You see, in the beastly Kingdom, there were basically five levels of position. First was the lowest rank of beasts. They were not nobles, not even a hint of nobility in their bloodline, but they were assigned to work pari passu with humans, yet gifted with more privileges than the humans.The second rank was the rank of the average beast. They were regarded and treated like the commoners. This is largely because they had only one noble parent, whose bloodline they carry. The third on the ring was the Upper level ranks. They are the ones with the upper hand and are always the preferred in matters of politics and the likes as opposed to their junior counterparts. This is so because they were born of parents who are both nobles, making them to carry the bloodline of nobility.Then, we have the fourth level of authority in the kingdom. They are regarded as the chosen ones. They were specially selected by the moon goddess and have been elevated to the position of the Alphas of their pack
Many nights I had sat up thinking and reminiscing about the ordeals that had befallen me. I couldn't help but imagine what lay ahead. If this mishap could happen to my family, what more was I expecting? What could be worse than death? I asked myself. Suicidal thoughts had at different points crossed my mind. I wanted to end it all. I wanted to bring an instant end to all of the misery and suffering I was experiencing as a lonely person, so that I could be reunited with my family wherever they may be.It was at this point that my path crossed with Helena. Helena came into my life at a time when I least expected. She came in as a friend and over time, grew to become a family to me. Helena met me at the verge of drinking a suicidal potion. I had held the potion with tears dripping down my eyes, asking and begging to be forgiven of what I was about to do. I had come to my wits end. Life mattered nothing to me. As I stood there with the potion of death, flashes of my father and mother'
The room was becoming dimmer. Some of the maids who had finished their meal were beginning to get up to leave. I simply sat there taking one at a time horrible bite at my porridge, slowly eating my food in order to gain more time that would enable me to feast more on their conversation. It was getting more interesting as well as scary considering the subject of their discourse. 'But how could Sasha wish such for herself. It was totally nonsensical to me. Who wishes for death on a silver platter?'. I thought. 'Such a fellow as the king whom I feel is a psychotic bastard is totally undeserving of any form of human companionship'. I reasoned as they continued their conversation. 'To think that Sasha would wish to be in the same perimeter with him simply beggars belief'. I mused, taking the last nite of my porridge.Just then, Madam Fegor walked in and quickly have us two minutes to be dissolved and dismissed for the night. Then she stepped out again. I shut off on their conversation a
I was served a breakfast of tea and bread, and as usual, I found quite a comfortable spot to eat my meal in peace. The kitchen, like the hall of summon was filled with chatters and conversations of varied sort.Pockets of maids continue to form at different cross-section of the room. You could literally tell they were still bothering their heads over the issue of the reassignment, making guesses amongst themselves over who might or might not get selected. I decided to keep myself away from such discussions and concentrated on my meal. In a few minutes, I was done with my food, and quickly commenced my day's task. I was never gonna get bothered by that which bothered again. I was confident I was never going to be selected for such reassignment. I was already at my desired place, and I would simply concentrate on my duties.My task for the day was to work as a kitchen assistant alongside the rest that had been assigned to the kitchen too.I joined in doing the dishes while the others w
My heart beat pounded with the thuds of a hundred pestles. Panic gripped my throat, my feet wobbled tensely and my palms became sweaty."Hey Latifah!.. Stop being dramatic and move out from there so the rest of us can check our names". Sasha's cold-hearted voice hit me from behind.Without a moment break, she shoved aside forcefully, and without balance, I tripped and fell, smashing my ass on the ground."Arrrh''. I howled. I felt like a bruise had occurred somewhere on my skin, as I began to ease off the pain. There was not a word of sympathy from anyone. I guess they didn't even think of confronting Sasha in any way. She was the queen bee of among us.I managed to remove it from that spot, and tried lifting my body off the ground. I had only undertaken a little bit of that exercise when I heard a loud shriek. With a stronger push, I hit the ground again.I clenched tightly my teeth, a groan escaped my lips as I felt a figure mounting over me, and grabbing my dress tightly at its co
I had opted for a small, nice and plain room with a tiny window located at the side of the wall. Though small, it afforded me my space which I considered more than enough. My eyes spotted where my uniforms were kept and I made for them. Quite decent and better designed than my previous.I decided to take a bit of rest if not a nap to reminisce on a few things still bothering my mind. Whilst I laid there staring at the ceiling, drowsily, I slumbered and slept off.I couldn't tell for how long I must have slept, but I figured it was pretty long until I was startled to my feet by a big bang on my door. I jumped up abruptly wide-eyed, wondering if the Palace was on fire. Quickly, I dressed my hair, and walked hastily to the door.Swinging it open, I saw the other maids, with their hands clasped and their heads bowed submissively. I needn't be told before joining the trend.'What could be the matter right now?'. I wondered. 'I had thought it was supposed to be our day off..So, why an abr
I sat close to Sharon at the table as we ate our breakfast. Eva then walked in to meet the chief cook. She began to whisper something into the ears of the chief cook.I guess something caught Sharon's attention about Eva that she couldn't wait to give voice to. Her face had already turned sour at the sight of Eva."This Eva lady is so fake and superficial..Hmmm". Sharon said, with a chuckle.I was shocked to hear that, and with a raised brow, turned to her at once, quickly gulped in some tea."Why would you say such a thing about her?.. I already concluded that she was nice and ofcourse much different from the others". I responded, with a mystified look swiped across my face."Good heavens Latifah!". She chuckled. "Don't let appearances fool you.. Learn to see beyond the surface". Sharon said with a raised brow."Honestly.. I am trying to make sense of what you are saying.. What's your point?". I inquired, still looking confused."The point is Ava is just being nice and easy going rig
After a moment of relaxation, shutting my eyes and resting my head on my knees, I was breathing normal and fine again. The dizziness had gone off and I resumed folding the clothes and putting them in the closet. Once done with the closet, I came out, shutting the door behind me. Walking over to the window, I stood there for a couple of seconds contemplating whether to leave it open or shut it the way I saw it.All of a sudden, I shivered as though a hand touched me from behind. Not been able to place my mind on it, I decided to leave the curtains ajar, and began picking up my cleaning materials, so as to leave at once.I felt another shivering sensation route through my body. Aha!.. I was more concerned about it right now. It just felt so strong as though some invisible personality was staring at me. Turning back to look behind me, I saw no one. I was beginning to get scared now.'Did someone really touch me?.. Or was it a figment of my imagination?'. I reasoned in shock.What was