“Stay in your room and lock the door. No one is allowed to leave your room without permission until the sunrise! Get in your room now!” Madame Cassandra and other senior maids went around yelling the same message repeatedly.
The sun had dipped below the horizon, and evening had arrived along with the big and bright full moon. Exactly like the other maids, I was inside my room with the door locked securely and my windows closed. Something told me that tonight wouldn’t be a peaceful one. The loud sound of my fast-beating heart proved how on edge I was.
My body had been feeling strange again for the whole day. My chest felt tight, and it sometimes felt difficult to breathe. It was like something heavy had been placed on top of my chest, and I couldn’t remove it. My body felt hot, like a bur
