The Knowledge I Live With

As I step into the room I see that it is smaller than the flower room. Well, actually it isn't. The reason it seems smaller is because there are many books in this room. I walk around the room, but I can't reach any of the books because of my small body. Then I see a table near the other side of the room. I walk close to it and climb on a chair near the table. On the table I see a chalkboard. It looks new and someone obviously left it there for me. "If you can read this, this is yours." It says. Lady Rowetta's signature is on the left bottom of it. This must be the surprise she was talking about. I climb to the table and take chalkboard. This is the first time I have something to write on. I have read lots of books, but grandma and his son don't sell pens or paper so writing has been impossible. I write all the characters and letters I know on the chalkboard. My writing is terrible. Maybe I'll get better after I practise. I start looking around again. What kinds of books are these. I can see a better view of the room from the table. I look at one shelf and see that it's filled with history books. Another shelf has medical books, another has science books… This might be Lady Rowetta's workplace. She is the owner of this tea house (Or her husband is), so of course it won't be weird if her office room has right here.

The door opens.

"Linette, you can come back here now!" I hear my mother's voice. I take the chalkboard with me and go back to the flower room. As I walk into the room I can see that my parents look a little bit stressed. Lady Rowetta seamed happy and was sipping her tea. When I sat down she said:

"You can explain these thing to her." My mother nodded and turned to me.

"Linette, we will be moving to Lady Rowettas house. Father got a new job as her house guard and I was promised a job as a maid." Well this seems a little off, I think. They got new jobs? That might actually be a good thing. If I will be a "playmate" for Lady Rowettas children, it would be better if we lived close to them, because it's not normal for a commoner child to go to a nobles house.

"Now I want you to listen to me." Mother says. "This is important. Lady Rowetta has asked you to do one really important task." Now I'll hear my job. Then suddenly Lady Rowetta sets her teacup down and says:

"I'd like you to enter the high society instead of my youngest daughter."