The Maid And The Young Master

Chapter 2: Working At The Mansion

❤ Sarah’s POV ❤

LUCAS and I arrived at the mansion 30 minutes before we were supposed to begin working. We had breakfast first before we changed into our uniforms and proceeded to our workspace. Lucas headed to the garden while I went to the kitchen, where I am assigned to help prepare lunch and dinner today. I move around the house depending on where I am needed.

When I arrived at the kitchen, I found Juanita, Clara, and Mindy already preparing the ingredients for the lunch menu. Juanita is the head cook, and she has been working in the mansion even before the eldest Santiago child was born. Clara has been working at the mansion for ten years, while Mindy came around the same time as I did. She’s three years older than me, and we have become close friends.

I put on my apron and greeted the ladies in the kitchen, “Good morning!”

Juanita greeted me “Good morning,” back, while Clara just looked and nodded at me. She doesn’t talk much and usually keeps to herself. On the other hand, Mindy is quite the chatterbox and is typically the source of gossip around the house.

She approached me and said, “Hey, did you hear the news? The youngest Santiago child is coming back to live here in the mansion? I heard that he’s going to study here in the country.”

I replied, “Oh, is that so? It’s the first time I’m hearing of it. When will he arrive?”

Mindy replied, “I’m not sure. Classes are supposed to start in less than a month, right? He’ll probably be back soon.”

I don’t really have much to say about this since whether he’s here or not would not affect me much. I’m just a maid, and I’m still going to be a maid whether he lives here or not.

Mindy continued, “I just hope he takes after his parents and Miss Alexandra and not like that b*tch sister of his Miss Caroline.”

“Mindy! Don’t talk like that!” We were surprised as Juanita screamed at Mindy for talking bad about one of our bosses.

Mindy bowed her head apologetically and said, “I’m sorry, Juanita. It just came out.”

I was smiling and shaking my head a little as I noticed Mindy actually smiling. I could tell that she meant what she said about Miss Caroline. She’s always been the one who complains a lot whenever she’s around.

We all resumed working. I was in charge of peeling and cutting the potatoes today, and after I finished, Juanita had me cook some rice. We were done preparing lunch before noon. We prepared the table and served the cooked food. Miss Alexandra and his son are at the mansion today, and she’ll be having lunch along with her mother.

Once they were done eating, the maids and other servants had lunch at the kitchen, and we resumed our work afterward.

Mrs. Santiago confirmed that her son was coming to live in the mansion at the end of the week, and she wanted everything to be ready for his arrival. Mindy and I were assigned to clean his room and make sure everything was in order. His room is cleaned regularly even if he’s not around, so there wasn’t really that much for us to do.

As we were cleaning, Mindy started gossiping once more and said, “You know, I heard that the young master is a very handsome man. Miss Alexandra’s nanny said that Mr. and Mrs. Santiago found out that he hasn’t been studying and just partying around, and that’s why they wanted him to come home and resume his studies here. Apparently, they want to keep an eye on him.”

I looked at Mindy, and she seemed to be waiting for a response from me. I wasn’t interested in what she said, but I wonder if it’s true that he’s just partying instead of studying. I hate privileged people who don’t realize how lucky they are. Not everyone can study abroad and don’t have to worry about where to get their spending money.

Mindy waved her hand in front of me, probably checking if I heard what she said. She said, “Hey, Sarah, are you listening to me?”

I replied with “Yeah, I am. I heard what you said.”

Mindy asked, “So, what do you think?”

I looked at her and said, “What do I think about what?”

Mindy sighed and seemed frustrated, probably because she was not getting the reaction she was expecting from me. He continued, “What do you think about the youngest Santiago?”

I replied, “I don’t know him, so it’s not fair for me to judge him. But if it’s true that he’s just partying instead of studying, then he doesn’t realize how lucky he is, and he’s very irresponsible.”

Mindy retorted with a “Hmph! I wonder how good-looking he is. I don’t know his full name. I would have searched for him online to see if I did.”

I just smiled at Mindy as I continued cleaning. We were done not long after and carried the cleaning supplies and dirty bedsheets out of the room as we left. We took a short break afterward.

I went to the garden and found Lucas sitting on one of the benches taking a break as well. He looked at me and said, “How’s your day so far?”

I took a bite of his sandwich and said, “It’s fine. We just finished cleaning Mrs. Santiago’s son’s room. It looks like we’re going to have another boss soon.”

Lucas replied, “Yeah, I’ve been hearing gossip about it earlier. It appears it’s actually true.”

After the sandwich was gone, I said goodbye to Lucas and went to the kitchen to resume my duties.

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In the next few days, we were busy preparing the mansion for the young master’s arrival. Mrs. Santiago seems to be very excited about it, and both her daughters, their husbands, and all of their grandchildren have been staying in the mansion for a few days now. This meant more work for us.

I didn’t really mind, and I enjoyed the presence of the kids in the mansion. It’s usually very quiet since it’s usually empty, but now, you can hear the screams and giggles of the kids anywhere you are in the mansion.

We now had to prepare more food, and Miss Caroline had recently decided to become a vegan, so we had to prepare her food separately. She insisted that she didn’t want her food to be prepared in the same pots, pans, or even near the food that had meat or meat products on it.

Thankfully, Juanita is a very skilled and patient cook, and she skillfully gave in to Miss Caroline’s demands.

Everything was ready, and everyone was excited for the arrival of the young master. The day before his arrival, the head maid called all of the servants and gave us reminders. I’m not really sure why the arrival of the young master seems to be a big deal, but I obliged nonetheless.

When I went home that night, I was more tired than I had ever been before, and I fell asleep as I laid down in bed.