VIVIAN
"So what's the big news?" I asked.
"It's your water…supply. I just heard that it's reached the academy grounds." Esmeralda excitedly informed me of the news. "Didn't you say that the principal promised that you would be the first to benefit from your invention?"
I nodded.
"So it's about to arrive! I can't wait to take a bath without having to carry the water."
I shrugged.
"Even if it's about to arrive at the academy, it must be days before it reaches our house."
But I was wrong. Throughout the day there was much commotion among the academy's staff and students about the new construction. By midday, the water tower had already been erected. Apparently it was built in advance, and merely had to be assembled and planted somewhere within the academy grounds. The overabundance of cheap labor in the form of slaves didn't hurt, either.
