Chapter 3 - Waking Up(3)
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"W-Who are you?! What are you doing in this room?"
As I glared as viciously as I could towards the person within the blanket, that said person slowly got out of the blanket and sat up to light the candle next to the dressing table.
The room became illuminated slowly, as my eyes kept staring at the one who lit the candle.
"Young Miss. It's me, Sarah."
Sarah? What the heck is she doing in my bed?!
Was that another assassination attempt? If it is, then... what should I do now?
"I am here on the command of the Lady Countess."
As soon as I heard that, I couldn't help but freeze suddenly due to the surprise.
My mother? What does she want to do here?
I kept on being vigilant towards the intruder while Sarah seemed to have recovered her own temperament, too.
She was quietly standing at a distance as if awaiting for me to give her instructions.
"Why? What does she want to achieve by sending you like this?"
The maid, Sarah, didn't even bat an eyelid as she responded to me in her characteristically monotone voice,
"Lady Countess has been very worried about you lately, Young Miss. The servants in the mansion noticed you being restless for the past few weeks. And your conditions seemed to be growing more and more severe."
"Lady Countess deciphered that you must be in need of a woman to copulate with. And hence, she sent me here to your bed."
W-WHAAT?!!! Mother found out...?
B-But HOW?!!
I don't think that I gave enough chances for the servants of this household to rattle my strange behavior to her.
What a tragedy this is...
It's almost like being discovered soiling your bedsheets by your Mother.
EMBARRASSING!!!
"Aren't you going to do it now, Young Miss?"
The voice of the expressionless maid, Sarah, came again while I was trapped within the confines of shame. And from the words spoken by her, she expected me to get it on with her.
That much was obvious. The only problem being... I wasn't erect at all.
Speaking in terms of sexual attraction, I was ashamed to say this, but her frozen expressions and her monotone voice.. they kind of resembled that of a 'dead fish'.
I don't know about the others, but the visual appeal and being able to make the other feel good with my presence were the important aspects of attraction for me.
On both criteria, though, Sarah failed miserably. Even if I had been eyeing other females relentlessly, Sarah had been one that I hadn't been able to do that with at all.
In short, she is my shortcut to 'Sage Mode'.
"Lady Countess has already made her decision. We must copulate, NOW."
Seeing the usual presence-less maid coming on so strongly, my heart clenched in terror as I quickly became drenched in sweat and my body started to twitch weirdly.
I must get out. I really need to get the hell out of here!!
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I ran and ran. I didn't stop until I had reached my Mother's personal Lab. Although my parents' bedroom was some distance away from here, Father must have already fallen asleep, while Mother continued her experiments and study late into the night.
She must not have fallen asleep yet. I-I must talk with her this instant!
I knocked thrice on the door and waited for her to call me.
"Who is it? I am busy here. Come back later."
"Mother... it's me, Lily. I have something urgent to talk about with you."
"Oh~? Lily? It's been a long time since you came here. Wait a minute. Let me clean this mess quickly."
I waited in silence outside her room, while clanking and thuds rang out from inside her room.
It really made me wonder what she does all day in her Lab.
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Once I got her explicit permission, I opened the door to her Lab room. Since she was a researcher specializing in diseases and infections, her room was designed as such to keep Hazardous samples in an isolated & contained cupboard, while the rest of her room was full of bookshelves containing various works related to the field of her study, both her personal research and those of other researchers.
The room lacked the touch of personality; however, it seemed to fulfill its purpose perfectly so whatever suits her, I suppose.
She was standing near the door, dressed in her own 'Study Clothes'. She deemed that they helped her get in the mood for her work. She really is an eccentric mother.
Her eyes were following my movements closely, while her face lit up with a big smile on her face. Although her eyes had traces of fatigue visible to me, she still warmly welcomed me in and sat me down in a chair.
"Here, here. Sit down right here. Hah... it's been so long since we have done this together, right~?"
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