11 Chapter 11: A terrible evening

I continued to stare at the ceiling heading towards the kitchen, almost missing a step, falling onto my face by the strange sound. Quickly, I caught myself in time. Francine turned around immediately as she sensed me entering the kitchen and went back to finish preparing dinner.

"Is everything alright?" she asked me; while she stirs the food in the pot.

"Yes," I answered her softly; lying to her.

Telling her what Apollo had called me to do; would be a total waste of time; for she could not save me. All she could do was to show her sympathy. I removed my eyes from Francine and started to worry about doing it again; will he call me to give him a bath everyday? I worried.

Looking back to see if she had finish dinner; I was startled to see she was watching me.

"Are sure you're alright?" she again inquired me.

I nodded; telling her a lie again.

"Okay," she said; returning to her duty.

"Please pass me plates for dinner," she told me.

I went for 5 plates; knowing the alpha, his Luna, son, nephew and his mate will be having dinner tonight within their dining room.

I passed them all to Francine.

"Pass me another," she again told me.

I looked at her, curiously; wondering why she needed more plates.

"Dining will be for 5 tonight won't it?" I questioned her.

"The alpha as another son, he is the eldest, she said.

"Okay," I said and went over for another plate.

I was now worried more than ever; having to deal with his father and brother was not easy now him; it's going to be even worst. I place the plate with the other.

"No," Francine stopped me. And place his plate away from all the others; separating it.

I was quite curious as to why she did so and asked. Since I was going to work in their house I had to know the reason why, so I don't end up doing something foolishly.

"Francine, why did you place his plate away from the others, since they all will be dining together?" I inquired her.

While she shared out the mashed potatoes and the other foods in large bowls.

"He won't be having dinner with them," she answered me.

The answer she gave me made me even more curious as to why. Did he hate his family and chose not to sit with them, while having dinner? I thought. And wished to be away from them, just like how my evil grandmother treated me?

Francine turned to glance at me; staring into my eyes; knowing I wanted to know why and went back to finish scooping out the meal from the pots she had prepared.

"He cannot eat with anyone nor should he be close to anyone," she told me.

I was even more curious as to why and wished she would just give me the answer I'm looking for.

I wanted to know what was wrong with him. Suddenly my mind went back to the strange sound I heard above me.

"I heard a strange crawling sound above me; when I was leaving Apollo's room," I told her.

She turned around staring at me immediately.

"What did Apollo want you to do in his room?" she inquired me curiously; ignoring my question.

I lower my head staring at the floor.

"To clean his room," I kept on lying to her.

"I already cleaned his room and the others," she said.

My heart raced within my chest, nervously; not wanting her to figure out that I was lying to her.

"Apollo is just as stuck up as his father, Francine cursed as she turns her back, if it weren't for the Luna and their eldest son, I would leave a long time ago," she said.

I took a deep breath; feeling relieved. I was happy she didn't find out I was lying to her. She was such a nice person and treated me with respect. I didn't want to ruin it.

"It's almost dinner time; please take this plate and place it on the silver tray," she said as she carried off the other plates into the dining room.

I did as I was told. I stood staring at the silver tray covered in food for the alpha's eldest son.

Suddenly my body jumped hearing a voice that sounded familiar. No, it couldn't be, I thought. Not wanting to believe it was him, but no matter how hard I try to believe it wasn't him. I heard his voice even more. My heart raced within my chest, praying that we won't meet; hating what he had did to me. When I thought we had something.

I held on to my blouse tightly hearing someone entering the kitchen. Seeing it was Francine I felt so relieved.

"Can I go back to my room now?" I asked Francine; not wanting to see Josh. The snake.

"Not as yet, Francine said; I'll want you to help me tidy up as soon they have finished their meal."

Disappointed, I stood within the kitchen; wanting this to me over very soon.

"Don't you want anything to eat?" Francine asked me.

I shook my head; not feeling hungry at all. How could I eat at a time like this; knowing Josh was here.

"Okay," she said while she exits the kitchen again with a large glass jug of juice.

"Are you going to stand here the whole time are take a seat?" Francine said while she entered the kitchen and take a seat. I too did the same by the counter and watch as she slowly ate the meal she had prepared.

