Victoria stepped closer to the sink with a bitter sneer on her face.
She set her wine glass down onto the spotless light marble countertop loudly.
Victoria: Look at you, crying over a few dishes like a child.
Elena: I work nonstop for twelve hours every single day here!
Victoria: You should be grateful we pay you a single dime, lazy girl!
Elena dropped the scrubbing brush directly into the soapy water below.
The water splashed up against the pristine white cabinet doors instantly.
She turned around to face her wealthy employer with red swollen eyes.
Elena: IT'S A LIE! YOU DEGRADE ME EVERY DAY!
Victoria looked shocked for a tiny second before her face turned dark red with fury.
Nobody in this grand house had ever spoken to her with such raw anger before.
She stepped forward aggressively and confronted the shaking maid.
Victoria: You will respect me in this house or end up on the street!
Elena took a step backward until her spine hit the edge of the sink.
She felt trapped in the large kitchen with nowhere left to run away to.
The young woman held her hands up to protect her tear-streaked face.
Victoria raised her voice even louder, hurling cruel names at the young worker.
She accused Elena of stealing food from the large pantry upstairs.
It was a total lie, but Victoria loved making up stories to cause pain.
She wanted Elena to feel tiny and completely worthless in this grand mansion.
Elena sobbed openly now, her shoulders shaking with deep emotional pain.
She thought about her sick mother sitting alone in that tiny apartment downtown.
She felt so helpless against the power of this wealthy woman in leather.
Elena: I never took a single thing from your family!
Victoria: You are a thief and a liar, just like your family!
The harsh words echoed off the cold tile walls of the modern kitchen.
Victoria enjoyed watching the young maid break down into helpless tears.
She felt powerful whenever she put someone lower than her in their place.
She did not realize that someone was listening nearby in the dark hallway.
Heavy footsteps were moving fast toward the kitchen entrance right now.