Next day, as I woke up, I felt my head throbbing and my body feeling slightly dizzy. My feet wobbled and my hands felt stiff as if yesterday's storm had frozen me. It was a cold morning and the chamber I had occupied was at the end of the house. It had limited sunlight coming into it so my room always stayed cold.
A growl came from my stomach informing me of the reason for my weakness. I gulped it down as I moved my rags and stood up from my futon.
The door burst open and through it, came an angry looking third wife of the house. It has always been like this. After my father married her, she took me as a maid and not his husband's daughter.
"Do you need a reminder every day?" She growled angrily, making me flinch at her words as she ordered, "Get up and do the chores!"
I nodded and s
