In the middle of night when Anna woke up from sleep, she opened the door to receive some fresh air. Sleeping next to Victoria made the air in the room suffocating for her.
Standing at the corridor with her eyes darting everywhere, She noticed someone watching her from afar. Anna broke out in cold sweat as she turned around to see a man wearing a black cloak. She could not see his face clearly and she knew exactly who it was.
On seeing that the person was her guardian Angel, Anna became anxious. She didn't know when her legs started to move closer to the cloak figure.
The person continued to stand there while Anna moved closer to have a clearer view of what her guardian Angel looks like. Her heart was pounding so fast when she remembered the dream of him dragging her into the dark side.
The first thing Anna saw was his eyes which were pure black with no white in it. Anna was terrified at the sight of him. Why would her guardian Angel look scary and frightening to her? Since the first time they met, he haven't spoken a word to her. He brought out his hand out for her and she slowly placed her hand on his.
Hearing the sound of thunder, Anna shot out from her dream. It was just a dream, she gasped. It was just a dream but it felt so real like as if it had happened just now. Looking around, she saw Victoria sleeping next to her snoring. Not wanting to be near her, she stood up from the bed and left the room to see if the cloak figure was there just like in her dream. But it was just Marcos standing there.
She bowed her head quickly. "Master Marcos."
"You are awake at this time of the night." He muttered.
"What are you doing in the servants quarters?" She asked.
"To see you." He replied.
"Me?" She frowned, looking at him.
"Don't think anything stupid." He laughed. "I usually come here in the middle of the night to see if everyone was asleep."
"Ohh....." She nodded, hugging her shoulders from the cold.
"You too are supposed to rest. We are humans and—"
"Shh..." He brought his thumb on her lips to stop her from talking.
"You should get back to your room." He removed his hand from her lips and moved away from her.
"I just needed some fresh air to calm myself down." She told him.
"Tomorrow morning I want to see you in my room with my breakfast. No other maids should handle my meal except you, do you understand?" He asked.
"What?!" The words he spoke made her nervous. She didn't want to cause more trouble for herself if the maids caught her. "What if Madam Charlotte catch me talking to you in your room?"
"Are you scared of her?" He moved closer.
"Of course no. Why would I be scared? It's not as if we would be doing anything intimate. I understand what you have said and I would handle your meal tomorrow morning." She said.
Just then, his eyes moved to her shoulders which was bare as she was wearing a tiny night gown that stopped before her knees.
"W....what are you looking at?" She stuttered trying to get his attention from her body. He looked at her shoulder again before turning his gaze back to her face.
Just then, he took another step closer and they were inches apart from each other. Anna could feel his breath on her and it reminded her of the boat incident.
"Why have your face suddenly turn red?" He asked, noticing the changes on her face. "Is not like you are the only person who I have seen like this. Is there anything to be shy there?"
"I should go back to my room. I need to sleep." The air had become more suffocating around them. She could not breath and once she reached her room, she let out a sigh of relief. Taking her water bottle, she opened it and gulped down. She tried to assure herself that he was just her Master and was not trying to cross the line.
She went to stand near the window watching Marcos walk away. Her eyes followed his muscular body as he disappeared into thin air. Once he was out of sight, she lay on her bed facing the ceiling.
Just then, her mind wandered to Lady Gaga. She licked her dry lips, remembering all the sweet memories of them together. She promised herself to go see her after the cemetery party. After some time, her eyes closed and she fell asleep.
As Anna walked down the stairs, she noticed a commotion outside the Mansion. She walked outside the Mansion to see what was happening for herself.
Outside the Mansion, the maids surrounded a dead body who lay on the ground lifeless. Anna stepped halted when she saw the maid. The maid looked so white like a snow. At some point, it looked like as if her blood had been drained out.
Just then, everyone started to create space for Madam Charlotte who was walking outside the Mansion to see the maid. Upon seeing the body, her expression were blank as if nothing had happened. Her nose shrieked out with disgust at the unpleasant smell coming from the maid's body.
"Inform Master Marcos immediately. The body should not step outside this Mansion. It should be buried here, is that understood?" Charlotte questioned.
"Yes!" The maids nodded.
Just then, Anna noticed Clara who had just came to look what was going on. She had become so white like the dead body on the ground. Was something happening to her? Was she sick?
When Clara noticed someone staring at her, she turned around to see Anna and a smile came to rest on her face.
Anna looked at her, wondering why she was smiling at her when they were not friends. Clara was unlike the other maids. She was calm and do not poke nose in people's business.