Chapter 12: The Brashness

The smell of waffles woke Lorena up. She opened her eyes to see Tanika setting a small table beside her bed.

"Good morning, my lady." The maid bowed when she noticed Lorena was awake.

Lorena rolled her eyes in-between a yawn and a stretch combo. "We're not in the sixties, Tanika. You don't need to bow to me."

"Oh." She blushed and bowed her head in wait for Lorena's following command.

Shaking her head, Lorena pulled out of the bed into a sitting position. "These smell good." She said, rubbing her hands together, her feet wobbling beneath her.

"Go on, and take a bite." Tanika urged on happily, with a big smile on her pretty face.

Lorena returned her smile and took a massive bite from a piece of the waffle. Her eyes widened as the flavors hit her tongue. She broke into an even wider smile.

"Tanika?"

"My lady."

"Did you make this yourself?" She asked, taking a more significant bite.

"Yes, my lady." The happy girl bobbed her head in excitement. She wanted to be on good terms with the futu