Lara

Lara's POV

I arrived at the house that's 2 blocks away from the Pavlov's residence. Misha's mother have another property so she let me borrow this one for now. It's a normal looking house. It is a 2-storey house with 1 spacious bedroom on the upper floor with 1 bathroom inside, another bathroom on the ground floor, a kitchen, a living room, and laundry room. I can describe it as a comfy house, but not a home. All appliances and furniture were already provided.

I don't really have to worry about a thing. I will live alone here as per her instructions. She told me to keep my identity as Ms. Misha's personal maid a secret so I can keep on studying at the school I'm enrolled now and watch over Ms. Misha without anyone noticing, except for Ms. Misha and Ms. Tatiana of course. Why does Ms. Tatiana know? Well, on the first day of my work, she already saw me with Ms. Misha wearing a maid uniform when we arrived at the park using the pneumatic tube connected from their home to that area. They have the same contraption in this house which I will use starting today to go back and forth to the Pavlov's residence.

This was sort of a reward for doing this extra task, but for me, the only reward was going to school. I am grateful for the house and for letting me borrow a car from them, but the ride home was lonely, and it gets worse when I come home. It's eerily quiet. It made me want to just pack my bags and go back to the mansion. Even with just 1 room, I'll take it. Then again, getting this opportunity is rare so I shouldn't complain. I changed my clothes and got ready for work.

"At least I can get to see people I love working with", I talked to myself in front of the mirror and got in the hidden door of one of the cabinets in my room. I pulled the lever down and a few seconds later, I have reached the little house near the pool. I went outside and immediately headed to the kitchen where the others are at.

"Hey everyone! Hi Mr. Trevor! I'm back!", I cheerfully greeted when I saw them preparing food for dinner.

"Welcome back Lara! Come, I need your help", the eldest of the maids called me for help.

"Sure thing. I'll just wash my hands first", I said and went to the sink. I love helping out in the kitchen, I get to learn different kinds of dishes and this will be very useful for me in the future.

I finished helping them out in the kitchen so it's time for me to call Ms. Misha. I went upstairs and knocked on the door.

"Miss. Dinner is ready", I told her and waited for a response outside the door. There was no response.

"Miss?", I knocked again. Still no response. I decided to go inside. Maybe she didn't hear me. I saw her lying on bed with her arms open and appeared to be sleeping.

I went near her and saw that she was sleeping soundly. She has pale and smooth looking skin. She looks angelic when she's sleeping. As always.

I don't want to disturb her sleep but I have to wake her up. I sat on the bed and tried to wake her up by tapping her left shoulder.

"Ms. Misha, wake up. It's time for dinner", there was still no response. I tried to touch her shoulder and rubbed my thumb on her bare skin as well. I heard her mumble something, but she didn't open her eyes yet. I guess this was effective.

"Wake up", I whispered to her ear and did the same thing on her shoulder.

"Mhhmmmm", she mumbled again.

'What was that sound?', I thought to myself. Hearing that from her made me want to do more.

'No. Misha. You're going to do this so she can finally wake up', I said before doing my next attempt.

I decided to pull her out of bed by turning her body to the side and eventually lifting her up. I first flexed her right leg over the other, then her right hand on her left shoulder, and lastly, I need to pull her core towards me, so I touched her waist, accidentally lifting a little bit of her shirt.

"Mmmm!", I heard her moan and this time I was sure that it was indeed a moan. My heartbeat raised and my body started heating up.

'I need to stop thinking about these things, I'm not even attracted to girls. Well, supposed to', I thought to myself as I was battling between continuing to do this or just let her be. I was startled when she hugged me.

"Please stop. I was already awake when you whispered to my ear.", she told me. I released myself from the hug and frantically got out of bed.

"Then why didn't you say so?!!", I scolded.

"There's no need to get mad. I was just too lazy to get up. I thought you'd leave me alone if I didn't move, but I just couldn't take it. Your actions were tickling me", she explained then started to get up, yawn, and stretch.

"Why is your face so red?", she asked. I covered my face and ran outside, but before closing the door, I told her to go downstairs to eat.

"I couldn't answer the question, because I am wondering about it as well", I whispered and took a deep breath before going back to the dining area.

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Misha's POV

"What's wrong with her today?", I said, talking to no one. I fixed my hair and clothes before going down.

'I hope Mom is around for dinner, we will have a serious discussion about something', I though to myself.

"Mom!", I said when I saw her sitting at the edge of the dining table looking through some pictures on her phone.

"Yes dear?", she said without looking at me. I sat at the opposite end of the table and looked at Lara before looking back at my mother.

"Why did you send Lara to school?", I asked.

"It's a punishment for you and a helpful therapy for Lara. You should not go anywhere without Lara's knowledge of it", she answered.

"Helpful therapy?", I asked. I didn't understand what she meant by that. My mother finally looked at me and sighed.

"You may have noticed that Lara is shy towards other people. Exposing her to other people your age may help her overcome her shyness with strangers and enjoy her high school life. She was homeschooled for a very long time. It's time for her to break out of her shell." She explained.

"Oh! Well, if that's the case, then that's fine with me. But I need to keep her identity hidden. I don't want anyone to know that she works here. I am not a child anymore, so this is unnecessary. I will only agree to this for Lara's sake", I responded.

"There's no need to worry about that because we have already told her to live in one of our houses nearby and lent her a car as well. If she may have friends or classmates over for after class studies then she can do so without worries", she explained.

"Wow!! You can drive a car?", I was surprised that the frail Lara can actually drive.

"Uhhmm. It was one of the requirements in order for me to work here. So, yes. I can", she answered.

"Cool! Mom? When can I start driving?", I asked hoping she would allow me.

"When you reach 18", she nonchalantly answered.

"What? But how come Lara gets to drive a car? She's the same age as me", I asked.

"What? You didn't know? Lara is older than you by a year", she said. I was surprised from the revelation she told me. She's older but she looks way younger than me.

"Really?" I asked, looking at Lara. Lara nodded.

"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you", she apologized.

"No, it's fine. I didn't ask as well", I said to dismiss it.

"Enough with the chat. The food will get cold. Let's eat", my mother interrupted. I nodded and started eating. When we finished our meal, we said good night and went to our own rooms.

"Lara. Can I talk to you?", I asked.

"Sure, what do you want to talk about?", she answered.

"Well, I can't discuss it here. Can we go to my room?", I suggested.

"Alright, no problem", she said. I pulled her hand because I need to discuss a lot of things before we start our day tomorrow. We sat on the couch in my room and I started by holding her hand.

"I'm sorry if I can't let you tell anyone about working here, I just don't want to be anyone's target. You are getting a lot of attention in the school so just please remain as my new friend in class", I said.

"I understand, so don't worry", she said and rubbed her thumb over my hand.

"Thank you, oh and please refrain from calling me Ms. Misha even when you're at work, I want you to get used to it", I said.

"Alright. Miss, uhmmm, sorry.", she said and paused. She took a deep breath before locking eyes with me.

"Alright Misha. Good night", she said and stood up. I stood up as well and accompanied her to the door.

"Good night, Lara", I responded with a smile before closing the door.

- To be continued -