The Moonlight Lilac Chapter 19: 3 - THE ONE WITH FRIENDS AND MARINATED SQUID 1.3

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**CHAPTER 3 – THE ONE WITH FRIENDS AND SQUID 1.3**

"Y-because..." she grabbed my arm and then looked around as if checking to see if anyone was listening. Are they really that scared of her?

“Sh-she’s scary." Tanya replied in a low voice that she made sure only I could hear.

My forehead furrowed because of what she said.

"How scary?"

Tanya looked around again. It seemed like she was talking to a fool.

"Lower your voice. You might hear it. There's CCTV in every corner of the house. Only in the bedroom and living room there's none. So if you speak loudly, he'll hear you. So let's just talk normally, but just lower it." she said.

She's obviously hiding something if she moves there. And I don't seem to see any CCTV around. I just nodded in agreement with her.

"So, back to the topic." I kept my voice low and walked normally while Tanya was still anchored in my arm. "Why is it scary? Does she look scary? Is that why she always has her back turned? Is there--is there something wrong with her face?" I asked without knowing.

Suddenly Tanya stopped walking again and stared at me for a moment as if she couldn't believe it. Then she held back her laughter. She even laughed at what I said. This guy was talking so corny.

"Why are you laughing?"

"Sky..." and that was it, she called me by my name. "Even though your beautiful face isn't even on Ther's waist---I mean, young lady." she added as we both walked again.

What? Wait, did he criticize my beauty? It doesn't seem like it. But, what is she saying?

"You know, when you first came here, I thought you were really pretty. I said, this one looks like a doll. Then the other maids said, you shouldn't be a teacher, you should be a model or an actress. Sexy, tall, beautiful. Total package, that's it." She complimented me so much that I didn't get the connection to our conversation about their young lady.

"Why, is that what you always say to the young lady? If so, how could she be so scary?"

"Young lady, artist or model? Nako, no no. She's so beautiful. She doesn't fit in. She's so beautiful, like a goddess. Oh my! I told you, when I first saw you, my reaction was what I told you. But when I first saw her, it was like I saw a goddess on earth. She was so beautiful, so beautiful to the bone. It's like God made her in one month, that's it. She worked hard." Tanya described to our boss, who also squeezed my arm because she looked thrilled.

I wasn't surprised by what she said, the two sisters are beautiful. It's in the race. But I don't care about her looks and I've seen many beautiful people. What I want to know is why they're all afraid of her.

"Okay. Let's just say she's beautiful. What does that have to do with her being scary?"

I heard Tanya take a deep breath before answering my question.

"Very...stubborn. I just got a sample recently. Then, the face often has no reaction. It's like the emoji with just two horizontal lines with two eyes and a mouth. It always has only two reactions, that emoji and the emoji with the nose smoking." she said

"I've been here for 2 years but I've only seen her a few times and in those times, I've never seen her smile. Not even that devilish smile? The one that looks pissed off? Nothing at all. I told you, you really intimidate me to the bone marrow."

I want to laugh at what she says. I'm even more curious about how that young lady gets along. The kind with a proud face but a very mean demeanor. Does Dahlia feel the same way about her boss? I know that out of all of them, Dahlia has been here the longest. She definitely knows their boss better than anyone else who works here.

"After just one small mistake, you'll really have no job tomorrow. She'll tell you, you're fired. If you can't properly do small things, how much more a bigger responsibility?" she added, imitating her boss's British accent and clearly getting annoyed.

But seriously? Is she doing that? I thought bosses like that only existed in shows. Turns out they exist in real life too. But what I'm wondering is why? The banana twins seem to have been raised well. Did a fairy raise their sister?

"Now I want to see her. I'm even more curious because of your story. It's a shame I didn't go to dinner earlier. Dahlia said she'll just go upstairs and get some food."

"Nako, that's not true. She doesn't really eat together. Only once in a blue moon. Besides, no one really brings food up there. No one dares, especially when she doesn't order it. Well, she doesn't really order you to bring me food here. We don't even know how she eats in her room, she's just locked up all night."

