A thundering slap was heard across the palace hallways. Leila fell on her knees as it was the only thing she knew to do in the presence of those of higher class.
A while ago.....
John, the head of all servants in the palace was allocating tasks to the various workers.
Leila stood at the back as always, hiding away in the less visible spot she could find until she was pointed out and told to clean the hallway on the third floor, her eyes flew open in surprise and she looked up
"Sir John I cannot, only the higher maids are allowed to clean the floor on which the royals reside".....she said timidly in a whisper.
"How dare you question my orders.... You will do as you are told without questions , understood?".
"Yes sir"....she was confused, as well as others but no one dared to raise a question.
She was an orphan who didn't know where she came from, she was found in the slumps by a maid when she was just a baby and was brought to the palace as her child...
she looked different from everyone else in the palace.
No one actually knows what she looks like but her darker skin tone was enough for anyone to tell she was different...
When she was found, her mother Daphne was just 19 years old and was wondering in the bushes when she found her...
She knew Leila was no ordinary child, she had the iciest dark blue eyes, with blondish brown hair and a darker skin tone but she was the most beautiful thing she had ever set her eyes on....
She could tell the poor child was abandoned and her conscience wouldn't let her leave the baby, she felt connected to her so she decided to take her to the palace....
Daphne knew it wasn't a good idea as the palace was dangerous, especially for such a beautiful child... So in order to hide her baby's appearance...
She would use coal to darken parts of her face and always cover Leila's face with a veil or scarf....
When anyone asks she would say that she's too ugly to be seen and everyone believed because of the skin tone...
So Leila grew up isolated by everyone and despised by all except her foster mother who loved her dearly.
...
Leila climbed up carefully and timidly to the floor of the royals, being as discreet as she could as she was scared of encountering any royal....
She had never seen one before.....
Lost in thought with her head facing downward she didn't see someone coming from the other end of the hallway...
Princess Kira paused and looked at the audacious maid....
With a snare she signaled her personal maid and the personal maid gave Leila a resounding slap without warning...
Shocked and trying to register what just happened, she looked up and saw someone so beautiful and dorning the most beautiful attire she had ever seen, she immediately recognized that she was a royal and fell to her knees...
" Forgive me your highness, forgive me..."
She said continuously with tears in her eyes as it was the only thing she was taught to say.
"Take her away and whip her thirty times"
And Leila was dragged away by two strong guards.....