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“Yes, she is expecting you. Can you wait here for a moment? I will go and call her. She’s just in the sheikh’s office,” said the maid. Janet nodded and watched the maid go up the stairs. Janet slipped her hands into her pockets and just sighed. She had her mini suitcase on the floor next to her and a backpack on.
She heard the front door open behind her and turned around. She saw the sheikh walking in. “Good evening. Thank you so much for offering me this job. I won’t let you down,” she said to him.
“Okay,” he replied plainly. He seemed uninterested. A little girl walked in behind him and just stood next to him. She wore a pink dress and had her hair tied up into a ponytail. Her almond complexion glowed like silk. She looked at Janet and then at the sheikh.
“This must be your daughter.” Janet smiled. The little girl pulled out a notepad from her pocket and started writing on it. She held it up and showed the sheikh. He looked at the pad.
“Your new nanny,” he answered. The girl looked at Janet.
“Hi, I’m Janet.” Janet held out her palm for a handshake. The little girl stared at Janet blankly and then just nodded. She walked past Janet and headed upstairs. Janet looked at the sheikh for answers.
“Rest up,” he said to her and then walked off. Janet was left standing alone at the entrance, wondering if she had done something wrong. Both father and daughter seemed cold. She had noticed that his daughter didn’t speak; she had written on a notepad. Janet wondered why she did that. The job was going to be harder than she thought.
Chapter 3
It was just around 10 a.m. on Saturday. Basil and his daughter were sitting out on the patio about to have breakfast when Mariam and the new nanny walked outside. He wondered how long she was going to last. The last one had lasted two weeks before his daughter Sanaa decided that she didn’t like her.
“Morning, sheikh,” Mariam greeted him. “Morning, Sanaa.”
“Morning,” he replied.
“Janet is starting work today. I’m just showing her the house and explaining a few rules to her.”
Janet. So that was her name, Basil thought to himself. It was a good thing Mariam had said it because Basil couldn’t remember what her name was. He leaned into his chair and studied Janet. She was of average height, around five feet five inches. She was smartly dressed in a long-sleeved white shirt and a high-waisted black skirt and a pair of flat black shoes. Her hair was parted at the side and tied into a low bun.
“Good morning, sheikh,” she greeted him with a smile on her face. She had silky skin with a light tan. Her figure resembled an hourglass.
“Morning,” he replied. Janet turned to face his daughter.
“Hi, Sanaa.” She had a big smile on her face, but Sanaa didn’t return her smile. She had her notepad on the table next to her. She picked up her pen and wrote hi on it. She showed it to Janet.
“Hi, sweetheart, how are you?” Janet was looking at Sanaa, waiting for her to respond.
Janet seemed so cheerful. Sanaa quickly scribbled something down, hiding it from Janet and Mariam. She showed it to the sheikh. She’s weird, it read. Basil almost laughed. Sanaa flipped the notepad after letting her father read it so that Janet wouldn’t see.
“Make sure you listen to everything Mariam tells you. Looking after my child is an important job, and I expect you to do it well,” he said to Janet. She nodded.
“Yes, sheikh, I will work very hard.”
Basil just nodded.
“Let’s go,” Mariam said to Janet.
“I’ll see you later.” Janet waved at Sanaa before she and Mariam went back into the house. Sanaa shook her head before she started eating. Basil was not shocked that his daughter hadn’t taken a liking to Janet immediately. She was just as picky as he was, and because of that, all the nannies he had hired since her mother passed away never lasted. He wondered how long Janet was going to last.
Basil and his daughter had breakfast after Janet and Mariam left. When they finished eating, Basil went into his home office to get some work done. His family owned an oil company in El-Tabas, a small country in the Middle East. Though they had other branches in the world, Basil was currently focusing on managing the Dallas one because he wanted to expand their business in the U.S.
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“I am off now,” Mariam said to Janet.
“Alright,” Janet replied. Janet watched Mariam walk out of the front door.
Janet had spent most of the morning with Mariam getting an introduction to her new role and place of living. Mariam had shown Janet around the sheikh’s house. The house was so big, it could pass for a small hotel. Janet had also received a list of foods Sanaa liked and disliked, and what she was allergic to. All that was fine for Janet; she had a good memory and could master things quickly.
Now that Mariam was gone, it was time for Janet to start her job officially. It was almost one o’clock, which meant it was lunchtime for Sanaa. It was Janet’s duty to make sure that Sanaa had her lunch. Janet started walking down the corridor and took a right turn into the large dining room. One of the maids was in there setting up the table.
“Hi, I’m Janet,” she introduced herself.