"Maybe she's grumpy because she's fed up with hunger?"

"I don't know either."

That's terrible. What if the person just doesn't know how to ask for a favor? There are people like that. What if she's also waiting for someone to deliver food to her but no one is doing anything because they're all afraid of getting scolded? Maybe that's the real reason she's so rude to them. Maybe, it's just her armor.

When we finally got close to the elevator, Tanya pressed the button. It only took a few seconds for it to open. I watched her walk inside the elevator but I didn't follow.

I'm thinking of something stupid.

"Come on, let's go to the 5th floor together. We're going to be staying there for now, for the time being." she said, but I still didn't go in.

I'm really thinking of doing something. Something I don't know why I thought of doing. Tact! My brain is so curious sometimes.

"You go first."

"Huh? I can't leave you here alone. Ms. Dahlia will scold me. You might get lost here if you're new."

"It's okay, Tanya. I'll go to the kitchen first. I'll just drink some water."

"Huh? There's a water dispenser in your room, right there---"

"That's it! I'll go up right away. Don't think about me anymore."

She just nodded and did nothing.

"Just don't let it get to dawn, okay?"

"Yes, just quickly." The elevator closed and I was left completely alone.

My mom always told me not to be so curious. In fact, I've had accidents several times because of my eccentric nature. She said I'm just a kid, that's how I am. My mom used to have a story that when I was 2 years old, I stuck a piece of wire in an extension cord. She said it was a good thing I got electrocuted because otherwise, I would have been seriously electrocuted. There wouldn't be a good professor in this mansion now.

Anyway, before I left home earlier, my mom advised me to be still and not follow what my mind was telling me. My intrusive thoughts are really strong. It's like when I think of something to do, I have to do it because otherwise, it will keep running through my mind over and over again.

And here I am again. I want to do something because of what Tanya said. Besides, I really want to meet this woman they call young lady. After all, she is my boss here too. But of course, I don't want to be resentful. That's one of the things I hate the most, being resentful.

Because of that, I decided to do something for her and maybe her attitude towards everyone would change.

You don't ask, if I hadn't been a teacher, I would probably have been a chef. I imitated my mom who loves to cook. So then, I decided, I'm going to cook something for the young lady and I'll take it to her room.

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\[12:00 AM\]

Tanya's instructions were not to wait until dawn. But here I am now, just finished cooking and eating again. Of course, when I finished cooking I couldn't help but taste what I had cooked. I said just taste it a little, it was delicious. That was on one rice again. I don't know if I have the strength to eat, I'm not gaining weight.

I'm slowly walking towards the red door on the third floor of the mansion. I'm holding a tray with a plate of rice, a glass of pineapple juice, and a bowl of marinated squid. There are so many refrigerators in the kitchen, so much food. The first thing I saw was squid, so I cooked it right there. The result was so delicious.

When I arrived in front of his room door, I put the tray down on the small table on the side near the door.

As I stood there staring at the red door, I suddenly felt a sudden fear and remembered what they always said that you can only go to this room when he calls you. Am I going to back out now, since I've already made an effort? Then maybe when I back out, I'll be the only one eating what I brought.

I was about to knock and raised my hand to start doing so but I stopped. Am I going to suddenly get yelled at? Or will I be cursed? I haven't even started yet.

It's okay.

I was about to knock again but suddenly I stopped. I looked like a fool for knocking and not doing so. I thought, what if she was doing something important? And then she would be interrupted? I was embarrassed.

Because of that thought, I pressed my ear to the door, trying so hard to just hear the sound from inside. And then I heard something that made me frown. There's a music playing. Wait---that sounds really familiar but it's so weak.

I moved to a different spot and pressed my ear right between the double doors. If anyone saw me here, I would be mistaken for a lunatic.

Because of my change of location, the sound, or should I say, music, became clearer to me.

~So no one told you life was gonna be this way

Your job's a joke, you're broke

Your love life's DOA~

What the! That's FRIENDS!

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