The Guest House

Sophia quietly followed Williams, her two hands behind her back in an innocent posture.

They went round the back and Sophia discovered a small duplex which stood tall and adjacent to the Mansion. It was quite small but very colorful and there were flowers like roses and sunflowers around the house.

"Is this the the guest house"

"Sort of a place for all the workers to stay in Um..."

"Sophia" Then after giving it some thought. "Smith. Sophia Smith. But you can call me Sophia" She added quickly not taking any fancy to her fake surname.

Suddenly, two young ladies stepped out of the guest house. They were both dressed in the same thing which Sophia assumed to be the maid attire. They wore a black below-the-knee length gown. The hand was short...well above the elbows and the hem of the gown and the hand was a smooth silky white lace and then the outfit was completed with a white lacy apron. Even their hair was put up the same way. A tight pony tail. Sophia looked down and gulped. Their shoes were flat and plain. Disgusting!!!

"There's no way I'm wearing that" She blurted immediately.

The girls stared at her. Even Williams gaped at her , wondering if she had gone crazy.

The first girl spoke first. She was pretty with soft black shoulder-length-hair and black eyes. She was slender and had a smooth skin.

"We heard Master come through the gates and thought we could assist him with anything. Who is she?"

"She's the new maid. And I'm leaving her in your care. Mr. Medes expects her to be shown around the guest house and to be in the proper uniform before evening time when she'll be led into the Mansion to be assigned her duties"

"New maid?!" The second Maid spoke up. She looked excited at the thought of a new maid and probably a new friend in the guest house. The second maid was as slender as the first one but she wasn't as pretty as she was. She had a smooth white skin. She had squinted eyes and black hair which evidently showed she was either Chinese or Japanese.

"Oh wow" , Chua, the second maid said and went over to Sophia. "You're so pretty"

"Uh.....thanks. You don't look too bad yourself"

The first maid looked at her also excited like Chua. "What's your name. Where are you from. Where are your bag. What...."

"Hey. Hey. Hey. One at a time girlfriend.... I'm new here so just give me breathing space okay"

Williams quietly left.

"Just...that. Master didn't tell us he was bringing a new maid" The first maid pointed out. Her name was Amanda.

"Who's this Master" Sophia asked irritatingly.

Chua starts leading her into the guest house. Amanda followed, walking beside Sophia.

"Mr. Medes of course. That's what we're all supposed to call him. Only the guards and Williams and Toby can call him Mr. Medes"

"Who's Toby"

"The gardener"Chua replied.

"Hmmmm" Sophia wasn't happy at the thought of calling Jason, Master. What the hell. No way.

They entered a small room. It looked very dusty. There in the middle was the smallest bed she had ever seen. The only furniture in the room was a small table and a chair and a walk-in wardrobe.

Sophia glared. Her shoe closet back home was much more bigger than the room!!!

Amanda noticed the look on her face.

"Don't you like the room"

"Uh...."

"You have pretty hair" Chua said playing with her hair. "I'm Chua and this is Amanda. What's your name"

"Sophia. You must be Chinese"

"Yeah"

"I'm Chinese too. My name is Ai"

Soon they got along so well as they chatted for about 40 minutes while they also showed her around the guest house. Sophia was even surprised at herself. Usually she thought that all maids were disgusting and pathetic. That was why at home, she treated her maids like trash. But now as she sat in her room with her new friends, Amanda and Chua, she realized that she had been wrong all along.