Malee could see the light from underneath the door to the Mary’s room. Mary must have left the door slightly ajar for her to come in. Malee pushed the door slightly and walked into the room with Mary sitting on the bed and an empty chair in front of her. Mary gestured Malee to sit…
Month: April 2020
Writers’ Journal #190 – Fried Potato – 74
Malee accompanied John and his friends along for breakfast and then to the nearby beach to play with. It had been some time since she was with someone that she needed to be guarded, so it was fun for her. They had several snacks from roadside stalls and had a swim with the other children…
Writers’ Journal #189 – Fried Potato – 73
On the way, she met with John and Michael, who were carrying pots to the garden. They refused her offer of help, only for her to resume her way towards the back of the servants’ house. It was just, for they were struggling with the amount of clothes needed to hang dry from both the…
Writers’ Journal #188 – Fried Potato – 72
“I am sorry, I didn’t mean to..” apologized Malee once she realized Georgia must have noticed her looking at the paper over her shoulder. It must have been a very important paper to be kept secret from even Mary, who would usually know everything about the family. Georgia waved her hand and Malee gave a…
Writers’ Journal #187 – Fried Potato – 71
It wasn’t much of the party, though. The exhaustion from the previous night party showed. The royal guests, the family and the servants had dark rings around their eyes. It was an event of a few wine cups and sandwiches before the guests left in the cars towards the airport. One could hear the collective…
Writers’ Journal #186 – Fried Potato – 70
The whole beach at the villa was a non-event as far as Georgia was concerned. Everything went downhill after Hoshi had returned after changing to the beach wear. George sulked the entire time and refused to get a dip into the ocean. The two sisters went back into the villa after a few minutes under…
Writers’ Journal #185 – Fried Potato – 69
By the time Malee reached the main lobby, she could see there were a few cars waiting for them with Sophie and Hoshi standing by to open the door. As Malee came out of the door, both bowed towards her, stopping Malee in her track. Perhaps they could have mistaken for their mistresses, she wondered….
Writers’ Journal #184 – Fried Potato – 68
Malee returned to the dining room where the family and the guests were arriving one by one and taking their respective seats. The arrays of dishes soon followed them from the kitchen, comprising local favorites and dishes that Malee had never seen before, along with the various drinks. Georgia handed over several of the dishes…
Writers’ Journal #183 – Fried Potato – 67
“Wake up.” Malee wondered why would she need to wake up even before she could fall asleep. She felt her body shaking from being pushed and saw Mary from the corner of her half-opened eye. “Wake up, Malee. Its morning. I brought 3 new dresses for you. Meet me in the dining room.” said Mary…
Writers’ Journal #182 – Fried Potato – 66
Once in the lobby, they sat down at the same set of locations they were in before the dinner. Georgia facing her friend and George facing the younger princess with Malee and Mary standing behind them. However, unlike the previous meeting, George was lively with throwing questions after questions till Georgia’s stare silenced him. After…