7 - A Breath of Fresh Air

Katie's POV

"Hey! Little Miss Princess! You missed a spot here!" The head maid screeched like a banshee. Goddess, after almost two years of working here, I still haven't gotten used to her voice. Her pitch is so high that it can make someone's ears bleed. I'm not even exaggerating! One of the reasons maids are retiring is mostly because of her voice. They just make excuses that it is about the workload.

Lifting up the bucket, I mopped the area in which she insists on having a spot of dirt. My stomach is now like a washing machine. Churning and rumbling in hunger. When was the last time I had a decent meal? The head maid orders me to clean from a small place up to the biggest rooms every chance she gets. I could only eat properly if any of those four would give me food. But they are extremely busy nowadays. Every time they gave me food and asked if I had been eating properly, I always lied and said that I was. They argue that I'm getting thinner and always raise that concern the second