Betrayed

We're back from our holiday. The kids had a blast, so did the husband and I. We were in Kuala Lumpur for a couple of days, and then we drove to our holiday house in Melaka to stay there for a few days. The husband's family joined us there and the kids had fun running around the garden and we had a nice barbeque one of the evenings.

My helper, who's been on home leave, was supposed to join us there. And that was when our holiday took a nosedive. She messaged us on the day she was supposed to fly home, saying she's too sick to travel. And then after numerous messages from us, she messaged us back a day later indicating she's decided not to come back.

I was so angry because she left us in a lurch. I wish she had told us the truth about her not wanting to come back, because at least I could've spend some time last week, when I was on leave, to start interviewing for a new helper. And the return ticket which I purchased for her cost three times more than a one-way ticket, and plus I paid for her excess luggage.

Money inconvenience aside, I was worried about the kids, especially Sara Hana taking the news. We broke the news to the kids and they seemed fine. But I think that was mostly because they were distracted by having their cousins around and were having too much fun. Now that we're home from holidays, the next few days will be crucial.

I am convinced this is all premeditated on her part, because her wardrobe is all cleaned out, except for a few clothes which I know she wasn't fond of. And her wedding pictures which she proudly displayed, were gone too. It's so disappointing that she's decided to do this, especially since she's been with us for close to four years and we considered her as part of our family and rewarded and trusted her so much.

I guess in this, and perhaps any relationship, trust and honesty only work if both parties play by the same rules.