Maids and Duties

She entered the space where rows of tables and chairs were arranged. Five women wearing maid uniforms were seated on it. Their conversation stopped, and everyone gazed at her. She can sense how intently they are scrutinizing her with their stares. A light-skinned woman with dark brown hair, whose cheekbones were accentuated by her fair skin, with red lips said somewhat haughtily, "Is she the new servant Almira?" Almira answered the woman with pride, nodded, and drew Valine toward the long unoccupied table. "Yes, she is; doesn't she seem lovely?" Before getting up, the woman threw Valine a sidelong glance and rolled her eyes. The four females seated at the same table as the woman got up and departed the area. Ignoring them, Valine sets the tray down on the table, pulls out a chair, and takes a seat. She was used to the caustic attitude of that type of woman. She frequently interacted with those females. Almira moved a chair in front of her, leaned forward, and spoke quietly. "They act l