Mizzy!!!"
Alia shouted in joy. She was so happy to see Mizzy again.
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"Ahm… Miss–?"
The young maid asked, confused. She tilted her head while looking at Alia. She was curious, why would her young miss looks so happy just seeing her? It was the first time this happened. She was lady with an average level of kindness, but she never showed this kind of enthusiasm towards servants. Their lady Alia would just smile a little at them, but that's it. No more, no less. Besides, she called her by her nickname... Not Mizchel, which is her given name.
"Yes?– Wha– Oh! Sorry." Alia awkwardly said. But deep inside…she isn't calm. She was so happy that she was alive again, that she forgot how to act like the 'Alia' in the past.
Sigh.
"Anyways, forget it."
"Yes Miss Alia. Do you want anything specific for breakfast?" Mizchel was quick to divert the topic, in respect to the young miss Alia's wishes.
"Hmm... I just want my food partnered with acup of coffee." Alia replied after thinking for a while.
"Yes, of course, Miss." Mizchel was puzzled as to why did the young miss wanted a cup of coffee, instead of milk. But she refrained herself from asking. It was not her duty to question her boss. Besides the miss seemed to be in a good mood, so why ruin it?
She bowed her head then turned to leave the lady's bedroom, but Alia called her again.
"Wait!"
"Is there anything else, Miss Alia?" Mizchel turned around and asked Alia.
"What day is your day off again?" Alia asked.
"Huh?"
"The day after tomorrow, Miss." Mizchel was confused yet again.
Why did it seemed that her young miss has changed? She never bothered to this extent before, why bother now? What happened? Miss Alia seemed to be a different person now. But...
That's impossible!
Other than calling her nickname instead of her name, wanting coffee, and asking her day off, there was nothing else different. Maybe it's just a whim of the young miss.
She dared not hope that Miss Alia cared for her well-being to that extent. After all, she's just a poor young maid of this family.
Nothing special.
"Okay. Accompany me on that day, then." Alia calmly said to Mizchel.
"A-accompany you, Miss?" Mizchel asked, after she recovered from being shocked.
"Yes. Accompany me. But, if you don't want to, then it's fine."
"No Miss! I-i w-want to accompany you!" Mizchel answered in a panicky tone.
Alia laughed.
Mizchel was so cute! Her pinkish lips seemed to pout, her brown eyes twinkling like a brilliant gem, and her cheeks are red, due to embarrassment.
"You don't have to be embarrassed from me when admitting what you want. It is me who asked you, right?"
Mizchel's face plushed red even more when she heard this.
"Y-yes Miss." Mizchel answered with a soft tone of voice, then bowed her head to hide her face from being seen.
"It's a deal, then."
"Yes, Miss."
After discussing the details with the young miss, Mizchel went out then procceeded to tell the kitchen staff to prepare their young miss's breakfast.
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Alia went to the bathroom then took a bath and brushed her teeth. After that, she discarded her night clothes to change into her day clothes. She just wore a plain white tee from XZ Wears, a famous brand from a different country in the west. Then she partnered it with a light blue skinny jeans from Eea Jeans, another famous brand that was known for their high quality jeans products. When she finished dressing up, she applied little powder and a lip gloss for the final touch.
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When Alia was on her way to the dining hall, she encountered some of the maids. They greeted her as per usual. She politely smiled at them in return.
But despite this smile, her heart wasn't really sincere with them.
Why?
Because she can still remember clearly how they've treated her. She hasn't reached the point of hating them, but she will always remember.
Remember how they looked at her with hate, how they throw her clothes to the mud, how they've messed with her food, and how they treated Mizchel simply because she was nice with Alia.
Except for Mizchel, no one treated her nicely when her family believed in the lies of other people. Either they're mean to her or ignored her to the extent of just letting those who are mean to her do whatever they wanted to do with her.
Of course, it hurts!
Alia was just moderately nice to them, yes, but nice nonetheless. She never punished them or made anything harder for them, so why did they do that?
Some of them even called her stupid!
Yes, she isn't as intelligent as her brother, but she was still smart enough. Well... Maybe she's really stupid. She believed her fiance and best friend back then. She had let them manipulate her, to shield them from being discovered by her parents.
But...
She didn't know it! Her only mistake was that she trusted them! And even her family were fooled by them, so why call her stupid? Though it's a little late, she still discovered it!
Sigh.
No need to reminisce about it now. She should just focus on how to prevent the same thing from happening again.
As soon as Alia entered the dining hall, she suddenly stopped walking.
She just stared at the people sitting in front of the dining table.
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Why?
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Why are they here now?
Alia suddenly became paled.
To be Continued...