The Fate of the Moon

The moon sparkled brilliantly, adding to the beauty of the warm night. Illuminating the darkness, nine years old Bianca raced through the woods, desperate to escape the relentless pursuit of a ferocious boar.

" What the hell am clearly a kid myself, I can't satisfy your hunger"

" O lord! Help me out these once "

" You can't afford to lose a gem like me" Bianca said shameless as she continue running. She spotted a hole and quickly hide in it. Just when she thought she had outsmarted the beast, it let out a bloodcurdling snarl, sending shivers down her spine. With every step, the danger seemed to loom closer, and Bianca's heart pounded with fear.

Darting into a narrow crevice, Bianca held her breath, hoping the creature wouldn't find her hiding spot.

Seeing it's prey has disappeared, the boar left dejectedly.As the sound of the boar's heavy footsteps faded into the distance, she dared to peek out and only came out of the hole when she felt safe.

With the threat temporarily averted, Bianca emerged from her hiding place. She was clearly hungry, as evidenced by her growling tummy. She thought that packing some stone and tying it to her stomach would help her overcome her hunger, but sadly, it didn't. Bianca continued her quest, luckily she found a squirrel not quite far from where she stayed, so she set up a trap and fled as soon as she had lured and trapped it. Excited, she returned to her run-down hut with only a mat, a solitary pot, a dish, a spoon, and a little jar as her sole possessions. She quickly built a fire, cleaned the squirrel, and cooked it, adding various kinds of spicy food that she could find, Which serves as her ingredients,after the food was done, she serve herself. Even though the door was useless, after eating, she still thought it would be wiser to lock it before going to bed.

The following morning, Bianca got up at the sound of a bird crow, signaling her hour, and got dressed before heading outside to beg for food. A sign that said "a maid needed" caught her attention as she was traveling. She contemplate whether to go in or not she was afraid of being rejected but she still made up her mind "if am rejected,at least I tried my best" Bianca thought to herself and move on to the house, when she knocked on the door of the residence in search of a maid, a woman's voice could be heard on the other end.

The woman on the other end said, "come in."

As Bianca walked in, she noticed a plump, unremarkable-looking woman with a "don't mess with me" facial expression. The woman treated her with contempt, assuming that she was begging for money or food.

"Go to the corner, you will see some leftover; grab it and get the hell out of my store," the woman angrily yelled at her. The woman yelled at Bianca, who was shivering. Despite this, she bravely though initially stuttering.

Bianca addressed the woman, saying, "Um...erm ma am not here to beg, I saw your signboard and I thought of applying."

"What nonsense are you talking about, you want to work here,are you daydreaming, with what strength do you want to start with?" the woman exclaimed, breaking into a fit of laughter.

"Ma am serious," Bianca retorted firmly.

"Go on, how are you going to work with your fragile body, am listening and I also want to know why I should allow a begger in my store" said the woman.

"Ma I can help with the dishes, wash the plate and clothes in fact am good at any house chores" said Bianca.

The woman felt sorry for Bianca, but she soon put on a pretentious look. Bianca notices the shifts in the woman's expression. Inside, she was grinning. Because of what she has experienced, she was able to read the woman's expressions. Whenever she begs for food, some people are happy to help, some are disgusted, and so on.

"Child, where are your parents and why do you want to work here?" the woman asks in a gentle tone as she begins to soften a little.

"I am an orphan," Bianca retorted, adding, "all I need is a place to sleep and food."

The woman is incredibly sympathetic to Bianca.

"All right, you're hired," the woman informed her. Stunned, Bianca tried to think of how to respond. The woman began to like Bianca more after observing how she was responding to this.

"Sarah" the woman called out a slender, average-looking lady who was no older than sixteen and was carrying a tape measure. Despite her silence, Bianca remained perplexed as to why the woman had called this lady out.

"I want to know if there will be any delays, so measure the girl and have her gown ready by tomorrow morning. The woman asked the young girl, "Do you understand?" The woman added

"Yes, ma, there won't be delay, everything will be ready before tomorrow morning" Sarah answered.

Bianca didn't realize that the woman had called Sarah out to take her measurements until now." Really, I will be wearing a uniform" she exclaimed, beaming, as Bianca thought to herself.

The woman said to Bianca, "You can resume to work as soon as possible."

"Yes ma," Bianca joyfully replied.