Aurore (les mis)

The rain fell on the window pane, making a soft sound, that only the mice could hear.

The mistress was yelling foreign words, I couldn't understand.

While I lay on the rough, hard wood floor, trying to sleep.

I was a servant girl, an outcast nobody wanted. not even my own mother knew of me.

I just lay there, motionless as the rain pours down.

I here Cossette, singing about the castle she visits in her dreams, I didn't have a castle on a cloud.

I hear the mistress yell for Cossette to fetch water from the well.
"Please do nor send me out alone, not in the darkness on my own-" I hear Cossette start.

Mistress Thendiar yells some more and I here Cossette leave.

I just lay there.

"Why must I lay here motionless? Why can't I sing of a castle?" I asked out loud.

"Aurore?" Mistress yells not happy at all

yes, that's me.

Aurore means dawn in French.

" Aurore Don't make me ask again!"
"coming madame!" I answer and run downstairs where a not very happy misstress awaits.

"Where is Cossette gone?'' I ask in a polite tone.

"For water, and as for you..." she points to me, "I want you-"

There is a knock at the door.

"Get upstairs!" she orders, and I rush upstairs.

I hear her talking to a man... and Cossette.

"Goodbye Colette!" I hear Monsoir Thendiar yell.
"It's Cossette!" I hear mistress answer.

Cossette was gone?