Chapter 4

 The following morning, Carl woke up and straightened herself up.

 "What a new day!" She said.

 She got up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to have her bath. She didn't want to go to work today so she felt to call the head worker after having her bath.

 After having her bath and cleaning up, she wore a short and top afterwhich she took up her phone and located Naomi's number.

 She called the number but Naomi didn't pick it. She called again and same thing happened.

 She took in a deep breath and decided to leave a voice note.

 "Naomi, I will not be coming today but I will need you to take care of others." She said using voice note.

 The next day was her father's birthday and she promised herself to surprise her father.

 Her parents weren't one to announce their birthday before the set day but they usually celebrate their birthday on the beach while she celebrated her on a roller coastal.

 After sending the voice mail to Naomi, she took in a deep breath and again picked up her phone.

 She dialed a number and made an order of a cake, some balloons and some gifts including a birthday card.

 The vendor agreed to deliver it early the following day.

 She hoped that it would be delivered before her parents get up the next day and smiled. She walked out to the living room and sat down.

 She started deliberating on what to do.

 "Carl, you are up?" She heard her mother say and smiled.

 "Yes Mom." She said.

 Mrs. Robin looked at her daughter's outfit and noticed that she was not dressed like she is going to her workplace.

 "Carl, why aren't you dressed?" She asked.

 Carl smiled looking down then at her mother.

 "I am not going to my place of work, Mom." She said and her mother nodded.

 Her mother was already dressed to go out and Carl looked at her amazed.

 "Mom, you are going to work quiet early." She said and her mother smiled shaking her head.

 "I haven't gone to my office since the past week. I usually go to visit a bereaved friend of mine but I have a separate plan today." Mrs. Robin said.

 Carl smiled as she was interested to know what other plan her mother had.

 "What other plan, Mom?" Carl asked.

 Her mother looked at her and smiled.

 She walked closer to her daughter and whispered into her ear.

 "I need to get some presents for my husband after leaving my friend's place." Mrs. Robin said.

 "Alright Mom." Carl answered smiling as she remembered that she also had her present for her father.

 She wanted to make it a surprise to both her parents so she wasn't going to let her mother know of it.

 "Have any idea if Dad is going out?" Carl asked her mom who smiled nodding her head.

 "Yes he will be going out as some friends called him to meet with them so as to welcome him back home in a grand style. You also know what that mean." Her mother said and Carl nodded.

 She knew that the friends weren't only going to welcome him but also celebrate his birthday silently.

" I hope you won't feel bored. " Mrs. Robin said and Carl shooked her head.

" No, I won't. " She said and her mother nodded.

 Minutes later while the mother and daughter were busy talking, some of the maids entered the house and greeted before going to their different working area. The maid working in the kitchen came out few minutes later with two plates for them.

 "Thanks for yesterday." She whispered to Carl who only nodded.

 Carl smiled as she remembered that she is planning to decorate the house for her father's birthday.

 They ate from the plate dropped in from of them and Mrs. Robin left after.

 Few minutes later, Mr. Robin walked out of the room with his shirt on.

 "Have your sit, Dad." Carl said after greeting her father.

 Mr. Robin walked to a couch and had his sit on it.

 Carl called for the cook to serve her father which she did.

 Her father ate the food and had a little discussion with his daughter before leaving.

" When will you be back, Dad?" Carl asked.

 "In the evening." He said and left.

 Carl took in a deep breath as she thought.

 Her phone began to ring disrupting her thoughts and she picked it up. She smiled on seeing Naomi's call.

 "Good morning, Naomi." Carl said.

 "Good morning, Miss. I am just seeing your voice mail and I am sorry for not answering your call." Naomi said and Carl smiled.

 "Do not worry. You called back and that's all that matters." She said.

 "Alright ma." Naomi said.

 "I am grateful that you called back as I will need your help with a thing." Carl said.

 "Alright Miss, What do you want me to help you with?" Naomi asked.

 "I am planning on decorating my house." Carl said.

 "For what occasion, ma?" Naomi asked.

 "My father's birthday which is going to take place tomorrow." Carl said.

 "Alright, I can organise some people to come to your house tomorrow." Naomi said.

 "Okay dear." Carl said with a smile appearing on her face.

 "When will you like them to come?" Naomi asked.

 Carl thought on what time to choose and finally decided.

 "5am. Would that be better?" She asked.

 "Yes ma'am. I am going to speak with them then give your number to them after which I will call you and also give you one of them number so that you can communicate with them." Naomi said.

 "Thank you, Naomi." Carl said before hanging up the call.

 She got up and called for all the maids to appear before her which they did.

 "Good morning to you all." She said.

 "Good morning, Miss." They chorused.

 "I am sure you all are wondering why I called you here." She said looking at their faces as they nodded their head.

 "Yes Miss." They chorused.

 "I would want all of you to arrive here by 5am which is 2 hours earlier than your resumption hour. I will be paying you for coming early." She said and looked at all the maid who later nodded their head.

 "I will want you to prepare a special delicacy." She said pointing to the cook.

 "Alright Miss but for what occasion?" The cook asked.

 "My father's birthday." She said and the cook nodded.

 "Okay Miss." The cook said.

 "I will want everyone to gather as Dad comes out of his room to wish him happy birthday in a chorus.

" What about a cake? " The cook asked.

" I have already made reservation for it. " Carl said and they nodded.

" I will also like this house cleaned before they wake up" She said looking at the three who were assigned to cleaning the house.

 "Alright ma." They said. 

 "Everyone else know the duty to be done before my parents wake up." She said and they all nodded.

 "Yes Miss." They all chorused and she dismissed them.

 She saw her phone blink and walked to it.

 She picked it up and smiled on seeing Naomi's call.

 "Hello." She said.

 "Get a sheet of paper and put down this number, Miss." Naomi said and Carl walked into her room to get a piece of paper and pen which she later took to the living room.

 "Alright." She said.

 Naomi began to call out the number to her while she scribbled it down on a piece of paper.

 After scribbling the number on the paper, Carl called the numbers out to Naomi to be sure she wrote the right thing.

 After the call, Carl took in a deep breath and got up.

 She walked to her room and laid down.

 Minutes later, she walked out to the living room.

 "I would like to take my leave, Miss." The gardener said to her with a bow.

 He was almost her fathers age and was deligent to his work. He respected both Carl and her mother though he was older than the both of them.

 Carl smiled looking at him.

 "You are going to be here tomorrow, right?" She asked.

 "Sure Miss." He said and Carl nodded.

 She waved the man good bye as he left.

 She smiled remembering how many years the man had worked for them.

 "He really deserves to be rewarded." Carl said to herself.

 She crossed her leg and looked at her side.

 The other workers walked out and announced that they would be leaving.

"Alright, do remember to be here early tomorrow." Carl said and they all nodded.

 The cook thanked her again for the last day before leaving.

 Carl sat up holding her phone as she scrolled through the internet.

 Hours later, her parents entered the house and she got up to greet them.

" You are welcome, Mom. You are welcome, Dad." She said and they replied her greeting then headed to their room.

 Minutes later, they came out and Carl along with Mrs. Robin chatted all through till evening.

 When it was time to eat their evening food, they ate and departed to their various rooms minutes later.

Carl sat on her bed and smiled as she thought of how the next day was going to be.

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