NOVEL NEXT Chapter 14: Hmm… Food Again.
(Tesslia’s POV)
Seehia: “Could you please stop passing out?” She pleaded.
Tesslia: “You make it sound like I do it by choice…” I reply.
Currently, Seehia was feeding me fruit. Specifically, it was small cubed slices of apples. Why is she feeding me when I am fully capable of feeding myself? Mistresses orders…
Seehia: “Do you like apples?” She asked.
Tesslia: “I don’t dislike them… but I prefer mangos and kiwis.” I answer.
Seehia: “Ah, I see. I’ll have those prepared for you now.” She replied.
Tesslia: “Thanks.” I say with a smile.
Seehia: “Don’t thank me… From the head maid to… well, I am now practically a slave to a slave.” She said with a sigh.
Tesslia: “Slave? Aren’t you just my maid, so that Mistress always has an eye on me?” I reply with a raised eyebrow.
Seehia: “Hmm… Perhaps. I’ll go prepare those fruits for you. Please, for all that is holy, do not go to sleep again.” She pleaded with a sigh after getting up from her chair.
Oddly, Mistress was very remorseful for what happened yesterday. Despite being owned by her, the vampires seem to have… some level of respect and care for their pets.
What she did, even though she owns me, was mistreatment, in her words. Until I am healthy again, Karlena ordered me to stay in bed, and to only use my body sparingly. Which is why Seehia was feeding me.
Some Waiting Later.
Seehia came back with a plate full of mangos and kiwis, all already cut up for eating. Sitting down once more, she began to feed me again. Starting with kiwis.
Tesslia: “…”
Seehia: “What’s wrong?” She asked.
Tesslia: “These kiwis don’t hurt to eat… The ones in my world have tiny needles in them called, raphides.” I answer.
Seehia: “Oh, that was true of some of the fruits in this world. The difference is that we have long since bred any problems out of them.” She explained.
Tesslia: “What about the mangos? Do they still have an annoyingly large core?” I ask with a curious tone.
Seehia: “No. Even being the dominant race… why were the humans in your dimension so slow at progress?” She replied, asking her own question.
Tesslia: “In my time, the average lifespan of a human was between 50 to 70 years. We didn’t we have much time to work on things, you see.” I explain.
Clink!
Seehia: “…”
Tesslia: “?”
The fork that was about to pick up another bite of fruit for me… was dropped on the plate by the maid. She looked at me with odd eyes. What happened now?…
Seehia: “Tesslia… humans don’t have a lifespan in this world…” She informed.
Tesslia: “Oh… is that the same for me, then?” I reply with an unsure thinking pose.
Seehia: “With your unique and changed biology… we honestly have no idea. Here, please eat by yourself. I must inform My Lady of this!” She said with an urgent tone, handing me the plate of fruit, and the fork as well.
Tesslia: “…”
Good! As petty and bitchy as it sounds, this works out for me. The more and more that Karlena sees me as an easily breakable doll… the better she will treat me. With a bright smile and disposition, I ate the fruit with gusto.