"Do you really want to work at such a high-end place " my best friend and housemate Cindy says as she helps me pack my bags
"Yes they provide free living expenses girl I need to save up on rent for sure " I say looking at her as she shrugs her shoulder in compliance
" But I'm gonna be so lonely without you girlfriend"
"Well I'll visit when I get the chance and we'll facetime all the time "
"Promise"
"Promise"
Our conversation dies down and in no time we finish packing I say my goodbyes and leave , this is it my new life begins now working for stuckup rich people hurray
After a 4 hours commute I finally arrive at The Kingston estate
Walking through the gate I'm left astonished from today onwards I'll be working here as a housemate my job is to live in this house alongside the heir to this place for a year and I'll get paid $1million per month I still can't believe this is real this too good to be true kind of job is the shit that gets me killed heck I might star in my own horror movie but I'm blackout broke so it's either I take this risk or I die if starvation or live on the streets I can't live off Cindy forever
"Miss this way please" a voice startles me looking ahead I see whom I assume is the buttler by his attire makes his way towards me guess my internal monologue had me so zoned out that I didn't even notice him ,
Smiling I follow behind him as the butler leads the way we pass through beautiful gardens everything leaves me mesmerized it's all screaming filthy rich
The inside is even worse gold rims along very corner of this place I wonder how much this costs , looking around I can't help but compare my life to this and when I say it's like comparing a pebble to the moon I'm painfully not exaggerating
"Okay miss your room is upstairs third room to the right I'll have a servant show it to you and once we have you settled in at your convenience I shall give you a proper house tour " the butler says as he ushers a servant to carry my bags
"Thank you , um what should I address you as and who else stays here " I ask him
"I'm Richard Porter I am this estates butler and apart from you Young Mr King will be staying here he currently is out on some business and it's uncertain when he'll be back while me and other servants stay in the servant courters outside " The butler Mr Porter says as I nod in understanding
"If that is all let's get you settled in" he says and the servant with my bags leads me to my room and I kid you not it's larger than Cindy entire studio apartment , the servant puts my bags down gosh it feels odd saying servant in my head
"May I ask what your name is " I ask before he leaves
"Mike "he says
"Well thank you Mike " I say and he bows slightly as he leaves I stand there stupified people still bow to their master wait am I referring to myself as his master geez Ella you haven't been here for an hour and your swiftly adjusting .
After an hour or so of setting in taking a luxurious bath because why the hell not I have a freaking hot tub , I sit down on my balcony and have a longer monologue session
I can't believe applying for this job which I 100% doubted was real actually lead to me being here honestly if I die today due to this being a glamorous trap to kill unsuspecting poor tragic broke prey I'll die happy ....wait I haven't tried any food yet I certainly can't die on an empty stomach , with that in mind I take off my robe and wear some comfy pj's as it's 7pm and head downstairs spotting Mr Porter I head towards him
"Mr Porter where's the kitchen I'm a bit hungry and it's time for dinner so I want to cook something to eat " I say I really am audaciously comfortable here
"There's no need , the cook is making dinner based on the profile gathered on your likes you can just wait in the living room and I will inform you when it's ready " he says but I'm still stuck on one thought based on my likes how do they know my likes in food and what profile omg it's really a slaughter house they'll probably start hunting me after my meal Ella you really had to choose this job .
Oh wait .... no I gave them my preferences in the application they did Inquire about my food preferences and other personal details come to think of it I have no sense of self preservation I literally gave these strangers a ton of detailed information on me online I seem to fit the words stupidly naive anyways let me enjoy every second of this beautiful dream , damn this living room is stunning 'if I was a rich girl nananananananananana ' I can't help sing in my head , sitting on the sofa i instantly melt into it I'm Sooooooo comfortable it's like I'm sitting on a marshmallow I don't even hear what Mr Porter says as he turns and walks away.
oh and that beautiful view of the gardens and moonlight later I'm sooo gonna go to my room and wear a robe stare out of the window like I'm thinking of the annual financial reports I need to go through
"Miss Ella dinner is served please follow me to the dinning area " Mike says pulling me out of another internal monologue I get up and follow behind him when we arrive at the dinner table he pulls the chair out for me what a gentleman and as I take my seat I pause looking at the meal before me my mouth almost falls to the floor after a second I collect myself and turn to face Mr Porter
"Is this food all for me " I can't help ask this is in fact a feast okay after this meal I'll die happy really lord I take back all the mean things I've said it's nothing personal it's just life sucked back then but this makes up for everything .
