Personal Maid (Seulrene)

Being With You Is The Best Feeling

Inside this small box were documents of when my mom used to work here. Her resume, her status, her bank information. All the way at the end I saw a waiver-like paper. I picked it up and read the top headline: "Contract".

This was a contract and as I kept reading it was about those thousands of dollars she stole from the Kang's. I was in shock. What would my mom need that money for? The letter said that under any circumstances she must work for this family until her debt has been repaid. This was ensued when I wasn't even born yet.

"What is this mom? Why? I thought you weren't the person to do this." I covered my mouth and cried. I heard a click from the living room and put all the papers together and into the box.

"Hey you're not asleep yet?" It was Seulgi.

"I came to put your suit in the coat closet. Did you need anything?" I asked nervously.

"Um..no I just came for some water. Were you crying?" She squinted hers eyes. It was dark, but my eyes glistened anyway.

"Just go to bed Irene." She sighed and pulled me into a soft warm hug.
"I'm not tired." I whispered.

"Fine then just go up there and wait for me." She gave me a small smile.

I walked up the stairs thinking about the documents back there. Why would my mom need so much money? I decided I would take the documents out and ask Lucas since he'd been working here for a long time. After all, I have the permission to. It's my mother we're talking about here.

"So.." Seulgi came in.

"What?" I asked softly.

"I'm going to stay here for the night." She smiled.
"
S-stay? Why?" I stuttered dumbly.

"Because you can't sleep." She chuckled.

"B-but-" I began.

"I won't touch you. Just lay down and go to sleep." She sat on my bed.

I looked at her for a few seconds, and rested my head on the pillow with the blankets up to my chin. Now I regretted wearing my short sleeping shorts. Seulgi got under the covers but she wasn't fully laying down. She sat up with her back to the back-board of the bed.

"Come here." She gestured.
"Huh?" I looked at her confused.

She pulled me into her and pushed my head down on her arm. I understood now what she was trying to do. Seulgi was trying to comfort me, and amazingly I didn't feel awkward. I liked this. I wish I could put the moment on pause and stay like this forever. I put my arm around her waist.

"Why didn't you do this earlier?" I whispered.

"You would probably kill me." She laughed lightly. I laughed softly and closed my eyes.

"Thank you Seulgu." I said.

"Just sleep." She whispered.

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The next morning we both fell asleep. It was 9am, Seulgi was practically on the floor, and I was all over the place. What a way to start the morning.

"Seulgi?" I said in a low voice.
"Hmm?" She opened her eyes slowly.

"We woke up late." I said.

"What time is it?" She asked squinting from the sun on her face.

"9am." I checked my phone.

"What?!" She got up quickly only to be slowed down by the pain that suddenly rushed to her neck.

"Are you okay?" I said worriedly.

"Yeah totally fine. If we're ever sleeping together in the future I will have to put something in the middle so you won't push me over." She joked seriously.

"I'm sorry." I broke into a smile. Seulgi and I might have not done anything but it was still special.

We slept together and for the first time in months I slept like a baby. Seulgi ran out the door. She was late for work, and I still had to do chores. Lucas must of already been mowing the lawn or something while I still needed to do the cleaning, and washing.

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Seulgi left through the door without any breakfast or even a goodbye. I walked to the kitchen in my uniform and opened the fridge to grab some orange juice. When I closed the door, it was Lucas standing there with a grin on his face, and mischievous eyes.

He was doing that move that the bad guys do in horror movies, of opening the refrigerator and when you close it they're right there.

"Lucas you almost gave me a heart attack!" I touched my chest.

"Miss.Bae you're awfully suspicious." His grin wouldn't go away.

"What do you mean?" I asked confused.

"You had fun last night didn't you? Young lady Seulgi wasn't in her room this morning, and both of you fell asleep." he moved his eyebrows up and down.

"Oh Lucas! Nothing happened!" I complained.

"Oh that's what they all say." He broke into laughter. I groaned and poured the juice on a mug.

"Oh! Lucas I need to ask you about when mother started working here." I told him.

Lucas's face went from laughter, to clearing his throat and getting serious. What was it that no one wanted to speak of?