Chapter 35
"Almost. There," Rose sighed in relief after she succeeded in pulling a drawer to block the bathroom door.
It was time to get cleaned up before going down to where the soldiers had made the stew Zayne spoke about. Before that, Rose had to wash the dress she wore today to be able to wear it tomorrow as she had no other option than to sleep in the one other dress she had. She would not take the risk of not sleeping in a dress.
"Why did Mathias have to be there? I could have bought another dress," Rose said, pulling on the dress she wore to see the state of it. With only two dresses, they would be worn out quite fast. "I should learn how to make dresses, but I cannot leave. Would he be angry if I used one of the sheets?"
Rose did not want to overdo what she did while in Zayne’s home. He was her employer. Nothing more.
From this point on, she was to act as his maid and be mindful of her words.
Rose slowly backed away from the door, letting time pass to check if there was someone who had been waiting for her to be alone. With no one disturbing her, Rose moved fast to undress and turn the pipe handle for water to fill the tub.
It was far different from the old metal one that only had cold water unless the women took their time to heat water and then pour it into the metal tub for everyone to dip out what they needed.
Rose watched with fascination how easy it was for warm water to fill the tub before her. "How does it get up here?" She wondered, stooping down to look at the pipes.
If she had these pipes leading into her bedroom, she wouldn’t need to leave at night to get water.