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…

“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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

“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…

Malee followed along out of the room to the kitchen where there were rows of dishes being placed on the table with new plates brought in by people Malee had never seen before. They must be from the shop that she had heard earlier, Malee thought. Mary sat at on the chair beside the table,…