Episode Two

As I woke up the next morning I saw the women, or should I say “older sister”? I don’t know. Oh well. She was half sleeping and half not sitting on the chair rocking back and forth.

I tried to sit up as quietly as I could so she wouldn’t wake up but curse those damn beds. They made the loudest out of the loudest noise I’ve ever heard. When I could fully sit up the women came running to me and said, “Al, careful. Your still sick.” She helped me up and went back over to where she was before and grabbed a bowl that was freshly made. “Here. Al, you should drink this. This will make you become healthier.” She said gently with a smile.”

Lady I know that this is medicine. I held half of the bowl and found out that it was hot, like really hot. Isn’t her hand burning. “Al, be careful. Hold on, I’ll blow it for you.” She then starts to blow out the hot steams. “Isn’t it hot?” I ask. She stared at me and then smile. “Of course not, I’ve had worse then this. Don’t worry about your older sister, this is nothing.” She said and went back to blowing out the steam and it soon went warm. “Here Al, drink it while it’s still warm.” She gave me the bowl and I held it. I looked at the bowl scared that it would be bitter and kept starring at it. “What are you waiting for?” She ask. I turned to look at her and gave her my puppy eyes. “Ohh, are you scared that it would be bitter?” She ask and I nodded. “Don’t worry, I know that you hated the taste of bitterness and so I added a bit of sugar in it.” She smile. I gave her the hugest smile and then took the biggest gulp of my life. “How do you like it?” She ask. I started blankly at her. “You lied to me!” I said and start to cry and throw up. “Al, you can’t act like a baby anymore. Your already 14. The age of becoming a palace maid already.” “F-fourteen?” I ask and looked at her. She nodded. “Yes Al, fourteen.” She answered me. What?! I’m fourteen?!!! Wait what? I didn’t even question where I was when I came here and I’m already being dragged to become a palace women? Hold on. Let me figure everything out first. So I died? Yes you died you idoit! Why else would you be here? Of course. Stop asking so many stupid questions. “Sister?” I ask and she nodded. “Could you please tell me a about our family tree.”

So basically, the women and I are the last two generation of Dou. A family that had traveled from place to place which is why our pockets are empty. Our grandmother unexpectedly died in the battle between the two biggest states when our family went trough the battle field to escape the war. Our little new born brother died after our mother stoped producing milk for him. Our mother was devastated and soon followed after our baby brother. When our father found out he also wanted to follow our mother and little brother but then thought of us and still kept living but after a few years he had gotten the plague and past away soon later.

Bai sighed and started at the ground. I think talking about this made her unhappy. “Ahh, Bai sister.” I ask. She looked at me and smiled. “Yes Al?” She ask. I shook my head then smiled at her. “Oh well. After a few days you’ll be going to the palace and will be working as a maid there.” She said.

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