Chapter Twenty-Three

Bathing and dressing up took me a while, a little longer than I had planned. There were so many shampoos and soaps of different shapes, sizes and colours I failed to recognize. Some smelt like bubble gum, others fruits. It was just nice to blend them all together.

I heard short rasps at the door. I opened it hoping it was Kat but that hope fell down the drain immediately I was met face to face with a red haired girl almost the same age as Kat wearing the same old uniform Kat was wearing a day ago. She had outstanding light maroon eyes, so clear and so big. I wouldn't say she was breathtaking but she was pretty enough. She looked like the timid and shy type.

''Your presence is needed in the dining chamber at once by the mistress of the house, Madam Elizabeth.....'' She coughed as if she had memorized every single word before coming here.

'' The dining chamber?.... Don't you mean the dining hall instead? And where is that even?....''