MY INNOCENT PROVINCIANA MAID

PROLOGUE

Divina and I were supposed to leave later with Divina so she could accompany me to the market. That's why I'm going to wash some of my clothes so they'll be dry when I get back.

I'm heading to the back of the kitchen to do the laundry because that's what Manang Linda instructed me to do, and there's supposed to be a washing machine there that we can use, but I don't know how to use it. I'm more accustomed to handwashing, especially since that's what I used to do back in our province.

"Divina, where can I do the laundry with the well?" I ask as she's busy slicing onions.

"Go over there on the side near the garden, there's a well there," she says, still focused on what she's doing.

"Okay, thanks."

I follow Divina's instructions and am greeted by a large river, so I'm amazed because I haven't fully explored the entirety of this mansion since yesterday.

"How amazing, they have their own river here," I say with delight, quickly approaching. I grab a pail and immediately fetch water from the river before starting to do the laundry.

"It's so cool, there's never-ending water here, hahaha," I say in wonder.

"What the heck are you doing!?" a stern voice behind me interrupts, and I turn around to see Sr, who is topless and looking quite intimidating.

"I'm doing the laundry," I reply.

"Seriously?!" he says irritably.

"Why, are you going to do the laundry too? Your spot could be over there on the other side, Sr, there's plenty of space there, right?"

"Are you trying to piss me off, Maleya?!" he bursts out.

Why is Sr getting angry? I was here first in this spot just because this river is theirs, but ours is even bigger and we don't hoard it.

"There's plenty of water in the river, so don't get angry, Sr."

"Fuck, where are you from, another planet? That's called a swimming pool, not a river," he retorts angrily.