DarcieThe rest of the maids cooking dinner were surprised to see me there. I greeted them and they were curious and inquisitive, asking questions. So I just explained to them that I had somewhere to be. They didn't ask questions further. We just focused on the meal we were cooking. The kitchen emanated different types of scent. Stock, oil, heat. The four maids had their heads down, knives moving as the chopped, everyone moving with precision. I didn't forget Mrs Sterling's words. “If the meat is tough, if the salt is wrong, if one plate is late... you will go in for it.”That meant I’d be the one getting punished. Let them go ahead and do whatever they want to do. I'm not scared. Although I'm very pissed off, I wouldn't make the food with a bitter heart, I'd cook it to their expectations, anything to make them trust me. Thirty minutes later, the food was ready. Steam rose up from the trays. My hands didn’t shake like before. I used to be nervous while serving but not today. The f
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