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Joy paced back and forth in her room. Her hair was scattered around her face, and her eyes filled with tears as her mind became plagued by what had happened the happened... Everything had been fine between them for a few days and suddenly he flipped again... he had left her beyond broken and tried to apologise for his actions, But it was too late for him because the whole time joy had been waiting for him to flip out and then she could get the golden opportunity that she had been planning out for... the house was in a complete mess and after what he had done to her. he knew she wouldn't be able to clean the house all alone, it was then he called the maid that came in now and then to clean the house. This was the opportunity Joy had been waiting for. He had left quickly that morning, and now she stood in her room waiting for the maid to arrive.... she immediately turned to look at her door when she heard a soft knock, and joy rushed to her room door and opened it. "Good morning ma'am," She greeted and Joy nodded In acknowledgement and gestured for her to carry on with her work... the maid left to do as she was told and Joy watched from the shadow and waited till she was done with all her work and came up to her room to inform her that she was leaving that was the opportunity joy had been waiting for that morning... and it finally worked. The maid was quicker today, to Joy's advantage and a few minutes later, she was upstairs, ready to inform Joy that she was done... joy stood outside her room in anticipation... "wait", she said to the maid who came only once a week to the house and mostly cleaned when Daniel was around, but today he had to leave urgently for work, and he made sure to give Joy a stern warning before leaving the house, but joy didn't want to follow his warning anymore. If she had a chance, she should as well take it, and even though he found her and took her back with him, at least she tried to escape. The maid froze in her tracks and turned to look at joy. She could see the fear in the maid's eyes, but she had no choice... "What do you need, ma'am?" The maid asked in a low voice, and joy swallowed. She had no idea what Daniel could have said to the maid or if she would call him and told him everything if she asked for help, but it was worth a shot because Joy was aware that the maid knew all about what was happening to her in the house and sometimes she could see the look of pity in Martha's eyes when she spoke to her. "I know you are aware of everything", Joy started, and she watched the confusion and then understanding that became etched on Martha's face. "I don't know what you are talking about, ma'am", Martha lied, and Joy almost scoffed but knew if she did, then her chance of escaping for a few days would be zero to none. "Yes, you do", Joy said, and before Martha could say anything, Joy took off the jacket she was putting on, and Martha gasped when she saw the bruises that were on Joy's hand and back... "Ma'am" Martha muttered, her eyes became filled with worry. "You have to help me. If you don't he is going to kill me... I can't do this anymore, I have to get out of here...please" Joy pleaded her eyes almost watering up as she waited for what Martha was going to say... "he sent everyone else away, it's just me and you here and I promise to reward you if you help Me" Joy said and walked back into her room. She walked to her table and opened her jewellery box, where she had expensive jewellery that she rarely ever wore because she wasn't allowed to leave the house. Thankfully they were finally going to be useful to her and not be used as a showcase anymore... she came out of her room and took Martha's hand. "This is pure gold and worth a lot of money,", Joy said to Martha as she placed the necklace in her hand. She could see the look in Martha's eyes... Martha was silent for a while before she finally said. "What can I help you with, ma'am?" Joy felt a bit of relief wash over her but knew she wouldn't be fully relieved until she was out and far away from the house. "I need you to get my car keys for me" "your car keys, where is it?" Martha asked "It's in his study. I need you to go in there. His alarm is disabled right now because you have to clean, but if I go in there myself, it's going to go off. You have to help me get it. They are in the glass cabinet in study... I cut off the wires of the cameras around so you don't have to worry about getting caught on tape," Joy assured. her heart pounding like crazy when she saw the hesitation in Martha's eyes. "there is a reward for that, too. but you have to get my keys first before you can get it..." Joy said; she didn't care if she had to give out all of her jewellery... Joy rushed back into her room to change and grab the little money she had with her, but she left her phone because she was afraid that Daniel could track her phone... she picked up a scarf also that she could cover her face with in case anyone recognised her when she left her house... joy stared at herself in her mirror and nodded. she drew in a sharp breath and let out a shaky breath when she started to have seconds thoughts about what she was about to do. she had to remind herself of the bruises that were all around her body and that was the motivation she needed. She had to get a hold of herself first then she could fight for her son. There was no way she was ever leaving him with Daniel. She was afraid that he would take out his anger on their son, and for the second time, she was glad that her son wasn't at the house to witness everything that had happened to her and what was about to happen. She just needed to find Juliet and ask for her help. That was the only person she could think of. "I can do this", Joy said and was about to leave. But she stopped in her tracks and rushed back to her table to open her jewellery box. She pushed one it to the side and pressed on it, and soon a secret compartment at the down of the box was revealed. Joy took out Juliet's phone number, which she had hidden from Daniel the whole time, and never told him that she had written it. She placed it in her pocket and sighed deeply. This was her hope, the hope that she was holding dearly unto... When Joy came out of her room, Martha was already back with the car keys like Joy had instructed her, and Joy handed her another of her gold rings. "I need some cash. Can you help me with that?" Martha nodded and immediately took the cash she had in her bag and handed it to Joy, who immediately thanked her. "Thank you for your help. And if my husband asks you tell him you left long ago" "Okay, ma'am, take care of yourself. I should leave now,", Marth said and immediately hurried away because she didn't want to be part of anything any longer...