Chapter Four: Window

Two days passed and on Monday I found myself at the door of the pink mansion knocking on it again, this time during the day.

Another Darling opened the door, her name was Karla, a newbie like me.

"Hello, Darling!"

"Hi! I came to fulfill the sorority's duties."

"Of course! I was informed that the bucket and the broom are waiting for you."

I was a little discouraged at first, but it was okay. I put on some gloves, literally plastic ones, but in a very matching pink color, tied a blue scarf on my head and a gray apron on my body. And I started cleaning.

On my first day of housework, I noticed that the house was occupied more by Darlings than by the residents.

There were girls cleaning the floor, others making meals, others tidying the living rooms, another one vacuuming the sofa. Each one was busy doing something, but Ashley and her "Friends" hadn't seen any of them.

"Where are Ashley and the others?" I asked Karla, who said angrily to me:

"You have committed an infraction! Darlings have no right to speak here unless they have been mentioned to speak, have you forgotten? Give me your hand!"

I pointed my hand and Karla looked indignantly, "Take off the glove!"

I removed it. And I kept my hand extended, so Karla went to the kitchen, the other Darlings were looking at me, when Karla returned with a large wooden spoon I already knew what would happen. She hit the palm of my hand hard.

"Let this be a lesson to you and the others. Small infractions are up to me as the Big Darling to punish, and of course it will be reported to the Divas, three

Infractions will be passed on to Ashley herself to punish, after she makes mistakes again, Game Over! She will be expelled."

I nodded in agreement that I understood the house rule.

"Now go outside and take care of the animals!"

I was going to ask what animals, but due to the punishment inflicted on me, I remained silent and retreated to the back of the mansion.

There was a beautiful garden, well-cut. Another Darling appeared and waved for me to follow her. I followed her until I reached a small animal house, it was a Dovecote! A breeding ground for pigeons, most of them white.

"Remove any feathers that fall from them, clean up any feces, don't let one mix with the other."

She didn't say anything else to me and left, leaving me alone.

So I did what I was told to do.

I stayed there, taking pity after pity. The embarrassment of having been reprimanded made me want to stay with the pigeons. They made funny noises, it was fun to feed them with bread, there was a bowl with slices of bread, cut by hand, apparently.

When I was having fun with the animals, another ‘Darling’ appeared to me, a brunette girl called Mônica, she smiled when she saw me.

"I'm glad there's someone to help me with the pigeons."

I didn't say anything for fear of being punished. But Monica became my friend.

"Between us, away from the ears of our Friends and the Big Darling, we can talk."

I smiled.

"It's your first day here, isn't it?"

"Yes!"

"Don't worry about the scolding, it's impossible for a Darling to go a year without receiving at least one warning, in fact a newbie who doesn't make a single mistake is frowned upon. Ashley herself says she was almost expelled when she was a newbie."

I was a little afraid to speak ill of Diva, but I understood the conversation.

"Do you know Ashley personally?"

"Yes! She was the one who invited me, our mothers are friends."

"Wow! Cool." While I was talking to my new colleague, I separated the white feathers from the dirty ones and, intrigued by what I was saying, I asked: "Why so many white pigeons?"

Monica looked at me seriously for a few seconds and asked:

"You're one of those who doesn't know..."

"Know what?"

She smiled and answered me falsely: "Her feathers are for making pillows! Ashley likes pillows with pigeon feathers! She thinks that pillows stuffed with cotton are tacky and old-fashioned."

I laughed at what she said. But later I found out that that wasn't the reason they raised pigeons...

After my work in the dovecote, I was in charge of tidying Ashley's room.

God! I was so jealous of her room. I didn't know where her wealth came from, but her room was certainly luxurious. The walls were pink, of course. But the bed was impeccably white. Made of Egyptian linen.

The bed was high and very soft. I wanted to throw myself in there. And that's what I did, after all, no one else was watching me. As I threw myself on the bed, I felt something hard on my back.

When I reached under the sheet, I was surprised to find... an erotic vibrator! And the most intriguing thing was that it was shaped like Count Dracula...

They weren't preppy girls... they were goths disguised as preppy girls! I was shocked. How was that possible? Goths who wear designer clothes? And create a sorority of super-cool girls! It must be some evil plan... whatever it was, I made the mistake of smelling the vibrator. Despite the strange smell, there was still some aroma of soft, pleasant perfume. Could this be the smell of Ashley's vagina?...

I put the comforter under Ashley's pillow and went back to tidying the room. However, the light bulb had burned out, as they were left on all day. So I decided to open the curtains, which I discovered were heavy, and were actually three layers of curtains. What was all this for? I thought. I opened the window and let the sunlight in. The pink mansion looked prettier with the daylight.

But then I heard a scream, as if a woman had seen a mouse! When I turned around, it was Divan, Ashley was afraid of the sunlight...

"Who opened that window!!!" she screamed!

"Me!" I replied, shocked by her attitude towards her fear of the sun.

"What are you waiting for, you idiot, close it! Now! Quickly!"

I ran to the window and closed the curtain, not understanding. Other Darlings came running down the hall to find out what was happening and saw Ashley around the pink towel, who had just gotten out of the shower, leaning against the wall where the sun didn't shine.

I closed the door and prepared myself for another scolding.

"You made a mistake!" Ashley said angrily, pointing her finger at me.

"That's her second mistake today!" Karla added, her face sadistic. This time I defended myself.

"I didn't know I could open the window. I wasn't told about it, and besides...what's wrong with the sun?"

Karla (she knew) looked at Ashley. Who replied:

"Darlings can't ask questions here! Karla, bring me a broomstick!"

What we won't do to be accepted in a group we admire! A broom was brought from the end of the hall and handed to Ashley.

"On your knees!" she said to me. And I did, then Ashley spanked me on my back with the broom handle. I counted at least ten times.

"Let this be a lesson to you, the windows stay closed and are only opened on my orders! Do you understand, Darling?"

I nodded in agreement, holding back tears.

I was told to leave the room. My chores were over. My back was sore.