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She stood dressed in her bathrobe staring down at the gowns laid on the bed in front of her. After staring for long, almost as if she expected the clothes to change to something else entirely, her eyes twitched but she breathed in deeply and raised her hand to her head. She could feel the beginning of a slight headache but she tried to calm herself down.
Behind her stood a blonde maid shaking in fear because she knew that she had made a mistake. The vibration could be heard in the room and that fear transferred gradually to the other four maids who couldn't help but wonder if the mistake made by one person would cost them as well.
She turned away from the clothes and faced the maids who were standing in a line opposite the right side of the room well decorated with peach painted walls, curtains, sheets, throws, a couch, a soft bed in which one can sink into and a walk in closet filled with the most expensive clothes, shoes and jewelries befitting only a princess.
She smiled at them so beautifully that if they didn't know any better they would call her an angel. But with all they'd seen and suffered in the hands of the princess, they were more likely to call her a devil's spawn and that they did behind her back. " What are these on my bed? " she asked with that lovely but deadly smile which made the hair on their necks stand.
The room remained silent with no forthcoming words.
" Have I cut your tongues or would you like me to? " She asked moving slowly like a cat to stand right in front of them.
Her words heightened the fear of the maids but despite that they still refused to rat out the blonde maid who had made the blunder.
She smiled even more but this time her smile turned more senile and she moved past each maid, looking them in the eye. Finally she got to the last maid who shook badly and almost passed out in fear when the princess stared at her the longest. " I hate repeating myself but you're obviously deaf. " she placed her hand on the maid's chin and tilted it upward so she could look into her eyes more clearly. " I asked you what those things on my bed are? "
The maid tried hard to remain silent despite knowing that any further silence would get her punished as well. But she ended up crumbling because of the cold gaze of the princess that had never failed to break them. " They…they're...your clothes.
The princess moved her hand to the maids neck and said slowly with anger quite evident in her eyes and voice " Now can you please tell me what they're doing on my bed. "
" Be...be...because they're your clothes. " the maid replied with so much fear in her voice.
The princess shook her head quite irritated at how stupid the maid appeared to be. " Dumb, dumb...I know they're my clothes but I never asked for these so now the question is.. " she said tightening her grip and cutting off the maid's ability to breathe properly. " Why are these on my bed? "
" I...I don't know! " the maid struggled to reply and take in air.
The princess smiled and took her hand off the maid's neck.
The maid started to cough harshly when the princess's hand came off her neck and struggled to take in gulps of air.
The princess tutted then walked away as if indifferent but within her she boiled in anger and that anger could be felt gradually permeating the room. She took a glance at the blonde maid who stood in the center sweating profusely. " Well then since you've all refused to speak up. I guess I have no choice but to have your legs and hands broken. "
All the maids immediately started to beg the princess who was heading towards her bed to pull on a string which had been designed for security purposes.
The maid who the princess had earlier gripped her neck looked at the maid who was supposed to be in charge of the princess's wardrobe for the week and who had made the blunder. She wondered if she should have to suffer for a crime she never committed and with this thought came forward ignoring the pleading look the other maid had given her. " Your highness I'll tell you who did this. " she said shakily just as the princess got to the string.
The princess turned around to face the maid who had stepped forward. " Oh now will you? " she asked with that dreadful smile on her face.
" Ye...yes " The other maids immediately became quiet and looked at her like she had betrayed them but she ignored them and chose to save herself instead. " It was Aileen. She was supposed to be in charge of your wardrobe for this week. "
The blonde maid called Aileen fell to the ground and immediately started begging for her life but the princess only looked at her like disgusting garbage.
" I'll never do it again. Please, your highness. " she said, shedding tears uncontrollably. " I had so much work yesterday I forgot to wash the gown you'd asked for. I'll do anything please forgive me!…"
The princess folded her hands at her waist accentuating her perfect curves. Her strawberry blonde hair fell down her back beautifully as she raised her head up to the roof, rolling her eyes almost as if tired of the maid's theatrics. When the maid finally kept quiet but for her body shaking sobs, she looked down at her with cold blue eyes and said quietly. " All those reasons you gave are just excuses."
The maid started crying heavily again and continued to plead. " Please! I beg of you! Princess Clari... "
The princess turned back shocked that the maid had used her name. It seemed she had forgotten what happened to the last maid who had done that. " How dare you? I don't remember giving you the right to use my name. "
The maid's eyes widened and more than ever before she begged like her life depended on it and knowing the princess, her life did depend on it.
" Can I tell you one thing I hate? " the princess asked mockingly. " Incompetent fools. " and with that said pulled on the string.
Two guards came running in seconds later as well as her personal guard Leonard.
" Take this thing away from me and have her receive fifty lashes, then have her hands and legs broken, and throw her in the dungeon with no food for a week. "
The other maids apart from the maid who had spoken up sobbed quietly, feeling bad for the maid who was presently being dragged away by one of the guards amidst all her pleading and crying.
" Now as for these three. " She said eyeing the other three maids who had tried to protect their friend.
Her words put them on alert and they immediately started to beg her despite knowing the fact that princess Clarissa wouldn't spare them.
" Have them whipped twenty times and break their legs and hands. " she said with a smile.
The three maids were led out of there just like the first maid.
The last maid exhaled in relief thinking that she was safe.
" Leonard? Please have...what's your name again? " she asked the maid with a smile.
" Madeline, " she replied with a shaky smile.
" Ah Madeline. Well have Maddie's hands broken as well. "
The maid stood straight with eyes widened in shock. " Your highness but I told you who did it. " she said, hoping to save herself by reminding the princess of the fact that she'd spoken up.
The princess wiped the smile off her face and said staring with a blank expression at the maid. " I know. But you should have spoken up earlier. Please take her away and appoint new maids to attend to me. These ones will be quite useless after they are punished. "
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