Slender Mansion Maid

Whenever Something goes Bad in Your Life Yell, "Plot Twist!"

"Garland is everywhere!"

I stand in the hallway to the livingroom. Everyone is in the ocean of Garland. Slender looks very irritated.

"Nightengale. Did you," he hesitates, "did you do this?"

"I DIDN'T ORDER THE GREAT LAKE FILLED WITH GARLAND AND FOR IT TO JUST APPEAR HERE! DINGUS!"

He scoffs and turns back to the stairs which he walks up.

"Clean it up."

"I'll just put it in your bed and in all of your clothes."

I grumble. I don't hear footsteps anymore, he must have teleported up.

"Rose it is shiny in here!"

Sally and the little kids laugh as they play in the garland. I smile and watch them grab handfuls of garland plus tinsel and chuck it at someone else. The laughs and screams of joy are something rare for the mansion. After a while I sit on the stairs and just watch them. Soon other join in and are playing.

"Miss Rose?"

I open my eyes. My head was propped on the banister. I clear my throat and an odd taste fills my mouth. I wash it out with spit.

"Oh, hey Tock. How long have I been here?"

"Enough time for the happy man and his brothers to clean up the garland."

I smile and stand up picking up Tock.

"Apples and caramel?"

He smiles and claps his hands. It must be nice being a child forever.

I open the door and walk us into the kitchen. Everything is clean. Am I dead?

"Tock did I die?"

"Not yet Miss Rose."

Tock can see things, he is so precious.

"Gotta cut some apples, and make some caramel."

I smile and set him on one of the bar stools. I hum to myself as a little sun peaks through the window. I enjoy this, or well, the little things. Like cooking and spending time with people. I sigh as I realize that the sun is up and so am I. I check the time.

8 AM. Shite.

"Honey why aren't you sleeping?"

"Miss Rose I needed to wake you."

"Why so?"

I turn off the stove after the caramel is made. I slice the apples.

"It isn't good to sleep on the stairs."

I nod and scoop the caramel into a little glass bowl. I put it in the fridge and set the apples out infront of Tok. He won't eat anything until it is complete.

"Thank you for caring about me Tock. That is very sweet."

"You are delicate Miss Rose so you must stay safe."

I grab the bowl of caramel and set it infront of Tock.

"Where did you hear that?"

"The Pale man in black, and the Pale man in grey."

I nod, and smile at him as I pick up an apple and scoop some caramel he does the same and we tap them together before eating. Like they have done on TV.

"Oh, Miss Rose?"

"Yes my dearest Tock?"

"The tall pale man in grey is going to die."