The Maid And The Young Master

Chapter 3: The Young Master

LUCAS and I arrived at the mansion earlier than usual. The young master is set to arrive at the mansion today, and all servants were asked to be on their best behavior. Lucas and I kept joking about it, and he even said that maybe we should wear gowns and tuxedos in preparation for the young master’s arrival. I couldn’t stop laughing until we got to the mansion and started working.

We actually didn’t have to prepare anything in the kitchen since the food for today was catered. Juanita couldn’t stop talking about how her food tastes better. She seemed offended, so I comforted her and assured her that her food was indeed better than anything else. She relaxed after I told her that at least she could just rest for today.

We didn’t know when the young master would arrive, and the head maid kept reminding us to check everything. She had me check on his bedroom to make sure everything was in its proper place.

I went to the young master’s bedroom and did a quick check. I smoothed the bedsheet and made sure all the furniture was spotless and had no dust on them. I went to the bathroom to do a quick check and make sure the young master had all the toiletries he would need.

When I was content and was sure that everything was in order, I turned around and headed to the door. I gasped as I hit something hard. Whatever it was was quite sturdy, so I ended up falling backward. I inadvertently held on to whatever it was that I hit, and I was surprised that it fell on top of me.

When I looked at what it was, I gasped once more as I realized that the thing I hit was actually not a thing but a person. I was now face to face with him as he laid on top of me. I looked at his face, and I saw the most handsome man I have ever seen. His eyes are brown, his nose is pointed, and his lips are so red and kissable. I bit my lip and inadvertently let out a soft moan.

I was speechless and couldn’t move when I suddenly felt something hard against my leg. When I realized what it was, I pushed the man on top of me away, and I left the bedroom right away. He must have been surprised. Otherwise, I won’t be able to push him away.

I ran to the kitchen and into a bathroom right away and caught my breath as I sat in a toilet bowl. I ran the events through my head, thinking about what had just happened. When I realized that the man I had just met could have been the young master, I couldn’t help but be worried and tell myself, “How could I be so stupid? I may have hurt the young master when I pushed him. I didn’t even apologize to him. Would he get me fired because of this?”

I was still running these thoughts in my head when I heard Mindy knocking on the door. She said, “Hey Sarah, are you there? The young master is here, and we’re being called so that we can be introduced to him.”

I suddenly panicked and said, “O-okay. I-I’ll be there.”

Mindy replied: “You better hurry. Everyone else is there now.”

I stood up and looked at the mirror, and fixed my hair. I let out a few deep breaths before heading out of the bathroom. Mindy was surprised when I came out and said, “Are you okay? What happened?”

I replied, “Uhm yeah, I’m okay. Why?”

Mindy looked at my face and said, “Your face looks flushed. I’m not sure if you’re blushing or what?”

I feigned ignorance and said, “I don’t know why. Let’s just go and meet the young master, shall we?”

Mindy took my hand, and we walked towards the dining area. The other maids were already lined up, and we made our way to the end of the line. Miss Alexandra, her husband, her son, and Miss Coraline, her husband, and kids are already at the dining area talking amongst themselves. Like us, they were just standing around as we all anticipated the arrival of the guest of honor.

Mr. and Mrs. Santiago arrived shortly after, and behind them was the man I bumped into earlier. I immediately bowed my head so he wouldn’t recognize me. I am so scared and nervous that I might not have a job anymore after he sees me.

Mrs. Santiago clapped her hands twice to get our attention before she started talking. She then began by saying, “Good morning, everyone. Thank you for all your hard work and for making sure everything is ready for our son’s arrival.”

As Mrs. Santiago spoke, I couldn’t help but turn my gaze towards the young master, who I realized was now looking intently at me. After our eyes made contact, I bowed down again. He seems to have already recognized me. What does he plan to do? Does he plan to punish me for what happened earlier? I was surprised and didn’t mean to push him away. It was instinctive. I should have stayed and apologized. I’m just going to have to apologize to him later when I get the chance.

Mrs. Santiago then pulled her son forward as she introduced him to us. She said, “I’d like to introduce our only son, Zachary Santiago--”

“Zac.” The young master interrupted his mother. He probably didn’t want to be called Zachary, so he corrected her and mentioned his preferred name. Zac is a nice name. It suits him.

As I kept looking at him, I got a better look at his entirety. He’s pretty tall. I’m 5’4,” and he must be at least six feet tall. Aside from the handsome face, it looks like his body is quite buff, and he has really broad shoulders. He must be physically fit and active and even go to the gym to have a nice body.

I was taken out of my reverie when Mindy elbowed me and said, “It’s your turn.” I looked at her with a blank stare and said, “What?”

Mindy whispered, “Introduce yourself.”

I realized that Mrs. Santiago must have asked the servants to introduce themselves one by one, and it’s now my turn. I was so distracted by the young master that I wasn’t listening to her. I sat up straight and said, “Uhm, hi. I’m Sarah Jane Dela Cruz, I’m 17 years old, and I’m an incoming senior in high school.”

Some of the servants let out stifled laughter as I realized I said too much. We were only supposed to say our name, I guess.

Mrs. Santiago was smiling as she said, “Thank you for that, Sarah. My son is an incoming senior in high school too. He’ll be attending Brighton School as well, so you’ll probably be in the same class.”

She then looked at her son and said, “Sarah is the top student in her class. Maybe she could help you catch up with the lessons.”

The young master smirked but didn’t say anything. Since everyone was done introducing themselves, we were told to return to work as the family took their seats around the dining table and started eating.

I glanced at the young master before leaving, and he was looking intently at me as I walked away.