Single Daddy

Alice was amazed to observe the wide and beautiful grounds of the large house she entered. It was one of the most beautiful houses he had ever seen in his entire life. He has had a lot of jobs, but this house is even more unique that it looks like a kingdom in its breadth and size. He never thought that he would enter such a big house. This is the beginning of Alice Domingo's work. The 25-year-old girl who came from the province of Samar.

"I've been calling you mom, you've been dumbfounded by that." A voice spoke from behind Alice.

Alice turned behind her and only then did she realize that there was someone behind her.

“Oh! I'm sorry and I was just entertained by the beautiful environment. It's like I'm in a fairy tail because of the beauty of the place." He apologized to the lady.

She was playing in her sixties, wearing a maid's uniform. At his age he still has eyebrows and thick lipstick. Based on the appearance, it looks like a grumpy butler.

"Are you Alice? Criselda's niece?“ he asked, referring to my aunt who recommended me for the new job.

"Yes, I am Alice Singson. I will take care of the child. Are you Ma'am Ester?“

"You can just call me Sister Ester, because we both just enter here. Come inside and I will show you where your room will be.

From the outside to the inside, I am still in awe of the house's beauty and grandeur.

"This house is really beautiful. How many people clean here?“ I wondered, I don't think one or two helpers can handle cleaning the size of the house.

"There are five maids here, but each one has their own job. You're only job is to take care of the children, so don't neglect your job because that's the most important job here. To take care of the only child of our boss. I will teach you some things to remember because if you make a mistake you can be fired immediately. Our boss does not give second chances, nor does he accept any excuses.

I nodded at Ate Ester's words. The work is so demanding that's why the salary is so high. That's why I didn't hesitate to go to work even though I would be far away from my brothers. That was because of the triple salary my aunt offered me so I grabbed the job right away.

Manang Ester and I entered a room. The bed was cozy and alone.

“This will be your room. You also have uniforms in the cabinet. Leave your things there first and we will go to the room of the child you will be taking care of.

I put in the bag I was carrying and quickly followed Sister Ester.

On the second floor of the house we entered the room which was also near the staircase. Opening the door, I immediately heard the cry of a child. So Ate Ester was confused and entered the room.

"What happened, Aiza?" Ate Ester asked another maid who was taking care of the child.

I think this is what I will change at work. Because my aunt said that the caretaker is leaving because of family problems.

"He doesn't want to take a bath, it's already noon."

"Oh, if you don't want to take a bath, let it go first. Maybe if we kick the child, he will cry and our boss will scold us again!" Ate Ester said to Aiza.

"He didn't take a bath until yesterday. I just wiped it so he wouldn't smell."

"Leave it alone, and crying might make it worse. It turns out that this is Alice who will replace you. This will introduce me to Aiza.

“Good luck, Alice. I hope you can keep this boy for a long time.“ Aiza welcomed me strangely, she seemed to have a strange reason why she was leaving work. But whatever that reason is, I can handle it, for my brothers and sisters who depend on me.

"What are you talking about, Aiza?" Ate Ester wondered.

"Nothing, I'm just wishing him good luck."

"Oh come on, I'll leave you for now. Explain to Alice what she will do. And the rules and regulations too. I'm just going to do something downstairs and I'm hiring an electrician to work in the kitchen. Alice, it's up to you to take care of this." Ate Ester encouraged me.

"Okay, thank you Sister Ester."

Aiza and I were left inside. The child has calmed down a bit because he is playing with the tablet. Maybe it was still playing, Aiza immediately insisted on taking a bath.

"Hi, I'm Alice Singson, I'm from Samar. You?“ I asked.

"Aiza Lavides, from Quezon Province."

“Ahm... why are you leaving work? Is it hard to take care of..." I pointed to the child because I didn't know his name yet.

“Kenny, his name is Kenny. I have only been working here for about two months. And yes, the work is really hard. This child is very dumb, and because he is so dumb, it is difficult to take care of him. If it wasn't for this daddy, I wouldn't have lasted long in this job."

"Huh? W-what do you mean?“

It smiled as if showing me that there was something about our man.

"You will also know that when you meet his Daddy. Before I forget, here are Kenny's daily schedules. And the rules and regulations in this house.“ He handed me the folder. I opened it right away and read what was written so that I would know what to do and I could also ask if there was anything I didn't know.

"It turns out there is a long time... about this in the rules and regulations, why is there a time for sleeping? What if sleepiness hasn't visited me yet? Is this serious, 8pm should be asleep?“