as I walked out of my room and up the stairs to the hall

ped behind my back. My eyes scanned the hall,

the familiar footsteps of the head Maid, w

d a lady. The three of them stood behind

ccasionally nodding her head and the lady behind her would jot down

s, they were able to commu

Tatiana, I had no clue how she was able to know so much about th

id, you could smell the tension in the air

told you yesterday, there will be a routine change done today." She starts, her cold

oing back to your old jobs. While the luck

ky

be serio

vilege. It was a death sentence to us humans because only a few make it

those words to our face, like we shoul

nwardly. My hand formed a fist be

her glancing at me. Her eyes stayed on me for

eaty, and I unclutched it, resist

back to the centre of the room, and she c

be made before the end of the day." There was a small pause. " Carry on with your work, and y

ind her. The moment they were out of sight, there was another outbreak of conve

f the maids communicated with each other, expressing th

start the day's work, instead of ponderin

the Palace in general, so the chance of m

rth and I never got picke

chatters. The maids made guesses among themselv

joining in their chatter while dev

h my task for the day, not bothered about the

was in charge of doing the dishes. I did the dishes while those in cha

the cooks began making lunch, yet the tal

ousin's friend's sister was assigned to the King's Palace two years ago, and she won't stop gushing to Carrie's how handsom

. She points towards Saoirse, who was clearly listening in on their conversation.

being right now. It was obvious she was making a claim on the devil

oes get chosen, then we wouldn't h

brought me out of my thoughts. I didn't realize my lips were

I stuttered out, ke

couldn't stand up to myself, e

ding the maid one last glare be