Ivy
Then There Was One
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Ivy knew by just opening the door and seeing who was there that her life was going to take a turn for the worst. On her doorstep was one of the King's guards.
He looked her up and down making her cringe. She just got home from work when he knocked on the door. She still smelled like the deep fryer and potatoes that she had finished cleaning at the end of her shift.
She turned to her parents and said it's for you, I'm going up to my room. She left the door open but didn't invite him inside as it wasn't her house. Strict rules she had to live by when living at home after she turned 18.
She grabbed her bag and rushed upstairs not wanting to be part of what was to happen. She heard rumors that the King is looking for the right female to conceive his children, surrogate is what they called it.
Ivy sighed after she got out of her shower and dried off, it felt good to get that smell off of her body. She had to double wash herself nightly just to get rid of that scent as it sticks like glue.
She dressed in her pajamas and went downstairs using the back stairway to not disturb her parents as they were mighty angry these days. Her brother has been having difficulties snaring his mate and takes it out on their parents who then take it out on her.
Bloody Derrick, you'd think he would be old enough to think, Natalie wants to be romanced not slung over his shoulder. She tried telling parents that but they snapped at her so bad she got whiplash.
She rummaged around grabbing something to eat as her parents no longer made meals for her like she is an unwanted boarder. She ended up eating a bowl of cereal using the last of the milk, then politely added milk to the shopping list or she'd never hear the end of it.
After eating, she rinsed the bowl and put it in the dishwasher and seeing it was full, she added soap and started it going. That done, she grabbed her sweater and went outside to take in some fresh air before heading to bed.
She thought about the King's guard and what he would have wanted, it can't be for her because she isn't capable to carry a baby. She sighed and put a stop to any further memories from popping up.
She slipped back inside and went back to her room. She got ready for bed and crawled under her blankets and went to sleep, tomorrow was going to be a long shift.
After a grueling 10 hour shift, Ivy went in the back door she used and rushed up to her room. She locked her door and stripped her clothes off, they reeked just like her, she would have to do a load of laundry and add extra bleach to get the stench out for sure.
She took her shower, taking her time rewashing everywhere as the smell seemed to come out of her pores. She doesn't understand how anyone could stand working her job for too long.
Once washed and dried, she dressed in her pajamas and got her laundry ready and took it all to the basement. She added extra bleach to just rid her work clothes of the smell, then sat there and waited for it to finish before shoving them all into the dryer. She added two dryer sheets to add some pleasant odors then went upstairs after the dryer started to spin.
She entered the kitchen using the back stairs, not wanting to see her crabby parents and searched for something to eat. As soon as she saw the leftovers she considered eating them until she remembered what happened last time.
Nope, she grabbed the eggs and started to make herself an omelet instead. When she was finished eating, she rinsed everything before putting them in the dishwasher, that was still loaded from the night before.
