LOSING YOU

▪︎chapter eight▪︎

I stood right there, or rather squatted where I was. It was still a wonder how my legs hadn't given up with the inconvenient way I was.

My face was so pale and my eyes were as wide as saucers.

Some of the maids were already becoming impatient but I didn't care about that.

My biggest concern at that time was that I was facing the buttsqueezer of yesterday and that butt squeezer just happened to be the prince of this kingdom.

Only the lord will be able to save me.
I wonder how my punishment will be.
I could be prosecuted in ways unimaginable to man. This is the 1700's after all.

The queen spoke and it got me out of my daze." What do you think you are still doing. Stand up and get back to your various duties".

This caught the princes attention and he turned his head slightly to my direction.

Once he saw me his eyes too went wide.
He scampered away from me as fast as humanly possible while pointing and stammering at me.
" y-you".

I stood up as fast as I could and bowed slightly, leaving the queens chambers with the other maids in a slightly faster than normal state.
The prince was left in such a daze, if I wasn't in so much trouble I would have laughed at his state.

Once I was safely away from the queens chambers I slowed down and tried to calm myself.
Some of the maids passed me by and gave me wierd and curious glances.

I moved to the garden that I spotted not too far from the queens chambers and sat down at the bench closest to the entrance.

I took in a deep breath to ease my nerves and admired the beautiful garden with different colours of flowers.
I was sure there was gonna be a man made lake in the garden somewhere.

While admiring, my mind drifted to the night of the fire.
The firefighters told me that the cause of the fire was a leaking gas.

While my family was sleeping soundly there was a leaking gas. It was a wonder how they didn't perceive it.

Once I realized that the sun was out completely scorching the land and its inhabitants with little mercy, I stood up from where I was seated and began to head back to the kitchen.

When I got back to the kitchen, everyone kept on doing their thing but one thing stood out of place. The head maid, she kept glaring at me so hard i could begin to feel the back of my hair standing.

"Where have you been?" She questioned in a low but dangerous voice.
" Do you have any idea how much work we have and you where out there doing the lord knows what?"

She didn't even let me get a word in.
" I-I was..."
"Save it!"
" I do not want to be bothered with your measly excuses"
" Just know that you will be punished"
At this some of the maids that where nearby glanced at me and spared me some sympathetic looks.

"Get back to work!"

At this I scurried out of her sight to lord knows where around the kitchen.

She is so terrifying.

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At midday, the news about the reaction of the prince when he saw me had spread around the maids and guards...

Some approached me directly to ask about it while others just gave their own opinions as to what might have been the cause.

I didnt tell anyone about the buttsqueezing incident and I left it that way.
No one needed to know about it, well except the ones that already knew if not the embarrassment and degradation towards the prince will be intolerable which will lead to me receiving much more severe consequences than I already had,and will,without a doubt,face....

The gossip didnt cease even while they were hard at work. At least now they had something interesting happening so their work wouldnt be boring.

It was a wonder how the head maid hadn't heard about it yet with the way things were going.

By evening, the preparations for dinner was almost completed.

I had tried as much as possible to avoid being one of the servers and I had been successful so far....

It wasn't that hard to avoid the prince because our paths had no purpose of crossing except when it came to the daily meals.

Thinking back, I wanted to kick myself so hard. How could I talk to the prince like that. Granted i didn't know he was actually the prince then but that wouldnt change the mess I had put myself in. Why oh why had I thought to voice my mind.
I could have just kept quiet and ignored his mistake.

No I couldn't.

Soon it was time for the stargazing and chattering between the Royals and their guests.

Teas of different kinds and varieties of snacks were prepared.

The head maid took almost half of all the maids present,with her. They where gone shortly after the selection and I was right there in the kitchen moping an already spotless floor.

I am tired..
My muscles are aching so bad.
Urg.

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