Back at the servants’ quarters, Flora and Nadi walked down the silent corridor. Flora knew that some of the other rooms were occupied by the maids while the other wing were the rooms for the manservants. Pablo, Maya and Rosa supposedly had their own rooms at the main house so that they could be easily summoned by Mr. Dante when needed.As they came to their room, Flora immediately unlocked the door to let Nadi in. Nadi as before immediately ran inside and jumped to her bed. Flora did not enter their room but gently closed it. She then crossed to the other side of the corridor to knock at Eva’s room.Flora made three knocks with her fist and waited for an answer. “Go away!” Flora heard Eva say.Concerned at how Eva was, Flora knocked again. “Eva, it’s me. I’ve brought you your dinner,” Flora said.At this, Eva opened her door. Her face looked more relaxed than at the kitchen earlier and she lost

Flora felt something heavy press against her body and she found it hard to breathe. Then, she heard the shrill trill of a bird close to her head as a pair of claws seemed to touch her face.“Mommy, wake up!” Flora heard the small voice of her daughter. Flora pushed her eyes open and realized that Nadi lay on top of her chest, making it hard for her to breathe . The claws that she thought were touching her face were actually Nadi’s small hands trying to wake her up. The bird call was the alarm clock sounding near her head. “I’m awake, Nadi. You can get off me now,” said Flora, squeezing her eyes shut before fluttering them open. She then covered her face with her hands before picking up her alarm clock to turn off its incessant beeping.“I woke up first,” said Nadi as she climbed down Flora’s bed. “Yes, you did,” replied Flora as she replaced the alarm clock on the bedside table

Flora felt mixed emotions as he watched Pablo walk away towards the door leading to the entrance hall. She was overwhelmed with the volume of work that she needed to do that day but was surprised at the changes that she saw in how Pablo seemed to favor Eva. Flora would do all her chores because she believed that she was being paid to do them. She did not mind that Eva, for some reason, seemed to have gained Pablo’s favor, but Flora did wish for at least some recognition for the work that she was doing.Flora returned to the kitchen and told Rosa that she was supposed to do the laundry in the afternoon. Flora also told Rosa what Pablo said about the guest and Maya returning to Cardena. Rosa took a deep breath as Flora told her the news. She did not seem too surprised and continued with her work at the kitchen table.“Get the breakfast trays ready for pick-up by the other servants and remember the vegetables and herbs that I want you to get from the vegetable

Flora turned to Rosa who seemed busy at the table preparing for the next meal. They were quite shorthanded at the kitchen, but Flora already prepared some of the ingredients for lunch and would just have to cook them after she got back from the vegetable patch. She waited for Rosa to acknowledge hearing Emil and that she was free to go, but the cook who had her back to the pick-up window did not seem to have noticed the gardener talking to Flora.Flora opened her mouth to speak. “Ahm… Ma’am, Emil’s here to guide me to the vegetable patch,” Flora said.Rosa turned her head to one side, not quite facing Flora and Emil, and seemed to watch Flora using her peripheral vision. Then, she resumed her work. “You may go,” she said.Flora shrugged her shoulders and untied her apron. She took two baskets in which she would place the herbs and vegetables that she would be picking. Rosa did not mind Flora moving about in the kitchen

The three men felt terror rising within them, but they remained where they were within the safety of the cave, thinking that they would be in greater danger if they went out. The wind whistled and the branches of the trees continued to sway dangerously. If they went out of the cave, it would not be the dark figure that could kill them, but trees that get uprooted or heavy branches breaking and falling on their heads.None of the fishermen said a word but went closer towards the fire and tried to protect it from the wind by placing stones around its base. As the fishermen huddled together, they would glance furtively outside at the place where they saw the apparition to see whether it was still there. It was.The fishermen then reportedly saw strange visions that they were in serious danger if they stayed within the cave. One fisherman said that he saw the cave collapsing over their heads and saw them getting buried underneath the rubble. Another saw the waterfalls ragi