Suddenly I heard someone calling. Francine stopped eating and went into the dining room.

Feeling relieved it was not me. I sat waiting for her to return. Immediately she returned.

She stopped before me and said, "Please take this mop and bucket and clean up some mess they created at the dining room."

Frightened by what she told me to do.

I inquired her, " I thought they called you to do it?" Not wanting to go.

"They want you; remember your job here will be mostly to clean," she told me.

I nodded, remembering the alpha telling me so; he didn’t want me to handle his food and so he gave me that duty.

My heart raced within my chest as I took the bucket and map from Francine. I paused for a minute and exit the kitchen slowly.

My heart raced even more; as I got closer to the dining room and my hands shake nervously. I paused for a minute I got to the entrance of the dining room and there my eyes met Josh's brown eyes; he too stared at me and lower his head, not wanting to look at me. I was even more surprised seeing one of my family members. Phyllis's granddaughter Emma, sitting very close to Josh around the table.

"Are you going to stand there or clean up the spill Juice?" Alpha Pharoah asked me.

My body jumped nervously as I hurriedly went to search for the mess they had created.

"It's beside Josh," The Luna, Everdeen told me.

I went over to Josh and started to clean the Juice that was spilled on the ground beside him. While I cleaned, I could see him glancing at me.

Emma pretends as if she didn't know me and enjoyed her dinner.

"So how does it feels to find your one true love?" Everdeen questioned Josh.

I heard Josh chuckled; as if he doesn't want to answer the Luna.

"Come on tell me," the Luna said while she laughed.

"Happy," I heard Josh said.

I almost cried hearing him said that; for I thought he only shown interest in me, but I was quite foolish to believe so. All I know was that he played me and that he did so very well.

"Enough about me and Emma," Josh said not wanting to talk about his mate with me around.

"Let us enjoy this wonderful evening," he said.

"Yes," the alpha said; while he laughs.

Suddenly I heard a glass dropped over Emma's side. Knowing it was me who was going to clean it up I went over there; between Apollo and Emma and started to take up the pieces of broken glass. I glanced at Emma and saw anger within her eyes; as if she did it on purpose and wanted to say something to me. Cleaning up the juices and lowering my head. I closed my eyes, frighteningly the minute; I saw her hand was about to hit me across my cheek. Not feeling any hit. I open my eyes and there I saw Apollo holding her hand. I moved my head away from her right away; standing still.

Emma pushed Apollo's hand away from her and shouted at me angrily.

"If you ever try to force your bitchy self on my man, I will personally make you suffer for doing so!" she shouted at me.

"What!" I said; wondering what she was talking about. After all, I didn't do such a thing, or was it that Josh told her?, I thought.

Josh ran over to her the minute she tried to jump on me. Holding her into his arms.

"Nothing happened between us, Josh told her. I'll never be interested in her," he told her.

I almost cry hearing him said that. For I can recall his mouth underneath me; wasn't he showing any interest in me at that time. I ran into the kitchen crying. Francine ran to me the minute she saw me in tears.

"What happened?" she said.

I continued to cry not answering her. Suddenly I saw alpha Pharoah, Apollo, and his mate entered the kitchen.

"You just started to worked here and you started to cause trouble already! " the alpha shouted at me.

"You're just like your evil father," he described me.

"Dad!" Apollo shouted at him; stopping him.

He looked at his son angrily.

"I'm her master, not you. I will handle her," he said.

The alpha stormed out of the kitchen angrily.

The Luna stared at me and then inquired Francine to bring the tray she had prepared for her eldest son.

They both exit the kitchen and soon; it was only me and Apollo. He stared at me, suddenly he walked up to me. I tried to not let him get close to me, but he quickly held me by both of my hands.

"Should I punish you?" he inquired me.

"No," I said; staring into his blue eyes frighteningly.

I was even more surprised as I saw him smiled.

He slowly unhand me and turned his back.

"The wild rose had started to cause trouble already," he said as he exits the kitchen.

"Wild rose," I said softly.

Soon I started to wonder why he stop Emma from hitting me and why he protect me from his father? Why did he protect me? I kept on thinking.