Cheap laundry lady to the call

She stopped me and asked to speak to me. I turned and there she was. Sweaty and weary face but beaming with a forced smile that seemed so genuine but also occupied with pain. “Sir, do you have any clothes that I could wash and you pay me?” I told her that I couldn’t afford her. But she insisted and said she doesn’t over charge. For only Shs3,000, she could wash the load. She looked desperate and could really use the money.
It was a deal because I hate doing laundry and she was so cheap. So she followed me to my castle (that’s what I call my two roomed apartment). Three pairs of jean trousers and five shirts is what I brought out. A bit startled, she asked, “Is that all?” I say yes, and she said she would then reduce her charge because she didn’t want to cheat me.
I told her not to worry about it. She starts small talk, telling me that I could trust her to go and buy me more clothes. We both laugh as though we were long time buddies. This attracts the attention of my Neighbour’s wife and Hot Nyaru neighbour.
In 10 minutes, she was done with the laundry. She entered my bedroom and started to arrange and clean. I stopped her but she continued. In a few minutes, my bedroom looked clean. She also fixed a cup of tea for me on my percolator and asked me for some money to get me accompaniments for my tea.
I got a Shs 10,000 note and handed it to her. She went and picked samosas and fried cassava chips and returned. She handed me the balance, but I told her that she could keep it. Elated, she ran and hug me. All this while, my neighbours were outside trying to find out who the stranger cleaning my house was.
Hot Nyaru neighbour sent me a whatsapp message with thumbs up emojis and “she’s a hot local talent” text accompanying. The cleaning lady wrote me her number and as she left, she shouted “please call me whenever you need me”. I walked to my balcony shirtless to just stretch a bit. The ladies of the compound were looking at me like I had cheated on them. When I walked back inside, positive I heard an audible jeer and “is that the best he could get”.