Chapter 3 Duties

Now we're more than one hundred in number, one hundred maids! "But still not up to the number I was expecting" she quietly said to the gentleman standing behind her, "milady, more maids are coming he replies, " okay, very well then, how many are they?"

"Fifty maids! My lady"

"Fifty? hmmmm"

"Is not still okay?"

"Yes, it is. Very much ok! Where are they?" Lady Pearl quested " oh here! Milady!"

"This way!" we heard another lady voice directing the other maids to the large hall where we are

"Lady pearl, here are the maids you requested for", she said and bowed to her, "come, come this way" she directed them to stand the same spot as where we stands.

"Now! Blacks one side! And white one side!"

Of course, the maids are not only black but white also! Who's are looking for a way to make a living, is not that easy to survived

everyone is looking for a shelter over their heads just like us the blacks!

"Now! Some of you will be served as handmaids, some kitchen maids, toilet maids, duties maids and assistance maids!"

That's lots of madding works, if I quickly picks! the truth is all the duties she just mentioned are not that easy as she sounds, all have their advantage and disadvantage. That's a life priority for you!

"The Blacks!" She calls, " will do the duties of assistance, toilet duties and every other responsibility the mansion requires!" She sighed getting tired of her voice yelling the way up for all of us to get what she's saying.

"You!" She pointed simply at my direction like she saw something different in where I stand.

"Are you black or white?" She questioned,

We look confused not knowing who exactly she was talking to directly, she pointed directly at me. As her manicure finger since to point no one but me"I..? Milady?" I replied confusedly, "Yes you!" All eyes glared at me like I did something wrong or am I going to be punished as an example to all?

"Answer my question!" She demands,

"I-i'm a black, milady" I shakily reply, but knowing the reason she asks such a ridiculous question. My skin is dark chocolate for goodness sake! I'm clearly a black woman. Why is she asking if she can seen clearly? I thought.

"Are your both parents black?" She asks. That was wrong to answer because I clearly do not remember I have a father in the first place.

"I...I don't know milady but my mother is a black lady " I answered politely, even though I found the question intimidating.

"Father?" She raised up an eyebrow. I simply nodded while all eyes were still on me!

" I have never heard anything about him from my mother or seen him before" I explained

"Hmmm, interesting lineage" she exclaims.

It isn't that I'm white but black, my skin is a little light chocolate color and my eyes? Are practical blue that's one of the strange things about me, my hair also are long and curly, my lips? They don't lie, are pinky in color but my mother never has all these. She's just an African woman with African beauty, I guess that's the reason she was asking if I'm black or white. The looks of my appearance would tell that my father must be a white man.

"You don't know your father right?" She question again, hands on her cheeks, Like she was thinking something meaningful.

"Yes, milady" I replied, simply. " I must say, I'm amazed by your looks for that you'll be joining the kitchen maids"

I was shocked and flattered, I can't believe my looks get me to be among the kitchen maids! That's amazing! I'm so glad, I ain't choose to be a personal maid to anyone.

"Thank you milady, I promise never to disappoint you," I said excitedly showing my gratitude to her. Some of the others maids were happy for me, expressing their smiles to me, while others disapproved of my post.