Snitch

" What's your name?" Pamela's eyes flickered with disgust.

" Mabel" I said, trying my best to look as filial as possible. 

" Listen carefully Mabel" She began slowly " You are now a servant of Lord Grey"

I nodded when she paused to observe my face.

" You are to pleasure him whenever he wants" She paused again for an effect, " You don't go anywhere near his chambers without being summoned, the repercussion for that is death" 

My head shot up on hearing that, but I was already in the process of nodding vigorously to agree with everything she told me.

" You don't nod!" She 

 roared at me, her rage apparent in every word she spoke, "You're supposed to say "Yes Ma'am! or you're a dead meat, servant! "

" Yes... Ma'am" I said sheepishly, trying to avoid another outburst.

" Good, good, I'm glad we have an understanding Mara" She paused again before she continued, " Now if there's anything you need, you ask. Do not take a pin without my consent!" Her 5'5 beautiful frame gritted up me.

" Of course, Ma'am" I replied quietly.

" Good" She paused again, before speaking softly "Let's go introduce you to the others" 

With that, she turned sharply and stalked away from me. I scurried after her until I had caught up. We stopped in front of a pair of huge double doors and she opened one.

" Come in Mara" She called me into the room before walking inside herself, but before I was fully in, the doors slammed closed behind me.

" Don't be clumsy Mara!" She yelled and spun to face me , hands on hips "What were you doing !?"

" Sorry Ma'am... I didn't know how else to ...". I was trying really hard not to make eye contact with her, but she cut me short midway.

" Enough of the excuses!" She spat " Just remember this - you are a slave. You will serve Lord Grey, and don't think you are taking this clumsiness if yours to his presence"

" I will be careful ma'am" I responded quickly.

" I don't think it will matter much what you do Mara, once you have been here long enough, you'll learn" I flinched at her words " Now follow me"

I followed obediently, trying not to cause any trouble that would provoke her, because if she does and continued to talk at me the way she did I might lose it and wring her neck. And everything will be messed up, and I don't want any of that.

 The room we entered through wasn't anything like the rooms I had seen before though, instead this room had more windows than doors and they weren't big enough for me to fit through but still allowed some light in. It was also very warm, almost pleasant - though that could have been because it wasn't so cold outside.

Pamela snapped her fingers twice and a number of girls in the same attire came flooding in. They bowed their heads and genuflected after filing up in a straight line.

I stared mouth open, I didn' t even known such things existed and hadn't known that there were people who still believed that the lower class was supposed to serve the upper. How was that even possible in this era and time, it's different when it's a job. But what was before me was pure dehumanization and oppression. And I could do nothing about it immediately, it hurt.

The last girl finished in the end of the line, standing back upright. 

" What were you doing ?" Pamela asked harshly the girl who just joined gulped.

" I...um..." she faltered, before shaking her head violently "Nothing, I was using the rest room"

Pam looked unconvinced but nodded anyway.

She turned to all of them, "Very well then. This is Mara"

" Mabel.." I corrected as polite as I could sound, but she wasn't having any of it.

"You don't talk back at me!" She screamed. A ripple seemed to ripple around the group of girls, they all flinched back slightly. The anger seemed to drain out of her and her tone became gentler as she continued, " You will answer whatever name I decide to call you" 

" Yes Ma'am" I whispered, lowering my gaze submissively. 

" Now apologize!" She demanded and my eyes flickered to look at her, but when our gaze met I had look down.

" I'm sorry Ma'am " I muttered .

"That wasn't good enough! Apologize again!" She snapped and I was a little bit hesitant, my voice caught in my throat, not wanting to come out.

" Mara!" She roared again and I jumped involuntarily, she looked furious.

"I'm sorry Ma'am, " I said a loud.

She flipped her hair and turned her gaze to the other girls.

 " Kira!" She belowed and a lanky girl in her 20's stepped forward.

" Yes Ma'am" Kira said, bowing down slightly in response.

  I noticed she was shorter than the rest.

" You will help Mara get ready" 

" Whatever you wish Ma'am" She responded smoothly and turned to look at me.

" Shall we go to the changing room?" She asked and I nodded.

As soon as Kira took my hand and lead me out of the room I tried desperately to calm myself, but my stomach lurched in terror at the thought of being stuck in this place for the next few months.

I tried to distract myself by asking Kira some questions about the mansion, but she wouldn't say anything.

" I understand, you guys aren't allowed to talk" I smiled nervously.

" That's right Mabel" Kira's tone held no amusement, " Now let us proceed"

We passed several servants along our way, none were talking, none even acknowledging my existence. There was an air of dread hanging above these servants like a cloud, it gave me the chills and made me want to run away.

We got to a door and she pushed it open.

" This is your room" She announced as we stepped in.

It was a medium sized room, with four walls painted a soft yellow. There were three small beds in the middle of the room, one of which was empty.

" You'll be sharing with two other girls actually" Her voice held a little disappointment.

" Oh.... ok" I responded weakly, not sure what else to say.  

She turned to leave, but paused abruptly, " You don't talk carelessly.A girl was killed last night because of the blasphemous remark she made"

My eyes narrowed into slits, " What do you mean. How? Did someone snitched on her?"

" Yes" 

" Who?" 

" The transmitters, they are everywhere!" Kira said with frustration. 

" That means..." 

" There are none here yet"She said, " But they will be installed in a day or two"

Without another word, Kira spun and left.I stood frozen in my spot, " What the fuck have I gotten myself into?"