MINE ~FOUR~

Rodriguez Mansion

It was a beautiful medium sized mansion situated at the outskirts of the city of Los Angeles, Hollywood.

This entire locality comes under the Mafia King of our times, Sir William Daniel Martinez, who is still ruling the entire continent and has his reign of terror all across the globe.

All the houses situated in this locality are owned by people working under Sir William Martinez. My boss and Iris's dad, Mr Rhys Rodriguez, is also one of many such people working for Sir Martinez.

I was appointed here, at the Rodriguez mansion seven years ago after Iris's mother died. Iris was only a six months old back then.

Since then, Iris has always found comfort in me. She called me aunt Jenny and I have too looked after her like my own child.

Everything about this cute little girl was adorable except for the fact that she was extremely scared of her father, Mr Rodriguez.

I have seen most of the fathers showering lots of love on their daughters, even the one's having dangerous connection to underworld. But Mr Rodriguez preferred to keep Iris in fear.

I don't understand where this fear even comes from because Mr Rodriguez doesn't talk to Iris much. At times, even days or weeks would pass, and he wouldn't come to check on his daughter.

What's even more weird is that he is not educating his little child. He never takes her out, he doesn't allow her to have friends. Iris is a kind of girl nobody knew even existed because she has never stepped out of this house or met people other than me, her father and the five other servants in this house.

Even when Mr Rodriguez's friends would come over, Iris wasn't allowed to step outside and meet them.

Sometimes it even feels like Iris isn't even Mr Rodriguez's daughter. But then, that can't be true or else why would he keep her in his house?

Anyway, tonight, it was the first time Iris was stepping outside this house with her daddy. I was worried because she has never met strangers before also, she would be alone with the man she is so scared of for the entire night.

But since Mr Rodriguez is taking her out to this party I'm sure there would be other kids at the party too and so, maybe my Iris would finally get new friends.

I hope she makes new friends.

I feel so bad for the poor kid. No education, no friends. She doesn't even know what childhood feels like.

May God bless my child.

.........

Romario

Miss Jennifer, Master Rodriguez is asking for Iris Baby to accompany him.

The house butler came in and bowed his head down to Iris.

Little Iris

Uncle Romario, do I look nice?

Iris chirped in her cuckoo voice giving a spin in her favorite frock before Romario and he couldn't help but smile

Romario

Of course ma'lady. You look beautiful tonight.

He then bowed to Iris and extended his hand out to her.

Romario

Now, if you please come with me. Sir Rodriguez is waiting for you inside his car.

Iris's face turned pale at the mere thought of being alone with her dad. She grabbed my gown in her tiny fist and looked up at me scared.

Little Iris

Aunty Jenny? Won't you come with me too?

Romario and I shared a look. All the servants in the house knew Iris baby was very scared of Mr Rodriguez, to the point that every time he would say even a sentence to her, and she would start crying in tears

Romario

Don't worry ma'lady, I'll be there at your service until you reach the party. Now please come with me.

She looked up at me and I gave her a nod. She needs to go out and embrace the world. Not because she has to, but because this maybe the last opportunity that she would ever get to go outside and know strange people other than the one's working in her house.