Joy! (3)

"This day couldn't have started any better!"

Joy stepped out of her room with an unusual smile. Unusual because, no matter how happy Joy had ever been in her life, her smile had always been reserved for those close to her, especially her family and, of course, the people she wanted to please. These people never included the people who worked for her. However, she even casually acknowledged the few workers she encountered, making some of them petrified!

Joy descended the stairs of her home, her hand gliding over the banister.

"How are you today?" Joy asked brightly,

The maid who had been cleaning it jumped back in fright, nearly losing her balance on the stairs. Joy acted quickly and held her flaying arms tightly so that she had to adjust herself.

"T-than-k y-ou ma-a-m,"

"Relax, why are you so tensed? It's a bright day, isn't it?"

The maid bowed her head nearly in tears.