The scullery maid.
In the year 1840 in the town of Wiester a small girl of the age of 14 lived with her parents and six younger brothers and sisters.
Her name is Esmerelda Baker. The second eldest was Simon at 12 years old, then Joe at 10, twins Samuel and Jeremy at 8, then little sister Lilian at 4, and baby Isabella.
They used to live out on a farm with horses and cattle, but they had to move into town because times were hard and they couldn't afford to feed the children and the animals.
One night Esmerelda could not sleep and went to get a glass of milk, as she neared the door to the kitchen she heard voices, they were her parents. They were talking about money or the lack of it. They decided if they could not afford the children then they would send some to the work house.
Esmerelda snuck back to her bed and decided to go out and get a job to help keep her family together.
The next day she went out to the rich end of town and got herself a job as a scullery maid.
For the next two years she worked hard and held her family together, one day her master and mistress threw the annual Christmas ball and Esmerelda was to assist as a waitress.
Prople came from every where to attend the ball, there was ladies dressed in beautiful gowns and lords dressed in hansom suits.
Esmerelda's pov.
As I was walking to the kitchen with the dinner dishes a well dressed man rounded the corner I was walking past and we ran into each other and fell on the ground.
"please forgive me sir" I said collecting the dishes.
"no, it was my fault miss" he said helping me.
"sir why are you helping me sir? I am just a scullery maid" I asked.
"scullery maid you say, you know we need a new scullery maid!" he said
He grabbed the dishes out of my hands and shoved them aside.
He grabbed my arm and pulled me up,
"would you like to come and work for me? Ill double your wage" he said
"where do you live sir?" I asked
"I live out near Pandora" he said
"im sorry sir but that would be to far for me to walk" I said.
" nonsense girl, you would have your own quarters" he said.
"how would I get into town to see my family? My siblings wellbeing depends on the money I get" I explained.
"you could borrow a horse until you get your own" he said