BCS 3: Innocent Mistake

Chapter 18

The grown-up Zemira☝☝

This story contains violence, aggression, abuse, prolonged torture, romanticized rape, profane languages, suicide, and murder.

~Mistresses~

I rubbed my sleepy eyes as another yawn slipped on my lips. I feel so sleepy as I tried to lift myself out of the bed.

The happily chirping of birds outside my room's window tried to lighten my sleepy state as I saw Margaret glancing towards me while she's setting my breakfast on the table.

I feel so sleepy. Why is that so?

Nag-inat ako bago dahan-dahang umalis ng aking higaan.

"Get ready lass," Margaret said firmly as she hurriedly fixes the heavy curtains on the window.

Mabilis akong napatango at parang doon lamang nabuhayan nang makita ang seryosong mukha ni Margaret.

"Go eat your breakfast and fix yourself. You ate all the grapes that's why you feel like that," napailing-iling niyang saad.

Muli akong tumango at kaagad nang sinunod si Margaret. I eat my breakfast steadily slow yet fast at the same time when I see her readying a bath for me.

With the last pour of my favorite tea, I help Margaret to ready my dress.
It's another rosy pink new dress! It's kind of big against me like the other dresses I have as I inspected the lining of the dress.

Simple lang iyon pero ang ganda!

Napalingon lamang ako kay Margaret noong marinig ang kaniyang pagbuntong hininga.

She gave me a small smile as she gently looked at the dress I'm holding.

"U-uh... t-this dress... i-is beautiful," I said gently.

It's not so beautiful as the dresses I saw from the others but I can feel how the fabric and all of the cuts were made of love and gentleness.

Sure thing it also looks old but it's still one of the finest dresses I've seen.

"That was mine before," Margaret whispered. Kaagad akong napalingon sa kaniya.

Eyes widened from the newfound thing.

"I-I..."

Napalunok ako nang napailing si Margaret.

She gently chuckled a bit.
Lumapit siya sa akin ng bahagya.

"It's fine. I'm wearing those dresses when I'm still a young lass. Like you, a bit years older from you."

Wala sa sariling dinama ko ang kabuuang lambot ng tela at pinagmamasdan iyon ng maayos.

It means that all my dresses came from Margaret?! Hindi ko man lamang nalaman iyon kaagad!

"That was once my favorite dress when I was young when I was one of the late King's mistress. King the sixth, exactly."

Nagtagpo ang aming paningin ni Margaret. She still looks so calm. Samantalang ako'y gulat sa ibinahagi niyang kuwento. I don't know what was the role of the Mistresses is but it still shocking me hearing from her that she was once.

Maybe they are the ones serving the King personally? I don't know and I'm not sure.

Margaret leaned towards me.
She gently smoothes the fabric of the dress.

"This is the dress I wore when the late King chose me as one of his," Margaret informed as she slowly raked the whole dress with her soft gazes.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ba talaga ang silbi ng isang mistress sa isang Hari. Kailangan ba talaga iyon? Lahat ba ng Hari at ng Prinsipe'y dapat magkaroon ng ganoon?