Slightly Wicked

Part Two

"Who are the men outside?"

"That is Maya's guards." Sanjh quickly tells her.

"What are they doing there?"

"To protect me, aunty." Maya tells her guilty as she stood up.

"But they can't sit in front of our house like that."

"I am sorry, aunty." Maya quickly tells her and hurries out.

"Bittuji!" Maya says as she stepped out and stops in shock to find the whole battalion loitering around the house.

"Yes, Ma'm?"

"Bittuji, you can't stay here like this."

"Should we come inside?"

"NO! I want you all to leave."

"We can't do that."

"You can't stay here like this. Sanjh's mother doesn't like it."

"Sir won't like it if we leave."

"I don't care what your sir wants."

"Sir won't do anything to you. To us..." Bittu leaves it hanging.

"Fine, I'll make arrangements for your stay! But for today, adjust!"

"Okay." Bittu tells her and he waits for her next order.

Maya waits for a few seconds when he didn't make any moves to leave she tells him, "That's it."

"Okay ma'm, you go in then."

"You leave."

"I can't leave you."

"Bittuji..."

"No less than 10 steps. That is Sir's order."

"Haven't they left yet?" Sanjh's mother asks frowning as she stepped out.

"We are not leaving." Bittu tells him.

"Sssh!" Maya shushes him and then turning to Sanjh's mother, she tells her politely, "Sorry, aunty. Can you please adjust for today? By tomorrow I'll make arrangements for their stay."

Sanjh's mother was about to argue when Maya pleads her, "Please aunty... I am helpless."

"Okay. But this is not right, Maya... what are people going to say if they see these men walking around our house? only women live in this house and ..."

"I understand, aunty... please?"

"Okay." She says frowning at Bittu.

"Aunty?" Bittu calls her sweetly.

"Bittuji!" Maya turns to him glaring at him.

"Yes ma'm?" he asks her innocently.

"What is it?" Maya asks him in a furious whisper.

"We haven't had our food. Missed breakfast and now lunch. If she could give us food, it would be nice."

"We have no food." She says furiously and walks back in.

"Go buy your food!" Maya tells him.

"But we have no money." Bittu lies with a straight face.

"Sir's order?" Maya asks him sarcastically.

Bittu smiles at her.

"Wait!"

Maya furiously walks into her room and grab her bag. She opens her wallet and was about to take cash when she notices the credit card RK had gifted her a while back.