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The thought hits me so hard that it winds o I’ll have to stop eo And if I do that, I’ll never see her again She’d hateher life

I clench my fists My father has really backed me into a corner Maybe he knew that I’d react this exact way Maybe he could read ht If he knew that I want A to steer me toward someone else

Could I do it? Marry someone and pretend to love them just to keep Amelia in my life? Even if she’s only with ht of her walking away I need her She’s been on le day for a year, and I know this lust I have for her isn’t going anywhere And since I can’t cureto have to learn to live with it

With or without her beside me

Chapter Two

Amelia

My back hurts My shoulders hurt My knees hurt Scrubbing out the grand fireplace in the dining room is my least favorite job in the house, but I always land it The rest of the staff have taken a dislike to et saddled with the worst tasks out of everyone

Now, as I finish up, I feel like I’ve been worked to the bone, and it’s only eleven AM I slu to co here This house is so big and it feels like the job is never ending It’s long, boring hours and since I live in the house too without any friends, I feel unspeakably lonely

“Slacking on the job, are you, Amelia?”

I turn and see Rachel and Dan at the door, both of the down at me I hate them the most out of all the staff Rachel isn’t much older than me in her twenties, but as the head cleaner, she’s the one that gives out the tasks every day She’s had it in for me ever since our boss, Mr Harris, smiled atabout it Our handsomatic boss rarely smiles, but that day, he had a s for him by then, of course

I fell for hi for a job here That day gave limmer of hope that maybe he could fall for me too…