girl out of time

22) cleaning

I shifted my kneeling position on the wooden floor. Rubbing my swollen stomach as the baby kicked.
"Miss Clozeth are you quite well?"
"Yes just a kick." I waved her off. she nodded, continuing on with her work. People around me were doing that a lot. it really annoyed me to be babied in such a way but I know that soon I should disappear to the birthing chamber, the day was fast approaching.
The charter in the room died and it took me a moment to work out why.

"What are you doing hear? GET OUT." Mrs further said sharply. armed with her trusty broom. but the intruder in Question was not fazed by her, despite having been on the reserving end of it before.

"Whohh Cerberus. I just need to wash some clothes, you kicked me out last time and now they smell. really bad."

Her words were strange but not disrespectful. miss further bristled.
"Can't you go some were else! Alfred gave you lodging can't you wash your clothes there."

Sakura brushed her off with natural ease.
"Yes cos washing dirty clothes in a healers room is very hygienic, even Alfred gets his clothes washed hear to avoid contamination."

Miss further opens her mouth in response but sakura cut her off. stepping round her and hitching her bag further up her shoulder. all in one swift move.
"You may Moan that I'm not dead, but you'll really have something to moan about when I start smelling like something died." she turned round, hitching the bucket up onto her hip.
i swear miss further nearly hissed "very well. be quick then get out!"

Sakura saluted turning on her heal to fill the bucket with water. every one slow lye went back to work, chattering nervously.

I watched her for a moment as she fills up the bucket. lifting it with ease. She looked round for a space to place it. only to find that all the girls need to take up twice as much room as that u shay do. she looked my way and I looked away quickly not wanting to be spotted staring.
I went back to scrubbing the sheet I was washing but was interrupted by a small tap on my shoulder. I turned back to see the very woman William had told me to avoid.
"Hay is that space empty?" I nodded quickly moving over slightly to give her more room. she plonked her her heavy bucket down and with I quick 'thanks' she went to go fetch another.
Today she was dressed differently to her normal attire.
She still ware those knee high boots but instead of those black britches I'm familiar to seeing her in she ware a washed out blue pear they were form firing and ripped at the knee. they were outrages but looked well worn. on her top half she wore a blue plaid shirt, it was at least two sizes to big for her. her violently pink hair was held out her face by A green strip of material knotted around her head. over all her idea of clothes was... strange to say the least. the boyish design made her look narrow and skinny. far scrawnier then she actually was.
she plunked the second one down, poring a generous amount of slut.
"Stain remover I'm washing three month old clothes."

She spoke openly but her discomfort was palatable and in that I cold not help but see the shy, black haired woman I had grown so close to all that time ago.
"How do you make clothes last that long?"
The question was all over awkward and I wouldn't look at her. not wanting to be seen talking to her. she seemed to pick up on this but ignored it.

"Air it out as much as you can and try to wash as much as you can in the bath." She rubbed the back of her Head sheepishly, causing her short hair to rumple at the back.
She clipped open her bag piling out a bar of soap and two smaller bags. They were very thin and bright, that made a rustling sound every time she touched it. one had the word 'tesco' the other 'Morison's'. she opens one and dumped it in the normal water.

The other she took more time with as if not wanting me to see its contents. She seemed.. nervous. She adopted my facade of talking but not to be seen talking. we both buddy's are self with are respective task.