"Yes young Mr King won't be joining you today "Mr Porter says as him and Mike leave so I can eat and boy do I eat the crabs , salads , sticky rice and pork ribs I devour everything like I was starved for a millennial seeing my plates cleared I sigh satisfied , Mr Porter walks in with 3 servants I haven't met yet , they clear the table and soon bring me dessert guys I don't even know whom I'm talking to but whoever listens to my mental monologues it's really important I make this clear I am really really immensely touched that I have freaking dessert served Infront of me... what looks like a fruit salad , some ice cream and a beautiful ice cream cake .
I need no invitation as I dig in my eyes well up with tears of utter joy and I must respect this meal and do it justice so I devour everything not even this stinging brain freeze could stop me life has never felt this good if only Cindy was here she'd love this maybe I can invite her here for a meal am I allowed to though hmmmmm well whatever I'll find out after we share a scrumpdilliicous meal .
After having dinner I have Mr Porter take me on a house tour and we'll it does get more luxurious than I thought an indoor gym ,movie room , swimingpool ,game room , a freaking jacuzzi, an indoor spa even a golf course and it's not even a complete tour I haven't been to the third floor yet it's official I'm never leaving what was the time period a year nah they gonna have to adopt me now that I've had a taste of this luxury I can't go back I'm part of this family now they must adopt me .
After the tour I head to my room I'm exhausted this place is huge and I lack stamina I'll tour the third floor on another day I hear that's where the so called young Mr King stays , he literally has an entire floor to himself .
I live on the second floor and when my future parents come for a visit they'll stay on the first floor I wish I stayed there too all these stairs be tiring but it's okay anyways time for a well deserved rest and if this isn't real let me never wake tomorrow .
3:00AM
What a peaceful sleep haven't slept that good in forever.
Looking at the clock I realise it's still too early that's what I get for sleeping at 9pm f*ck I wanna sleep some more it hurts my heart that I woke up early well since I'm up already I might as well grab a snack and play some games indoor arcade here I come .
Getting up excitedly I first head to the bathroom pee and wash my face just because I had a thick line of drool decorating it good sleep does that to you, I head to kitchen and open the fridge snacks snacks snacks oh ice cream mmmm grapes don't mind if I do and of course some chilled energy drink after that I head to the game room and play some old classics whilst eating my snacks after a long session of sweet fun I decide to go get more snacks cause why the hell not I feel like at this rate I'll be kicked out soon so I might as well enjoy this life while I can .
Skipping through the hallway humming to a joyful tune I just composed I bump into someone is this what the novels mean by a rock hard chest that they often confuse for a wall cause damn that hurt now my already big forehead is going to grow bigger .
Rubbing my head I take a step back and look up and dayuuum eye CANDY! ,I don't know who this man is he might be a serial killer for all I know but as long as he's not married or taken or a disgustingly vile person I'm willing to risk everything to have him do some questionable things to me
"Are you just going to stare at me " he says good lord that's a voice that every woman deserves to listen too through audiobooks cause what the hell it should be a crime to be this hot oh yeah he asked me something
"Uhhhhhh um sorry I wasn't paying much attention to where I was headed I'm new here and I didn't think I'd meet anyone at this time and please don't mind me asking who are you I'm Ella by the way" I ramble on he stares at me for a heartbeat too long that I almost jump him but self control for the win
"Archer " he says of course with a voice that good he's a few words type of guy what a waste wait archer my future billionaire brother oh my gosh I'm having incestuous thoughts before they adopt me shame on me
"Oh uh nice to meet you I guess I'm your paid house mate let's get along and hopefully develop a beautiful bond " where you'll ask me to stay forever in this Dreamland I add internally he furrows his brows but shakes my hand either ways welp at least his not rude
"What are you doing up so early " he asks
"I woke early so I decided to play some games but my snacks are done so I was planning on getting some more but I bumped into your wall of a chest which really hurt btw" I say and immediately regret it my honesty will be the death of me , he stays quiet and it feels like forever my thoughts are everywhere will he kick me out for whatever stupid reason he thinks of
"Okay cool so I'm heading out see you around el" he says and walks away while I'm rooted in my spot he said el not Ella not miss Reese no he said el ,nicknames show closeness oh gosh is this love should I start choosing wedding dresses .... wait Ella stop you're getting way way ahead of yourself the goal is to stay here forever so whether brother and sister or future wifey I'll stay here with that resolution I continue on to the kitchen and grab some chips and more grapes I'm a grape addict so what sue me .