C4 DOOMED

"Lilly, Lilly!. Wake up, you log of wood." I could hear Annabella screaming into my ear.

Opening my eyes, I saw Anastasia at the door. Of course, the twins are the ones who make my morning a living hell. I wonder what they want.

"You are so much in trouble; mum told you to wake up earlier and it is 6:30 a.m., but you are still sleeping," Annabella said, looking at me with so much disgust.

I pushed myself up as I walked past them into the kitchen, only to find Vivian washing the dishes. Out of all three sisters, Vivian was the kindest.

She is the only reason I haven't considered running away from this misery.

Her sisters, who happen to be Annabella and Anastasia, have decided to make my life a living hell with their mother.

"Viv, what are you doing?"

"I'm helping you with the ditches. I know you didn't sleep much last night while trying to write those brat assignments.

"Your mum is going to kill me if she sees you doing this."

"But I want to help."

"Thank you, Viv, but I suggest you go prepare for school, okay?"

"What is going on here?" On hearing her voice, I froze on the spot. I knew immediately that I was dead meat.

"Nothing, mother; I was just scolding Viv for washing the dishes, which is my job," I said, looking down at my shoes.

"What did I say about letting my little princess do your work for you?" She asked, approaching me.

"You said I would be punished," I replied as a sigh escaped my lips.

What she did next I didn't expect it; she poured the dirty water from the washing bucket all over my body.

I gasped in shock as I heard the twins laughing their asses off.

"Mum!. How could you? I was the one who decided to wash those dishes; she doesn't deserve any of these."

"Shut up your mouth and head to your room, now!"

"I wish you were not my mum. If dad is still alive, you know you won't be doing any of these to her."

"Well, sorry to burst your bubble, sweetie, but your father is dead, and dead people don't talk. Now, to your room."

All the while, I just stood there, staring at my shoes, as I awaited my punishment.

"As for you, daughter of Jezebel, you are to clean my floor to be neat; in fact, when I get back, I want to be able to see my reflection on it.

You will wash the dishes, do the laundry, and cook before you prepare for work. You better be fast about it because if you get fired for being late at work,.

I will make sure you don't have a roof over your head. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes mum"

"Good, girls, let's leave her to her work," she said to the twins, who have been here the whole time, enjoying my pain.

"But Mum, aren't you forgetting something?" They both asked her.

"What? I'm sure I gave her all the punishment she deserves."

"No, mum, not the punishment; Lilly will receive her salary today," Annabella said, adding to my pain.

"Oh yes, I nearly let that skip my mind; you know what to do when you get the money. I don't want to look for a single note.

And also, don't touch my food; you can starve for today as well, or better yet, you can steal. Now come along, girls, or you will be late for school."

I wiped the tears off my face as I started washing the dishes and preparing their breakfast for them.

I went back to the kitchen and started mopping the dirty water off the floor.

My life has been this miserable since my foster father died. He left me with his wicked wife and children, well, except for Viv.

She is totally different from them. I knew they had left once I stopped hearing Annabella and Anastasia's voices.

I went back to the dining room and cleared the table. After cleaning both my room and their rooms, I set off to do the laundry, which took a lot of time.

The twins are fond of wearing at least five to six different clothes a day.

After making sure I did all I was asked to do, I left for work. Jane stopped me from going to school immediately after my dad died.

She has turned me into her daughter's personal servant. I was only taking all of this nonsense because I believed that Michael would somehow come to my rescue.

But it has been eleven years already. I was getting tired and fed up with each passing year.

"Lilly, you look terrible," May said immediately when she saw me entering the shop.

"I know; you don't have to state it out," I said, a little pissed.

"Take it easy, baby girl, because I am not your problem. You are the one who decided to let them treat you like shit.

See you tomorrow; I'm off because my shift is over."

I checked her off the list before replacing hers with mine. I started by serving the customers with a nice, forced smile.

"I will like to order four burgers and four cups of coffee."

"How will you like the coffee?"

"Two black, and the other two with milk."

I was getting hungry with every passing minute and hour. When I couldn't stand it anymore, I took a burger and ate it with so much hunger.

I thought I was going to die, but what I actually forgot was the camera sitting right in front of me, which means my boss saw everything.

Okay, I think I'm completely doomed.