Embrace Of The Lucifer novel Chapter 17

It was now almost two months since August was working at the Knights. She was missing Caroline so much and was thinking to meet her. But, she wasn't sure if Martha would permit her to have a day off so that she could meet Caroline.

She was now having lunch along with all the other maids and Martha. All were gossiping and Martha was talking to one of the maids.

"So that's why I'm here working for this rich family!" She heard someone said. She was snapped out of her thought and looked at Vanessa beside her who was telling her something but she was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't hear a single thing.

"Uh...I'm sorry but what did you say? D-do you mind r-repeating?" Venessa chuckled.

"Of course hun. Well, I was saying that my mom is sick and my dad is a drunkard, so I have to pay for my little sister's school fees and the other expenses that's why I'm working here." She stated sadness was clear in her voice. Her heart clenched. She has parents but not the one that a child would ask for.

"I'm sorry Venessa."

"Oh, silly don't apologize it's not your fault." She said giving August a warm smile.

"And what about you?" She asked me.

"Uhm..my aunt couldn't bear my expenses and she does not earn much that's why." She nodded her head in response.

"I see. Let's go and put the plates in the sink, we're done eating anyway." Venessa said and walked away with August.

She was thinking to ask Venessa if Martha would allow her to meet Caroline, as Venessa was there for a long time she thought asking her would be best.

"Uhm...Venessa." She called out her name.

"Hmm?"

"I was thinking...to have a day off so that I can meet my aunt, so do you think Martha will allow me?" She asked nervously.

Venessa sighed and looked down. That made August perturbed.

"Aug...the maids who work here....they stay here permanently and cannot go out and meet their families." August's eyes were replenished with tears.

Does that mean I can never see Caroline? Oh god! Why did I start working here in the first place!

Venessa bit her lip but eventually burst into laughter. August frowned and stared at her in confusion.

"Oh my god August....look at your face." She laughed more. Venessa dramatically clutched her stomach when laughing. But stopped when she saw August's serious look.

"Honey of course you can meet your aunt! I was just teasing you don't cry." She chucked and wiped her tears. August's face was red as a tomato now.

"Ha! You think these Knights can stop us from seeing our family. Don't worry they might be rich and all, but they don't control our lives. So, don't worry go and ask Martha, she'll do something about it." August nodded her head giving Venessa a soft smile. She felt stupid for crying over a stupid joke but she thought...she thought that she could never see Caroline again. It was even hard for her to imagine not seeing her again, after all, she was all August had.

She did what Venessa told her to do. She asked Martha if she could take a day off and thankfully she agreed. Martha told her to get ready soon. August had a big smile on her face, finally, after so many days she could see Caroline. She didn't really have anything to take, just a few dollars, her purse, and her old flip phone that she could only use for calling, texting was difficult there as it was really old, but she didn't mind because she never really had anyone to text. The problem was it sometimes worked and sometimes it didn't. Like other people, she also wanted an adequate phone that works well but she knew she couldn't afford it at that time.

She wore a simple dress that reaches under her knees and put on a pair of white stockings and her shoes. After that, she put every necessary thing inside her purse and was finally ready to leave. She decided to leave her hair open and brushed her brown blocks perfectly. She never really felt any confidence towards her hair before, but one day Venessa told her that her brown hair suited her a lot. That didn't arise her confidence when Venessa said that but, she liked it, as it was the first time someone complimented her.

She went out of her room and was stopped by Martha downstairs. "Oh, you all ready!" August nodded her head with a smile. "You look, beautiful honey." She blushed at the compliment.

"I-I'll leave now Martha, I'll see you soon." She smiled at Martha.

"Okay honey be safe." She smiled at her and nodded her head and left the house. She was hoping that she would be able to catch a bus soon so that she could reach on time. She went outside the house and confronted the guards who opened the gate for her. She was excited to meet Caroline after so many days, she just had been so busy with work that she didn't even get a single chance to call her but thankfully she got a chance to call her for few minutes and let her know that she was visiting.

"Hey, August!" Someone called her from behind, she turned around and came face to face with Ethan. He came towards her with his charming smile.

"Hey, where are you going?" He asked her. "Um..well I'm going to visit my aunt for today." She replied.

"Oh, that's great. How are you planning to go there?"

"Well, I will just try to catch a bus." He shook his head. "Nope nope I'm here now so I will drop you there wait here I will get my car." She wanted to refuse but Ethan already left. She sighed.

A few minutes later August saw a black car parked outside the house and Ethan was sitting inside, he called her there. She timidly went there not knowing what to do, even though it was nice of Ethan to give her a ride but it was still odd for her as Ethan was also kind of her owner.

"Come inside August." She hesitated.

"Uh...it was fine you didn't have to do it, mister...."

"Cohen." He finished her sentence with a chuckle.

"Oh...yeah Mister Cohen, you didn't have to do it. I-I could have manage."

He sighed. "Come on August I wanna be your friend so the first rule in every friendship is "always help each other" so that's what I'm doing." He answered her with a grin. She could not help but feel surprised because no one ever told her something like this.

"Now please get inside?" She did what he said but was still hesitant about everything. He asked her address before driving and she gave him, after that the journey started.

The drive was quite smooth and August must say that Ethan was a very funny person, he would say some jokes every 5 minutes that made her laugh. On the other hand, Ethan was enjoying her company. He couldn't help but get mesmerized by her beauty and sweet personality and of course her beautiful laugh. He knew something was different about her. And that was why he wanted to be her friend, to get to know her well.

"So tell me about yourself August." He asked out of nowhere.