Chapter 50: Attention (3)
"I have no interest in the young master therefore there isn’t much advice I can offer you," Annalise replied.
"That’s good. I would hate it if you had eyes for the man that I intend to marry since I happen to like you. You are quiet, honest, and I happen to like that your earlier comment about me being beautiful seemed to come from your heart. If not for you being a maid, we would be good friends," said Giselle.
Annalise didn’t like the last comment. Why was there such a distance between them simply because she worked cleaning while Giselle was some sort of lady whose family never let her lift a finger?
Though they were from different worlds, Annalise’s status at home would place her far above the young woman seated before her. Yet she never held back from making friends with those who would enter her father’s home to clean it. There were many times when she joined in to help them clean so they could go out into the fields to play around.
Her father wasn’t hidden away in a palace where his people could not reach him to voice concerns or receive shelter. There would be someone with a higher status who would look down on Giselle and not want to welcome her as a friend. Surely, that would not feel good to hear.
"My lady, I should get you something to drink since you were walking around for so long and then in the hot sun. Excuse me," Annalise said, slightly bowing her head before leaving.
Giselle was not childish like Delilah, but there was something about the young woman that made Annalise not like her yet. Annalise didn’t intend to be friends with Giselle so she didn’t want to think too much about what was said a moment ago.
Life worked in a strange way where one could be swimming in gold now but then have to clean the floors of someone else later. Then the people you distanced yourself from, because you saw yourself above them, would not help you because they could not forget your words.
"Bush girl."