More Than A Maid

Bella’s POV

The examinations we’ve all been waiting for is finally here.

The next day, I woke as early as possible; I quickly attended to the domestic chores and also set the meal ready for Mrs Benson.

I was so scared of her and I didn’t want to step on her nerves. Well, she didn’t delay me.

Peter greeted her perfunctorily though, then we set to leave for school together.

And had it been, we were still going to school one by one; like me before him; how could we have done it now that Mrs Benson is around.

The examinations started just in time; as usual, I found it easy to work out. All of a sudden, my mind swiped towards the confused circumstances I am into; I tried to cast away every distraction, as I tried to focus on the papers. Well in no time, I was done.

I turned to Peter, Looks like he was done too because he was already gazing at me. I smiled at him; every other facial expression might be misunderstood as an examination malpractice.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.

Few minutes later, we were told to submit the papers.

Yet we still didn’t have the time to gist about how the last paper was. Because we started another examination almost immediately.

There was no difference between this examination and the last one, I mean it was easy to solve.. and it didn’t take much of my time .. as usual. I love the fact that I’m such a brilliant girl and I hope I’ld impact that same spirit into Peter.

We had more examinations. But of course, in few hours everything came to an end.

During the short break we had in between; we gathered to talk and to relieve our nerves.

Me, Peter, Francisca, Francis, Vincent.

“Guys! There’s something you don’t know yet” I suddenly announced.

And Peter looked at me, he didn’t know what I was about to tell them. I bet he thought I was about to announce our relationship to everyone. But I gave him an eye signal that, that wasn’t it.

“What is it?” His friends ask me.

“You didn’t do your examinations well?” Peter asked.

I shook my head. “Nah, like I said earlier.. the papers were great” I replied.

“Of course, Bella never finds any question difficult. She is so a genius” Francisca said and I smiled.

“What is it Bella?” Peter asked again.

“Uhmm.. it’s about Peter and I..” I said.

“Huh!” Peter excalimed, I bet he got the gist now.

“What is it Peter?” Vincent asked. “Are you guys dating??” He said.

I kept mute but shook my head..

“It better not, I can’t be the only single one here” Vincent said.

“What?” Peter and I excalimed.

“You didn’t know? Francis and Francisca are dating too” Vincent announced.

“Huh?” I looked at Francisca.

“It.. it all started during the reading period… I … I wasn’t hiding anything from you guys” Francis said.

“That’s right. Our relationship is only a week old.” Francisca added.

I noticed the both of them intertwined fingers.

“So what do you wanna tell us Bella?” Vincent asked again. “You just said it’s about you and Peter..”

“I… I actually live with him. I have been living with Peter for a while now” I finally confessed.

“Yeah, the reading partner stuff isn’t it? Francis spent his whole time at Francisca place. Then I and that.. quiet dude in our class; were reading together” Vincent said.

“No.. no not that” I said. I wondered how to explain it to them but Peter Interrupted.

“Remember when I told you guys my mom was bringing in a maid for me?” Peter resumed.

They all nodded except Francisca, Francisca already know that I work for Peter.

“It was Bella.” Peter told them.

“Huh?” His friends exclaimed.

“Bella is the maid my mom employed” Peter added.

Vincent opened his mouth, they were both shocked as they tried to relate stuffs that could be true that I was working for Peter; starting with when they all came over to his place for me to teach him ~ then why we both came to school together.. how he relates with me in school, how I used to wait for him during the school dismissal..

“Bella has been your maid since then?” Francis reconfirmed and Peter nodded in affirmation “Yeah, since then”

“Sorry we lied to you” I muttered.

“Well you really don’t have to be so sorry. You guys didn’t lie, you only pretended and we had the assumptions in our head” Francisca said.

“I bet you guys could make a great actor and actress” Francis said. I gave a small laugh.

“I’m still surprised though” Vincent said. “By the way Peter, Is Bella the girl you said you like?”

“Huhh” Francisca excalimed..

They were waiting for a response from him or even me but I looked down as if it can’t possibly be me Peter likes.

Just then Monica came over like she’s been stalking us.

“Hi guys” She smiled at us.

It’s funny how only Vincent replied her. She’s not even in good terms with any one of us here.

“Er.. are you guys all mad at me?” She asked like she’s one innocent human being.

“Yeah we are” Peter responded.

“The last time I checked Peter, we didn’t have any quarrel. I don’t remember offending you at all” Monica said.

“Well you offended Bella remember?”

“Remember how you threaten her that you will let the whole class know she’s Peter’s maid. She told me everything! You offended Bella, Monica.. which means I can be upset with you then” Francisca confronted Monica.

“I was about to say the same thing but Francisca already said it all. Since you offended Bella, it simply means you offended me” Peter said.

Monica sighed, confused… as she faced Vincent and Francis since the three of us have turned deaf ears at her.

But before Monica could speak, Francis cut in..

“Before you go through me, you go through them. I mean, if you are not cool with Bella and Peter, including my girlfriend” Francis said and held Francisca’s hand. “If you are not cool with them, you can’t be cool with me” He expatiated.

Monica bit her lips, trying not to show a sad or disappointed expression on her face.

“Monica, I’m the only one who is not mad at you” Vincent said. “I’m the only one who supports you even when you are not in good terms with alot of people” He added but Monica snubbed him, and she faced Peter.

“I still like you Peter and I’m not comfortable with us not being in good terms” Monica resumed; “What do you suggest I do, so you’ll won’t be mad at me anymore?” Monica asked.

“Hmmn. Like I said, I wasn’t the one you offended. It was Bella. So the only way both of us can be cool again is if you apologise to Bella” Peter told her.

“What??” Monica exclaimed. “Apologise to Bella?”

“Yeah, apologise to Bella” Peter repeated.

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To Be Continued