~ "Hello, Sally! My name is Cookie." This unknown chipper woman introduces herself to me.
I was shocked that this unknown woman had already known my new name.
"Your name is Cookie?" I looked at her strangely, asking.
Cookie giggled at me and said, "My real name is Julie but everyone calls me Cookie because I bake such tasteful treats. Like you, I am also a tubebaby and was added a unique gene. Only mine is for bakery supposes. I've been serving the Royals since I can remember. Come to think of it, they pretty much raised me. Cory's sister always took care of me. She was the one to nickname me Cookie and the name just stuck with me."
"So are you servant?" I oddly asked this excitable lady.
Cookie said with a smile. "Yup that is correct! I bake, clean, work in the nurseries to watch Highest Rankers little ones, and I am even a caretaker to the other tubebaby children. Those kids will grow up serving the Royals to be a servant or the boys might be warriors. Depending on the boys ranking in strength power by adulthood and what Division best suits them."
"I see." I told her, "Cory shared some information with me about Kingdom Ranks, but It's still very new to me."
Cookie giggles and said. "There are only three sorted ranks from Lowest, Medium, and Highest Rankers. The Highest Ranked is where you serve closest to the Royals. The Royals are Çory's family line either by blood-relation or by marriage. Anyone called an Elder rank was once a Primary King before he passed the reign down to the next younger King in their family. Then are six Primaries Aaron, Jay, Nick, J.J, Mike, and Matt run six parts of the military section. Military men from any rank will get sorted into one of the six Divisions that he picked as a teenager or did best in by his scoring.
"And Cory outscored all six Divisions?" I asked to confirm what Cory told me is true.
"Yes, he scored above record in all Divisions. To be a Primary King you have to outscore all Divisions from the previous Primary King. If he only scored high in one or two divisions out of six. That won't make him the Primary King to lead the Kingdom. He'd only be ranked as a King." Replied Cookie.
Still slightly confused, I asked. "A male Royal is still considered a King even if he doesn't rule the Kingdom?"
Cookie answered. "Yup, that's correct. A King rank isn't in charge but a King rank can make some minor decisions. But any big decisions go directly to the Primary King to decide on what must be done. Cory has full power and control none of his cousins, father, grandfathers, uncles, or Elders have any authority over him."
With a soft low tone, "It sounds like Cory's very powerful." I said feeling timid.
Cookie could recognize the unhappiness in her voice and said. "You know Cory isn't so bad. For me being a servant, I get payment and I have access to anything I want to wear or do. I am also above the slaves and kinda like their boss. I can even request breaks and go on vacations."
"You're a servant, not a slave," I asked in a stronger voice. "How are the slaves in the Kingdom treated?"
"Sally your not a slave your a Princess." Cookie said with a smile.
Kinda boldly, I said, "You didn't answer my question." As I firmly folded my arms.
Cookie replied sighing. "It depends some slaves are captured or bought from other kingdoms. It can take time for them to adjust to their new Kingdom. Primary Mike's and Primary Matt's Division field care for the enslaved hybrid-people or captured ones. They're the Primary bosses of the enslaved women. It's enforced they are treated well and cared for very nicely. As long as laws aren't broken and they don't run away. All slaves are supplied with all their needs. The Royals and Cory are truly nice towards their servants and to their own enslaved women. But you Sally are different. I've heard the story. It's an unbelievable story to be made the firstborn tubebaby Princess. And I can tell you now Cory has never favored any hybrid-woman. No one has ever shared a room with him."
"I just want to leave this place and I want my own room since I can't leave," I said feeling my face turn sheer white from fear of Cory. My stomach tighten in a knot for how badly I didn't wish to be here. Nobody understood how badly I hated the idea of being favored by Cory. When I just wanted far away from him.
Showing her sincere kindness, Cookie said. "Let me get this bed made and bathroom cleaned up. Then allow me to do your hair and makeup. Afterward, I'll see if I am allowed to take you out for a walk around the Mansion."
I only shook my head in agreement and took a seat on the vanity stool. Just mostly watching her through the mirror.
After Cookie got all her work done. She went behind me sitting at the vanity and unwrapped my hair from the towel. Cookie begins brushing it first while the bristled brush glides easily through my damp hair. Once it was all evenly brushed out. She turned on the soundless yet cordless blow dryer. Soon I felt the warm heat blowing on my head to dry my blonde tinted gold hair.
Once dried Cookie brushed it out and then straighten it for me neatly to lay past my shoulders. Since I have some uneven wavey texture type hair. Other pieces of my hair seemed more straight. I don't know but my hair was odd like that.
Cookie asked, "Why don't we pick out a beautiful necklace to go with your outfit."
She opens up a few small drawers at top of the vanity and found a short-length white gold necklace. It has an oval teardrop shape blue sapphire pendant hanging on the bottom of it. Holding it up to my neck it glows beautifully.
"This looks perfect!" Cookie says smiling at me from in the mirror's reflection. "Do you like it?"
I looked in the mirror. "Yes it's very beautiful." l loved how it looked and told Cookie.
Cookie smiled at me placed it on my neck. Afterward, Cookie took her phone out and sent a message to Cory. Asking him for his permission if she could take me out of the room. Then she started to do my makeup while we waited for his response.
We waited for about twenty-five minutes for his reply. It seemed like he was ignoring her message, I thought while she and I kinda chatted.
Cookie said peeking at her phone's digital touch screen. "I still haven't heard anything back from Cory. It must mean he is at a meeting or off doing something else of importance."