Chapter 27: Chapter 27

ELIZABETH'S POV (POINT OF VIEW)

It has been more than a week since I spoke to Mr and Ms Smith that they promised to get back and attend to their son but they haven't done as they said. It has been the same excuse; no access has been granted to them into the country. I have been left with the burden of catering for their son all alone with just the help of Cole.

Doctor Ken comes once in a while and ends up dishing out instructions to her and a check up on Clinton. I was already getting tired of being stuck catering for Clinton and was planning on leaving if they did nothing about it.

Get me a helping hand, they won't but they expect me to be able to do everything necessary for their son's health and recovery. I can't keep doing the work of three when I'm only one, can I?

Clinton on his own is a handful coupled with his special case.

Quite alright, his legs have improved a lot and he can walk a bit freely, without me holding him and won't fall for at least for a reasonable time.

I can see a glitter of hope and happiness in him. He must be happy with the progress he is making and he has become nicer. One can't be totally sure with his niceness anyway, who knows If he is only being nice due to his condition and might likely become his old self. I'm actually not bothered about that since I would be leaving anyway.

Clinton had managed to keep things under control in his father's company by having a video call with the company's shareholders and partners. Although things aren't going so well since neither him nor his father is there to watch things by themselves but at least no one has made public a notice of overthrowing them from super heading the company for incompetence and negligence but they started to lose out on deals and a few partners threatened to pull out sooner than later.

Mr Smith and his wife were still looking for a way to come back into the country but was still unlucky with things. Their status couldn't help them much as they had to wait until the ban was lifted before they could get into the country.

"Elizabeth,"

I heard my name and turned to see Doctor Ken walking up to the balcony with his face beaming with smiles. He isn't always like this and always enters with a serious face and chants of "I have a lot of work to be done" so seeing him that cheerful could only mean there is good or big news only that it depends on if it is news to my own benefit or not.

Whatever was making him smile cheerful should better have something to do with me leaving the Smith's house.

"Good day doctor Ken," I greeted as he approached me.

"How are you Elizabeth?" he asked, still with a smile.

"Errrm, you don't usually have time for chit chat like this doctor Ken, is everything alright?"

I was already getting confused with his unusual smile and now he was adding how am I to it.

"Haha...not at all, everything is alright and oh, I have something close to good news for you," he said after a little chuckle.

"Something close to good news? What could that be?"

He handed a newspaper to me and pointed at a headline for me. And boldly it was written that the ban placed against entering the country has been lifted. Sigh of relief escaped my lips. Now it is clear that my days as a maid to the Smith family is coming to an end finally.

"When will they come back?" I asked in respect to Mr and Ms Smith.

"As soon as the airports start selling tickets for them which is like as soon as possible."

I nodded with a little smile but deep inside me,my happiness cannot be contained at that moment. Finally, I have bright hopes of leaving.

"You must be excited…" doctor Ken said, throwing a glance at me while still staring outside of the balcony.

Wizard of a doctor, how did he know? I have managed to keep my happiness and excitement in check, how has he seen inside of me? He probably has his x-ray machine planted in his eyes which I didn't notice.

"Well, I can't say I'm not or say that I am. I'm maybe just neutral, yeah…" I said as I tried to beat around the bush without making any point.

"I understand," doctor Ken said, further surprising me.

Does he understand? What exactly does he understand? That I so badly want to leave the Smith's family or that I don't exactly have a more comfortable place to go the minute I'm out of here, or that I'm actually depending on trial and error as I'm leaving here. No,he doesn't understand. He just had to say it to make me not feel worse.

"But I still commend you for your selfless service towards Clinton. I didn't exactly live with you guys but I knew how badly you were treated but you didn't consider all of it before taking this huge step," he paused and glanced at me before turning front again.

He is right, even I myself don't understand why I had to do it but I still did. One would have thought I would be the first to pull the trigger that day but I shocked them all. Who knows what and where Karen and the other housekeepers are and doing. Do they regret what they did or not? I'm not even sure those masked thieves let them go free, what if they killed them all that day. Hmm.

"He told me everything… Clinton, and then I was wondering something. Who knows you both are meant to be together someday…"

"What???" I said half facing the doctor. What kind of talk is that? Me and Clinton Smith meant to be together? What the hell did doctor Ken take before coming here exactly.

"Hey...easy...don't kill me yet. I said maybe," he said chuckling.

I shot him a silent glare before looking away. Whatever he was thinking about me and Clinton should better remain a thought and should stay inside him.

"But… have you ever thought of it?" Doctor Ken started again.

"Thought of what?" I asked back

"Why do you risk your life for him? It's very… erm unusual and hard to believe you feel nothing for him and yet went such miles to help him."

"Doctor Ken," I called and faced him.

"Some people actually just help other people without wanting anything in return or doing it to return a favor. Some just do it because they want to and it's in them."

"Well, you are right. Let me go check on Clinton then."

Doctor Ken said and left me with plenty of things in my head. I acted angry at him when he mentioned that I and Clinton might be meant for each other but thinking of it now, I can't even say otherwise because my actions already betrayed me. Why exactly am I helping him? Why? I am not returning a favor nor has he been good to me to warrant such mercifulness from me yet am helping him, why?

Do I by any chance have feelings for him? No! Can't be. I rebuke it, god, I can't possibly have any feelings for someone like him.