Woman Gets a Job as a Maid in Rich Old Lady’s House and Sees Her Baby Photo There — Story of the Day

A young woman takes a job as a maid for a blind woman, then she sees a mysterious photo of herself as a baby in her employer’s home.

It was just an ordinary day. Leah Salsburg came home from school and dropped her bag. The high school senior called out, “Mom!” but there was no answer. Leah frowned. Her mom should have been home hours ago.

Then Leah walked into the family room and found her mom splayed on the floor, unconscious. As she knelt at her mother’s side and reached for her phone to call 911, Leah knew her carefree days were over.

Leah’s mother had a stroke and it left her with severe limitations. Not only was Mrs. Salsburg unable to work, but the medical treatments she now required would also place a strain on the family resources.

Mr. Salsburg had died a few years earlier, and the two women were left to fend for themselves. Leah was now 18 and a grown woman, so she decided to give up her dream of going to college to help her mother.

But jobs weren’t exactly thick on the grown in their small North Carolina town, so Leah accepted a job as a maid for a local wealthy woman, Heather Bansfield.

Mrs. Bansfield was a local celebrity, born to one of the state’s richest families and known for her eccentricity. She had unfortunately lost her sight in a car accident and was known to have a cranky temper.

Whatever it took, Leah thought. The salary was great, and the package included medical insurance which would encompass her mom as her dependent. Leah wasn’t afraid of hard work, and she could handle a little temper!

Her first meeting with Mrs. Bansfield heartened her. The older woman was sitting in her lounge having a cup of tea and when Leah came in she tilted her head. “Who’s that?” she asked.

“Good morning, Mrs. Bansfield, I’m Leah, the new maid? the housekeeper, Miss. Trent interviewed me?”

Mrs. Bansfield turned her head towards Leah. “Yes, she told me,” she said. “You have a pleasant voice, Leah. How old are you?”

“I’m 18, Ma’am,” she replied.

Mrs. Bansfield sighed. “My granddaughter would be 18 now…”

“Would be?” asked Leah. “Did she pass away, Ma’am?”