"It was fine at first," Samira said, heaving a deep sigh as she looked at the strange, dark-haired servant girl who had seen through her deception. At first, she was terrified that the other woman would expose her, or maybe try to blackmail her for favors.
The more the other woman spoke, however, the more she felt like she could trust her. Now that she'd decided to explain things, she felt like a weight was lifting off her heart since someone else would finally know what she'd been going through.
"I used to serve tea for her ladyship before she passed," Samira began. "So I knew the little things like how to hold the cups and where to set things out.I made a mistake right at the start though," she said with a heavy sigh. "I poured tea for the other ladies."
