The Housemaid by Breanna Howe

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:23:11 UTC

“I turn away from the window to look at Mrs. Winchester’s smiling face. I still can’t quite put my finger on what’s bothering me. There’s something about this room that’s making a little ball of dread form in the pit of my stomach.” P. 9

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:23:53 UTC

“Now I have to search for something else. Maybe multiple jobs to replace that one. And it’s not as easy for me as most people. I can’t exactly put an ad up on the popular childcare apps because they all require a background check. And as soon as that happens, any job prospects are off the table. Nobody wants somebody like me working in their home." P.18

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:26:32 UTC

“Tonight, I will be murdered.” P.6

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:28:30 UTC

“Why…” I clear my throat. “Why is the lock to this bedroom on the outside rather than the inside?” P.25

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:29:27 UTC

“As Nina and I exchange details about tomorrow, I wonder if she would feel the same way about me if she knew I spent the last ten years of my life in prison.” P. 16

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:35:48 UTC

“There’s something in his expression that sends a chill down my spine. And then he shakes his head, almost imperceptibly. Almost like he’s trying to warn me. But he doesn’t say a word.” P. 19

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:36:56 UTC

“As I shut the door, I notice marks in the wood. Long thin lines running down the length of the door at about the level of my shoulder. I run my fingers over the indentations. They almost seem like… Scratches. Like somebody was scraping at the door.” P. 27

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:38:55 UTC

“So what do you like to watch on television?” I ask, hoping she’ll take the hint. She frowns like I offended her. “I prefer to read.” “That’s great! What do you like to read?” “Books.” “What kind of books?” “The kind with words.” P.37

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 17:43:09 UTC

"They look so young and happy together. It’s obvious Andrew is still crazy about Nina, but something has changed." P.43

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 18:12:35 UTC

"A maid's life is built upon silence and secrets."

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 18:13:46 UTC

“There’s something about this room that’s making a little ball of dread form in the pit of my stomach.”

howeb24 — 2024-02-27 19:03:40 UTC

"She did have to stay in a mental institution but at least she wasn't in prison. She has everything." P.103

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 17:54:43 UTC

“He has no idea this is just the beginning.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 17:55:32 UTC

“My husband is a monster,” I say aloud. “He tortures me. He holds me hostage in the attic.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 17:56:10 UTC

“—he holds up the chicken nugget—“you have to first examine the nugget for any deformities. Missing head, missing leg, or missing tail. If the dinosaur nugget has any of these critical defects, it will be rejected.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 17:57:08 UTC

“So”—Lisa slides the knife back into the wooden block and straightens up, her blue eyes wide and anxious—“can you help me, Millie?” “Yes,” I say. “I believe I can.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 18:07:19 UTC

"Behind every closed door, there is a story waiting to be uncovered."

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 18:07:50 UTC

"Sometimes, the greatest danger lurks beneath an innocent facade."

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 18:09:29 UTC

"“After all, my mother always said that the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-06 18:10:59 UTC

"Liars fidget. The tone of their voice or speech patterns changes. Liars offer too much information, babbling on with excessive detail to convince themselves or others of what they are saying.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:12:32 UTC

“You’re not in love with me anymore?” she bursts out

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:15:17 UTC

“So”—Lisa slides the knife back into the wooden block and straightens up, her blue eyes wide and anxious—“can you help me, Millie?” “Yes,” I say. “I believe I can.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:15:40 UTC

“I called the house line last night. How come nobody answered?”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:18:17 UTC

“That will be the end. I’ll die in this room.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:18:47 UTC

“I have just made a dangerous enemy.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:21:29 UTC

“I initially wanted to hire a maid in hopes that she would become my replacement – that if Andrew fell in love with another woman, he would finally let me go. But that’s not why I hired Millie. That’s not why I gave her a copy of the key to the room. And that’s not why I left a bottle of pepper spray in the blue bucket in the closet. I hired her to kill him. She just doesn’t know it.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:22:04 UTC

"Step eight, find my replacement."

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:22:48 UTC

“My husband is a monster,” I say aloud. “He tortures me. He holds me hostage in the attic.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:23:40 UTC

“After all, my mother always said that the only way two people can keep a secret is if one of them is dead.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:24:08 UTC

“Those are the four most beautiful words in the English language. You can go now.”

howeb24 — 2024-03-11 17:24:44 UTC

“Psychological studies have demonstrated that men have more amorous feelings towards women wearing red than any other color. They are more likely to express the desire to take a woman wearing red out on a date, and are also willing to spend more money on the date. Moreover, the men in these studies could not identify the origin of these feelings. They just liked the girl in red.