair swayed as she unplugged the curling iron on its outlet.

"Really? Sorry to say this, huh? But you don't really look like Mrs. Minerva," she uttered that made me gulped.

"Because papa looks like me. Uhm, my older brother got his eyes," I lief and she faced me with a glint of smile on her face.

He pointed to the red stilettos and immediately put them on me.

"Oh, yes! I heard he's a doctor and a businessman too. But you know, I'm just wondering why you're still working here. I mean, I've heard that Cerviteris are one of those prominent people here in San Herrera. News I think your brother is building a hospital. "

My face crumpled and at the same time, my heart throbbed after I heard Nay Minerva's family surname.

Only now did I find out that they are also capable so it puzzled me why he was still working.

I am not aware that they're one of those too.

Does even her son let her? But I heard that she's been working and serving this family for almost 20 years.

And not once did I see her only child. Only him who did after he saved me.

"Trina, what's the family name of the person we serve?" I immediately changed the topic to divert the attention on something as we went out of the maid's quarter.

I am not really comfortable about this because I only know nothing but Nay Minerva's name and about his son.

That's all I know and I have nothing to say so next time I'll just ask him.

As she locked the door, Trina paused for a while as she quickly glanced at me with a shock expression.

"Are you serious about that question?" he asked in shock and I nodded which made him gasp.

We quietly made our way out of the mansion and only the lights were on because there was no noise.

For sure some of the maids here are already sleeping.

"You do not know?" she repeated that made me a little bit irritated as she held my wrist.

Would I ask if I didn’t know?

We went through the back where the kitchen was because there was a backdoor there. The food is still there and I bet they'll serve it soon.

So we quickly headed towards the backdoor without anyone seeing.

Everyone seems so busy and tired to notice it but hearing the noise because lots of people are talking seriously made me shivered.

I felt nervous all of a sudden because as we got closer and closer to the main event my heartbeat quickened.

Nay Minerva already told me about this. He even warned me not to go out because someone might recognize me.

How? No one knows I'm Clermont E but what about the people who tried to kill me?

What if they are here? Maybe they won't get here?

This family that we're serving were too strict in terms of their security. Only acquaintances or those with an invitation letter can enter just in case.

"It was Zedilva Empire. They are the most influential.

I never heard what he said when we got out of the mansion. Those guards were too strict so we didn't bother to go in the entrance.

The place were extremely wide and there are too many visitors attended unlike what I've seen lately.

More and more people and most of them are wearing their attires while those hired people to serve them are busy on serving a wine.

"What's that again?" I interrupted but it seems like she didn't hear me because she's too stunned and excited for what she had seen.

"Are you into hook ups?" He suddenly asked that I almost fall from where I was standing.

As I stared at her, she's been busy on looking from nowhere so I scanned the whole place just to find what she is staring at, and I'm not wrong.

A tall and lean man just came from the entrance dashing with his clean cut hair while a playful smirk were plastered on his face.

As he walked towards on his designated table, all eyes are on him and he seems like he's enjoying the attention.

We watched as he put his two hands in both of his pockets and I was not mistaken.

A woman just approached her.

"I need to know his name. I think I'm in love," I heard her murmured and I facepalm.

"Everyone looks handsome in the eyes you want," I interrupted and she glared at me.

"It's serious! It seems like he's the only one! Should I contact my parents now?" she blunted that made me paused. I quickly turned to him and gave him a startled look.

"W-Why? Are you getting married?" I suddenly asked and I saw him nod in disbelief.

"Yes. I'll tell them that I already found a man who I am going to marry and that's him," he said nothing of his own and my lips parted.

I quickly tore my eyes off her and suddenly, I saw the man who is she talking about is now busy on kissing someone.

What the hell? Seriously? Is this the type of Trina?

"You're not serious! You're just going to suffer like that Trina!" I exclaimed. "He's a flirt!"

Exactly a waiter came by and offered us wine but I refused. I just let Trina as she drunk her martini.

I even whispered "Don't drink too much. We'll wake up early tomorrow." and she just nodded.

I just think I'm frowning. It's obvious that the man who is she talking about is a playboy.

Apparently, he's not the type to take himself seriously, so he can't be for her.

Knowing Trina, she seems impulsive. He was too hasty in the decision as long as he just liked everything he could see.

She chuckled and pulled me somewhere. "I know. I'm just kidding" he interrupted when a woman ran into him.

In just spit of seconds, everything were exact. The person serving the wine was right behind us, so when we backed away, the woman was the one who was shot.

"What the hell ?!" his artistic voice echoed which caused a few close to us to be stunned and distracted by the habit of where we were.

A wine spilled on her gold Louie Vuitton dress. It seems like she's so pissed and running out of time but the moment we didn't see it coming, we immediately stopped.

TO BE CONTINUED....