IN LOVE WITH MY HOUSEKEEPER

Ella's pov

"I'm telling you Ella, he didn't even call to ask if I arrived home safely, men are scum" Henrietta said.

"Common Henrietta, you were way too ahead of yourself, men don't like women who are like that" I said to Henrietta.

"Bullshit Ella! That's bullshit, he was acting as if he was interested in me but when we had sex he started acting all funny, men are some fucking shitty creatures" Henrietta yells out.

"Calm down Henrietta, I know you are angry but next time Don't get ahead of yourself. You see what happens when you are one step ahead of yourself" I said.

"Sometimes I ask myself a particular question Ella" she said

*What's that?" I asked

"You give the perfect idea but you are way worst in relationships than I am" she uttered

"I hissed at Henrietta's statement"

"It's true girl, the last relationship you were in nearly took your life, and yet you give the perfect advice. Well, they were right when they said coaches don't play" Henrietta said

"All I'm saying is don't be ahead of yourself" I advised.

"I hear you girl" Henrietta said finally accepting.

Henrietta was my closest friend, she has had my back since college and we both shared an apartment, Henrietta was the slutty time, she has had most failed relationship and also was I, we weren't so lucky with men and life wasn't fair to us either. Henrietta works in a mini supermarket close to town, she couldn't see herself through to school, she dropped out severally, she never knew her dad, her mum was a single parent who slept with men just to make ends meet. And as for me my parents died in a ghastly autocrash and in my early childhood I stayed with my cruel aunty who took everything for herself.

My parent's lawyer said my parents owed debts and all their properties was taken by the bank, the last mansion left of my parent's was sold by my aunt. I ran awayy when I was 16, worked meager jobs to pay my college fees and currently I applied at a Teacher's Training College to bag a degree in History. I loved reading about the past and it's reference to the future, and in other to study for this course all I needed was a job that permits me working for some days and the rest days returning back to school for learning.

And Henrietta told me all I needed was to be a maid for a particular household, she said she heard maids are paid handsomely on a monthly basis. I kept my guts opened and all I needed was to register in an agency company. Henrietta and I were headed there.

The agency had different protocols and requirements, I was waiting for my turn as I was given a form to fill, Henrietta was occupied with her phone. I was done filling the form in no time and I was told 50 percent of my salary went to the company if I ever got the job.

"That is ridiculous" Henrietta shouted.

"Stop it Henrietta" I said calmly

I read the contract of the agreement which stated that in the first three months fifty percent commission of my salary went to the agency then it falls to twenty percent in the fourth to sixth month, then when it gets to a year I automatically get my entire salary.

I signed the contract and handed it back to the lady in the counter.

"We will get back to you" the lady in the counter said.

"Alright" I said.

"Let's go Henrietta" I said to Henrietta

"You should have bargainned that shitty paper contract, it's so ridiculous taking 50 percent off someone's earnings

"It's call an agency for a reason and agreements cannot be bargainned, besides there are plenty people who need the job"

"Whatever!" Henrietta said as we walked out of the building.