*Amara* It was crossover night, on the 31st of December. I stood in my room, holding a hair dryer as I dried my hair and prepared to sleep. Just then, I heard a loud knock on the door. I walked to the door and pulled it open, seeing Agnes, my mother’s maid, standing there and smiling at me. Agnes was dressed in a long blue gown. She was light-skinned and a young lady about my size. I was also 24 years old. I wore a long blue nightgown, since it was already nighttime, around 11:30 p.m. I had pulled my hair into a bun shortly after drying it after my bath. “What do you want, Agnes?” I asked, looking at her face as she smiled back at me. “Amara, your father sent for you,” Agnes told me. I sighed and muttered, “But we just finished dinner in the dining room. What does my father want to say to me again? I am not interested in the New Year celebration.” Agnes smiled faintly and replied, “I don’t know, but he’s downstairs with your mom, and the guests have all gone outside, preparing
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