I was ready in maid's costume and got out of the room--
And suddenly I saw many other servants were decorating the hallways like it was a special event. It was sure that it would be not for me but for whom can it be? And the question made me curious to know.
And I finally remembered! It was the birthday of the son of the Duke! He would have also became of 8!
"What are you thinking, Yung?"
I heard and voice and in front was another nice maid working and I remembered her, she just joined the mansion a month ago and she was Alyn.
Pretty, simple and kind Alyn's smile was making me blind by her shine. I have to step back and take off my face.
Alyn sweetly hit on my head and commanded, "Don't be lazy and help us, Yung. Now come to the kitchen."
And Alyn dragged me to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, I took the responsibility of washing the dishes and others went to work on other parts.
'... But why am I here?' A thought wandered in my mind and I was curious to know the answer.
The System-- I mean Java appeared and I remembered that today only I got Java, I remembered his--
Definitely no.
Java became sad and dropped his head down and a smile bloomed on my face.
'Can you tell me why did you brought me here?'
It was a complete insult and I sweat with a smile.
But thinking deep, that's the main question that why did I got my memories back? It was going well till now, in these eight years. It's true that I was hurt when people left but returning memories was more hellish for me.
"Are you done washing the plates?" Alyn arrived and I looked and saw one last plate was left and nodded my head and started washing the last one.
"It's almost done."
Alyn was feeling pity for me because my way of speaking was not of a eight years child, it was more like a mature teen who has recognised the pain behind the reality. I have to become serious for my survival and time and situations also made me this, there's nothing to object about it.
Alyn smiled and took away the thoughts and requested, "After washing the plates, if you don't mind then can you give some helping hands in decoration in the ceremony hall?"
"Sure"
Alyn was surprised by my instant answer but smiled again and patted on my head and left.
I didn't understood that why am I being treated like this? But I had actually forget for a few minutes that I am an 8 year old girl.
I gave a sigh on the fact that it's not too much rough on my life style and my state of maturity.
But I had nothing to say--
And Java gave a cold chills on his words, how can I talk while I am working or talking with someone else?
I ignored everything and moved to the ceremony hall which I could remember where it was.
The ceremony hall was a complete busy room, it was not a room actually... It was the entrance and the main hall of the mansion which was the biggest. Majority of the servants were working at decoration and the rest were working at other places and no one was free.
I also joined the majority and started working and helping them.
"Which flower do you prefer, Yung?" A maid asked me and I looked at the two types of flowers, pink and yellow but none were of my taste.
"They all are of plastic only."
The maid smiled with hesitation.
"I like real flowers actually, but if you are asking me from these two and it is important to answer then... Pink one. Pink looks better from my view."
The maid smiled and selected the pink one and I went to another part of the ceremony hall.
"Can I help you?"
Many maids were cleaning floor properly from a hour and they looked at me for once and looked at each other with hesitation and looked back at me and uttered, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah"
And I took the wet cloth and bucket of water and started cleaning while some took a break and went to help others in different places in the ceremony hall.
The decoration and preparation was going with spirit in all the maids, but I had no spirit for it but I just wanted to help as another mere maid.
When the morning turned into evening, nobody knows and most of the work was done.
I gave a sigh and wiped my sweat from the forehead and my work was done. Now only food preparation was a little bit left which was not including me to do, I was not involved in it so I left it.
Alyn was happy that I worked hard today and smiled from far away and turned her face away and went for her work.
"Good work, Yung."
I looked in front and my body shaked with chills... Levin, the Lady of The Duke was in front of me for which I shouldn't be afraid but her sudden arrival surprised me.
Levin, she was the Head of the House and the wife of the Duke, Synin.
She looks pretty, she also looks kind and never showed off or did anything rubbish in front of me so she was just a good woman in my eyes.
"Hey, Yung."
I heard a voice of a boy and I looked and... it was the birthday boy, Syli.
As much I could remember, whenever we both met, he was always shy and looking down in front of me which made me felt weird because he is the owner of the mansion and I was just a maid.
But he also looked just a fine guy.
"It's my birthday..." The boy-- I mean Syli said.
And I realised that he just wants me to wish him and with not being rude, I gently wished, "Happy Birthday"
And a face of surprises appeared on his face and he became happy and left with Levin.
I started walking towards the kitchen to smell something good but suddenly I stopped...
It's also my birthday.