"Lady Judith ? Can you hear me?" said a calm gentle voice.
Lady Judith ? I thought groggily, and I opened my eyes. I looked up and the first thing I saw was a red ceiling. Huh? This isn't my bed. I don't know this voice. What's going on? Wait, I remember. I was on my way to the coffee shop when..
Cough, Cough.
I sat up in bed, clutching my upper body.
"Wha.. Wait. No. No. No no no." I said, finally taking in my surroundings. This room looked oddly familiar. It finally hit me. This was Judith heart's room. Yes, it was exactly how it was described in the book. Red canopy curtains on the bed, a delicate rose pattern bedspread, and large windows letting in rays of sunlight. Judith's room was extremely spacious and beautiful, something I could only wish for as I read the description of her bedroom in my tiny apartment.
"This... this is impossible" I muttered, throwing off my bedspread and rushing to the nearest mirror. When I looked at myself, I almost fainted. I was... pretty? My looks as a korean wasn't anything too special. I had brown eyes, with long hair. However, what I was looking at in the mirror was not me. No, this woman had beautiful light orange hair that fell past her waist. Her pale skin shone and gleaned while her red like ruby's and purple Sapphire like eyes and red lips. She had an enviable figure, with curves in all the right places. I reached out to touch my new ahir. It was soft, and flowy like silk. My stomach did a backflip. I gulped as I realized I looked exactly like Judith heart.
"My Lady?" the voice from earlier spoke
I turned around to find myself face to face with a maid. She had brown hair that was cut at her shoulders, and dark eyes. I tilted my head trying to get a better look. As my gaze landed on her, a look of fear showed on her face, and she fell to her knees.
"Forgive m-me my lady, I didn't mean to s-startle you..." she croaked.
What was with this lady? I hadn't done anything... oh wait. I'm not Ha-Neul anymore. I'm Judith . The previous Judith probably treated her maids like shit.
"Lift your head." I said. As soon as her eyes met me, I knew exactly who she was. Her name was Emily, and she too at the end of this novel was killed in helping Judith carry out her wicked deeds. No, I thought. I'm going to live, and I'm going to make sure the people I love won't die either. I turned to her. I bent down and clasped her hands into mine.
"My-my Lady..." she cried.
"Stand up emily. It's alright now. I'm not going to punish you." I said softly. When she looked at me again, I gave her a warm smile. She quickly put a hand to my face.
"Lady Judith , are you unwell?' she cried out loud.
"No, I'm fine... I think. What happened to me?" I asked her.
"Well, you were outside on the patio with Derrick winter when you fainted from the heat. You've been out for three hours . Your ware waiting ..." she trailed off. I looked at her in confusion as to why she was trailing off. Then it hit me. Right, Judith relationship with Derrick was probably horrible. Which reminded...
"What is today's date Emily ?"
"Uh, it's May 14th, 949, my lady."
I almost sighed with relief. In about a 3 year's time, in may of the year 952, Judith would be beheaded for her crimes. This is good. I would have plenty of time to spare myself from her miserable death. I had to replenish my relationship with everyone around me and I need to get rid of that contract. I'm going to fix this, and I'm going to live happily, I thought.
"My Lady, I think you should get dressed now. You must get dressed to meet Derrick winter . I will send a word to him that you have awoken." she said, as she rang a bell. A new maid burst into the room, and her eyes went wide as she saw me. Emily Told her to tall Derrick that i waked up She nodded solemnly and hurried out.
"We should probably get you washed first, and then we'll have you change into something nice." said Emily , looking at the ground.
"Thank you, emily." I said my hands reaching out to hers. She carefully lifted her head the moment our hands met, and looked at me with wary eyes. However, the moment our eyes met, the wary disappeared, and a small kind smile appeared.
"I'll do my best madam."
And with that she rang the bell again, and this time, a whole slew of maids walked in, and herded me into the bathroom.
Yes. This is it. I'm going to meet that bast-I mean Derrick and make him regret making Judith Waite for him under the sun for three hours in this new life. I'm going to humiliate Derrick and will live with that grand duke happily .
To be continued...