Shadow's Of The Dark Heart

or p

making a soft glow on the kitchen counter

worry in her Brown eyes, Her black hair tied in a braid that reached till h

"you've been unwell for a week now. It's gettin

pot down from the flame, her expression calm, even though

ped closer, her tone filled with concern. "You can'

," she said softly, her thumb stroking her daughter's face in a tender gesture, "The boss is coming today

r voice was gentle. "Okay, Mom... if today is so important, then let me come with

wing slightly. "Anna, you have to go to college

studies can wait for today. You can't keep ignoring your health, and if the boss is coming, you'll ne

don't need to worry about me,

can but pleas

"Anna that was my w

interrupted, her determinat

come with you then, you are

can help me at work today, and after we'll see the doctor, but, you must promise me

upid. Just cleaning and helping, that's it

as a maid. They create a warm and happy family together. Anna aspires to be a good daughter by securing a job that will provide enough for both of them. She doe

_____

simply overwhelmed her. The towering wall rose gray and high, magnifi

dmiring what lay before her. This

etly to herself that she would work extra hard to m

her, her tone soft but firm, l

ose hawkish eyes greeted them with a nod. "So you are the Anna," the woman remarked criti

boss comes. Eleanor first helps the chef prepare food and af

isten to me clearly," she said. "Don't go near the main hall. Go to clean the back doors in the garden and do not come in fron

ensing the fear lurking unde

"But I've heard things. The staff... They say he is the cruelest man

r opens right from the mansion-sta

cern. "Stay out of sight of the boss." Though her

eaning supplies and made her way toward the ba

she spotted a helper approaching from the other end of the hallway. The girl w

p me? I have to clean the back door

course! The garden door is a bit hidden. It's just around the cor

of relief. "Tha

ed. "The mansion can be a b

As the helper turned to leave. With cleare

he outside."This is going to take forever to clean," she thought, a mix of frustration. She took a cloth, squirted liquid soap o

rms growing tired. After several attempts, she grabbed a wiper to make the job easier. She swiped it acr

the door, hoping to wash away her troubles. Just then, the trouble starte