days

the rain to grow new life! My armpits smelt and my hair was greasy. I hadn't showered or bathed at all since I'd been here, I was too scared to use anything other than my own room. Just constant thoughts of what if I'm in there and somebody knocks? Is there a schedule for who uses what and when? And what if Lyra finds

I heard them chirping and my heart sank, cause all I wanted to do was lie back down and melt into the solitude of m

the doorway looking smug. "What are you doing?" She

dressed, I'll get

u start working off that debt of yours. Get our breakfast, then you are to clean our room! Stop slumping aro

e linen only to see that it was a big white top and baggy white trousers, it looked more like a chef's uniform. I put it all

loved my hair, it was long, thick and wavy, just like my mothers. People always said my light chestnut hair complimented my blue eyes and seemed to warm and deepen

practice a fake smile, one meant for Lyra. I didn't want

e happy little foursome already preparing breakfast and

aid timidly, trying

ied as they glanced back at m

sked with a big smile as h

just need to get Lyra's food, s

with her eyebrow quirked

er food and clean their room, so I guess these are my new clothes". I

e you planning to h

hat. I want to get their room d

hen come back down and we'll ha

it's

let you starve. Come to think of it, apart from first thing in th

've had bits h

fterwards to eat!" She said demandingly and

apped sandwich in my trouser pocket. I gave her a grateful smile, one that actually made m

pen, with a furious looking Lyra as she glowered at me. "What t

ry to be quick

uicker! I may as well just get it mys

tingled with fear, wondering if perhaps she could read minds! I had read that vampi

me she definitely di

n to see to our room and I want it spotless

ny of the bedsheets or cleaning stuff was kept. In fact, apart from one of

d the cleaning products?" I asked when I got into th

a hard time?" Faye asked

e than

e up, honey. What bed do you have

ally it's

urprise. "I don't know if we

bed, it's for theirs. She wants me

s that make their beds,

aid feeling annoyed, but it didn't surp

n the room just out of here and on your right. All the cleaning stuff is kept in that

nk y

Zekan's name on separate shelves. So, look for hi

eets. I looked around and saw four shelves in a row labelled Zekan, but there were two other names with their own row's, names I didn't recognise. One name stood out to me though, 'Lord Talon'! LORD! LORD!

ed on the door. She opened it with, of course, a dissatis

ere to clea

!" She slammed the door again and I just hovered around

ked toward the staircase, listening to see if the voices were heading my way, when I noticed the hallway that led past the staircase had two sets of big wooden double doors, just like Zekan's, and I have to admit, I never even noti

e vampires here, and today for the first time I

ention as he strolled out with Lyra, click clacking in her shoes as she always di

all of my shoes!" She glared as she strutted past me

lace with black leather couch's either side. Their dark red curtains hung half drawn and I frowned, wondering why the

and to the left of me was their wooden four-poster bed with a t

eaned my home almost every day before work and I always helped clean the library, which was huge in itself. But I sti

feel cold. What if she doesn't have her clothes put down the laundry shoot? What if they're specially cleaned? Shit! She may literally have my head if her majesty never puts them in there! Hal

over to another set of doors, which I guessed was their closet, and opened them to see a whole other room just for their clothes

d took in each little cubby hole that held a pair of shoes. There w

to perfection. I grabbed a pair and slumped crossed-legged on the floor and be

ld walk in and be furious. There's no way she'd want to see you eating when you're supposed to be polishing her precious shoes! She'd probably rip off my fingers if she thought I'd get a cru