Chapter 56: Conflict (3)
Annalise mentally prepared herself for what was to come tonight. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she was hoping that she was wrong about something bad happening.
Annalise wanted a peaceful end to the day so that she could then fall onto her bed, cover herself in her new blanket, and go to sleep. It would be an added touch if the rain could fall tonight to make it feel like the nights back at home when she would fall asleep outside.
"Would it kill the two of you to talk and get this over with? The tension is sucking the air out of the room, and I am not good at holding my breath," Cara said, standing beside Annalise since she was alone at the moment. "A nice apology would fix all of this."
"I have nothing to apologise for. It is not my fault that I have been getting good tasks. I don’t want to talk about that now. We should concentrate since Mavis is on a hunt to kill anyone who messes up, and quite frankly, I don’t want to talk about this any other day. It is stupid," Annalise said, leaving Cara’s side
Annalise wished that everyone here understood that they could not do all the duties. Their day would come and when it didn’t, there was no need to get upset. Rafael had not long returned, so there wasn’t much to do yet, but she was certain more duties to give to maids would come in the future.
It wasn’t just her getting good jobs. Annalise heard that there were maids serving young women who came to see Rafael today. They were tasked with keeping those young women away from Rafael. Why was no one angry with those maids like they were with her? Was it really because she was new? Two weeks had gone by already.
Cara followed Annalise. "I am not saying it is you who needs to apologise. You are not the one who suddenly blew up today. I want Aria to realise how she was today and come say something to you. I can’t have the two of you fighting forever. The maids that I like are limited. Who will listen to me talk about the young master or the other knights?" Cara asked.
Annalise picked up two small jugs. One filled with water and the other with what smelled like orange juice. "Please, I beg you. Speak about men and relationships with anyone else. I am of no use to you," she said.
"Stop your chatter and take what you have in your hands out to the table," Mavis spoke loudly over the maids talking and clapped her hands. "Annalise and Cara, you are on drinks, so be careful not to spill anything on their clothes and get what they want as fast as possible. Edwin has picked out the finest drinks, and if you spill even a drop, it will come out of your pocket. As for the rest of you..."