Elemental

4. Lost

Fai

I walked out the big ass room wearing the ridiculous uniform, following the maid who gave me instructions when I woke up.

First of all, who the fuck said it was okay for thick-curvy girls to be in short skirts! I feel like my ass cheeks are gonna pop out any minute.

I frowned trailing behind her, but as always my instincts took over. I began to observe.

Fancy French carpets, gold lanterns, glass chandeliers, priceless paintings. Wow. Uncle is rich as fuck! This shit looks like it was pulled straight outta Beauty and the Beast!

"Watch your step, Miss. We will be descending the spiral staircase now." I jumped at the maids voice.

"Right." I mumbled, trying my best not to fall over and eat shit in the stupid ass shoes.

I looked down the long staircase. "How many steps are there?"

She looked up at me. "105 steps, Miss."

I felt my eyes bulge out. "What the f-"

"Fai! Language." I turned to find Lila coming from the right, a maid of her own not far behind her.

She was wearing the same lame ass uniform, walking just as uncomfortable as I was. But she looked better in it, she looked good in anything.

"Oi. Sorry." My cheeks blazed in embarrassment.

She made her way over to me, looking over my shoulder. "Where are the others?"

I shrugged. "I'm just as lost as you are."

"Miss Tai and Miss Rita are downstairs for breakfast already. Miss Aria will be joining you shortly." Lilas maid said.

"Oh, okay." Lila said.

We descended the stairs.

"Bruhh... What the hell happened? And where the hell are we?" I asked looking around.

"I don't know. Maybe they'll tell us at breakfast." Lila said, gracefully going down.

I envied her beauty at times. And her grace. It was so natural for her, unlike me and Tai. We always walked with a stomp, sometimes tripping over our own feet.

"Make a right when you reach the bottom of the stairs, Madames." One of the maids said.

We did as we were told, turning right into a large dining room. A long table sat smack down in the middle, big enough to seat 40 people.

Rita and Tai were seated already, steaming food on their plates. The table was crowded with trays of pancakes, sausages, eggs, oatmeal, arrays of fruits and... cocoa rice?!

Wow. They've really outdone themselves.

They looked up when we walked in.

"Hey!" They squeaked.

Tais eyes went behind us, searching.

"Where's Aria?" She asked.

I looked to Lila. She shrugged. "The maid said she'll be down in a little."

They nodded hesitantly.

"Have a seat, Madames." We turned to a sturdy woman walking in with what looked like fresh bread.

The maids pulled out two seats opposite from Tai and Rita. We obeyed, letting them push us in.

"Now that you're settled, I will introduce myself. My name is Jung Hye Min, but I prefer it if you address me as Ms. Jung. I am the Maid In Charge so if you need anything, you will most likely find me tending to Miss Aria since I am assigned to her." Her voice was firm, fit for a person in charge.