(#10)A Session with My Maid

I told about the black figure incident to my Father. We are too close to keep any secrets. But about me being reborn, I guess I have to wait till we are completely in solitude.

After all, all walls have ears.

Father decided to strength the security around the castle. But I told him not to. "Father, if you get caught while you are stealing at a house, will you ever go back there again?" I asked.

When he opened his mouth, I shut it close with my index finger.

"Imagine Father, Imagine. I know that you will never get inside a house to steal." I said and he nodded.

"Of course I won't, because-" He stopped himself. It seemed like he got the idea. "See?" I asked.

Father then kept his hand on my head. "When did you start to think so deeply?" Father flicked my forehead. "Seriously Father, are you complaining?" I asked.

"I would never. It's just that you are progressing too fast." Father said. I raised my eyebrow. "It's just that, Oh Goodness, don't think that I think that you are unworthy, it's just that," Father heaved a sigh.

I smiled. "One day, I was like, Family Aesther? Oh yeah, it's my family, and the other day, I became like, Aesther is my Family, how can I not be a part of its legacy." I said and Father nodded, with his head low.

"I can understand what you mean, and what you want to know, so, how about we go for a trip?" I asked.

"A trip?" My Father asked. I smiled. "Father, I asked you the permission, not to repeat it." I said. "How can I say no to my daughter?" Father asked and I smiled once again.

Then I opened my arms for a hug and Father gladly obliged. "I will tell you everything soon, Father." I said.

"Before, I didn't have the courage to say this to you, based on your character. But now I have full belief in you. So, whatever you do, I believe in you." My Father just said that and my heart melted.

"Father, what you said now, is enough for me live my entire life." I said.

Then I broke from the hug. "But I need something from you, Father." I said. "What is it?" He asked.

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Night was setting. And I, as usual, was busy. I had to make preparations for the coming trial of mine. Till now, the only persons that know that I am innocent are my Father, Belle, the King and Maylene and Louis.

Anyway one thing is for sure, Maylene won't be the one to get caught. But I wonder, who will be their scapegoat.

Pride is something that the people of Avalon are known for. I don't think that even a dying old man will help them.

I smiled to myself. I am looking very much forward for their performance, within three days.

"Miss, May I come in?" Someone asked and I adjusted the veil properly. "Yes, please." I said. Belle came in.

"Oh Belle, it's you." I said. "Yeah." She smiled. "Close the door tight please." I said and she nodded.

After she did, she turned to me. "Do you have something you specifically have to tell me, or," I batted my eyes playfully, "Did you miss me?" I asked and Belle laughed out loud.

"Oh Goodness," She said while holding her stomach and laughing. "I haven't laughed like that in a while." She said and I smiled. "It's an honor to make you laugh like that, Lady... Celin." I said.

It took me time to remember her family name. "Young Lady?" Belle seemed shocked. "What's the matter?" I asked.

"You know my family name?" She asked. "Yes, obviously. You yourself told me that, right?" I asked. "No..." She said.

"What do you mean by no-" Suddenly I remembered the incident where she told me her name.

Belle took her luggage and got out of the Aesther mansion. I was waiting for her.

"You know, My Lady, you don't have to do this." She said. And I knew that she was crying. "Bella-" I said and she cut me off. "But you doing this, My Lady, will be enough for me to live with for my entire life." She sniffed hard.

"Even if I am going to die," She said and looked up at the bright sky. "It's going to be worth it." She said as her tears came dropping down.

And my heart began to beat rapidly. Don't let her go! Don't let her go! My inner conscience kept on telling to me.

But how can it be right? This was what May told me to do. How can it be wrong? I asked myself. My breathing was getting heavier.

"My Lady, the time that I had spent with you, was the most amazing time that I have ever had. The happiness I have received, I don't think that, even the next ten generation of our Celin family, can give you." She said.

And she left. With no comeback. Ever Again.

"My Lady, are you alright?" Belle's sound brought me back to the present times.

"Ah! Yes, yes." I said. "What happened Ana? One moment you were speaking, and the next moment you, just stopped talking and was stuck like that, and a tear just came down." She said.

Then I touched my left cheek. It was true. There was indeed a tear. I wiped it off and smiled.

"I was so worried Ana. I thought that something might have happened to you. I was, was so, so scared." Her voice was almost inaudible. She then started crying.

"Oh My Goodness." I got up from my seat. "Belle, don't cry." I said and hugged her.

"I am so sorry." She said. "Why are you sorry?" I broke the hug and asked her. "I made you worried." She said. "Oh no, no" I said and hugged her again.

"Then why did you cry?" She asked. "It must have accidentally come." I said. "And about your name, I saw it in the record book." I said. "Oh." She said.

"Ah! What did you come here for?" I asked. "Oh, that's..." She said and started searching her pockets.

I raised my eyebrows.

"Here" She gave me a small box. "What is it?" I asked, while taking it from her. "Moistening Balm." She said and I raised my eyebrows.

"Oh, till the last decade or something, ladies of trials and small communities used to wear this. After a continuous use of this balm, it will replenish your skin and can make it smoother and younger. It will make you very beautiful." She said.

"Oh, then why aren't they wearing it now?" I asked.

"Oh, that's because, when the higher ladies came to know about this, they banned this balm and disfigured the faces of all the young beauties." She said.

I was sure that my face turned into a what-the-hell look.

"But, even if they were jealous, they could also use the balm, right?" I asked.

"No. Remember, all the high class ladies have been wearing make up for almost their whole life. The moistening balm, at the most, will help to retain that look." She said.

"Oh!" I nodded in understanding. "Wait, then what about me?" I asked.

"You're different. The case about the high class young ladies were that they couldn't stop wearing makeup. The Moistening Balm will only start working after a few days after it had been applied." She said. I nodded.

"And, if any other chemicals get in the way, it will stop working all over." She said and I gave an understanding look.

"Oh! So what you are telling is that, since I am wearing a veil, I don't need to wear makeup. And since I am not wearing makeup, it won't affect the mechanism of the balm." I said and she gave me a thumbs up.

"Thanks Dear." I said. "Oh please. I want my Young Lady to be the most beautiful lady among all those ladies out there." She said and smiled.

I agree with one thing Maylene said before my death in last life. I was really stupid. If not, how could I let a loyal thing like this go?

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