Chapter 06
“That’s Sean, and that’s Deane… and that’s Amelia, Sean and Deane are twins and they got here the same day, they were pushed to Amelia’s room. Sean and Deane are nice at first, but soon after , Amelia turned them into whatever” Sophia explained.
“You said it’s our turn to prepare dinner for Chase right?” I asked and they nodded.
“If it’s our turn, then what are they doing in here? Aren’t they supposed to be in their room or something?”
“Well, that’s what we see everyday. At the end, we end up being late and get punished. It’s 5:21 now and we have to prepare seven dishes before 7:30” Isabella said sadly.
“What punishment does Chase give those who disobey him? or attend to him late? ”
“Well, we can’t say… We all get punished in one way or the other and we can’t say what punishment we get to the other. You wait until its your turn.” Sophia told me.
Okay! Everything in this house including the rules are just somehow strange. Like who makes such rules?.
“You should be careful Calista, There are CCTV cameras and microphone every where. So be careful what you say or do” Sophia said and I nodded.
Sean’s eyes meet with mine and she buckles Deane and Amelia. Amelia is the most beautiful among the three, she has a gray hair which us pretty long. Sean and Deane are blonde, just like Sophia.
Amelia walked out of the kitchen followed by Deane and Sean and she approaches us.
“Look at the two miserable that got another chick attached to them” Amelia mocks as she folds her arm beneath her breast.
Isabella and Sophia was looking at the floor and couldn’t even look at them in the face.
“And you, What are you looking at?!” Sean scoff and walks up to me.
“Didn’t this two teach you not to look at your elders? or you’re as miserable as them to not understand?”
“Am not miserable and move out of my way” I said to Amelia and brush past her.
“Woooooooo!” I heard Deane.
“Come on Isa and Sophia. ain’t we cooking again?” They both hurriedly followed me into the kitchen and I could see Amelia fuming in anger.
She stomp her feet on the ground and walked away followed by her two flocks who glared at me before walking away.
“Why did you do that Calista!” Sophia said looking like someone about to cry.
“What?” I said to her pretending not to understand what she’s saying.
“O my! relax Sophia. Amelia doesn’t bite. Damn Calista I wish I can do what you just did.” Isabella said smiling.
“C’Mon girls, what are we making?”
“Hmm.,..”
Sophia walked over to the counter and pick up a piece of papper
“Honey cakes, Smoked Salmon , Mini pies , Dumplings, Borscht , Porridge , Pelmeni and Beff stroganoff”
Sofia listed.
“O My God, we are mankind eight dishes again! That’s so unfair. I wonder why Therase have to always give us the hard side of the job” Isabella whined sitting down.
“Someone chooses what should be prepared? Not Chase?” I asked and they both nodded.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
“Yea. Madam Therase , she’s in her late fifties though and always favours Amelia and her team though she’s hardly seen, I don’t even think you’ll ever get to see her. She’s always like, invisible. Gosh” Isabella cried.
“Uhm,.. Calista? Can you make any of the dishes?” Sophia asked.
“Yeah? let me see… I can make porridge , Dumplings and Mini pies” I said smiling and she nodded.
“Isabella , you’re gonna make the Honey cake and Pelmani while I do the rest.” Sophia instructed.
“Alright” Isabella said.
Cooking the porridge took me up to fifteen minutes before I was done. I get to know Isabella and Sophia more as they are loveable and fun to be with.
When we were done cooking, Sophia did the dishing out and Isabella arranges and bring out the plates. I stood and watched them, waiting for further instruction.
“Calista, bring out the tray from the second down cupboard ” Sophia said and I nodded and went to being it out.
Isabella arranged the already dished out foods in the tray and she carried it, heading to the dinner room. I carried the second tray and walk behind her.
I watched her arrange the table and place the plates of food neatly.. Making sure everything was good . It took us eight minutes until we were done setting the table.
“Anything else?” I asked and Sophia replied me no. It was 7:22 already and Chase will arrive in the the next eight minutes.
“He’s not yet back though” Isabella said.
“Let’s head to the room and get ready for the next task” Sophia instructed and we both followed her.
With what I have seen and observe, Sophia seems to be the senior or so.
I don’t know if the senior is about age or who came in first but Sophia seems to know more than Isabella.
She’s a good leader too and she does most of the jobs in the kitchen, ensuring everything was okay. She has to taste all the meals before dishing it out and when I asked why, she told me Chase can be selective and hates to find fault in whatever that goes into his mouth.
She’d said that if she tasted the meal and it wasn’t okay in her mouth she has to start over.
According to her, one time when she prepared dumplings for Chase and one of his visitor, Chase has found fault in the food and locked her up for three days without a meal or anything.
That was one of the hardest day of her life, so she’s always trying to make sure she or anyone among her roommates didn’t go through the same thing.
Hearing her narrate that to me in the kitchen makes me dislike Chase immediately, why will he lock someone up for three days just because he finds fault in what she took out her time to prepare. If he isn’t satisfied he can head into the kitchen or possibly employ a chef for himself, not some random girls he picked up for debt.