"'Ello Miss, I 'eard you 'ad a job open." she murmured, wincing a bit at her accent.
The woman kept a steady smile upon her face. "Yes... Sophie was your name?"
"Yes'm." Sophie nodded, casting her eyes down.
"Well, we'll keep you on a trial basis. You can keep the house straight and keep Travis in line okay?" The man said.
"Yes'm." she said, although she didn't know who 'Travis' was.
The woman handed over a slip of paper. The scribbles on it were incomprehensible to Sophie. She looked up, confused. "Wat's t'is?" she asked, furrowing her brow.
The people stared at her, then the man cleared his throat and said, "You can't read?" he asked, uselessly trying to hide his confusion.
She shook her head.
"How'd you answer our ad then?" the man asked.
"I 'ad Billy Barber read it." she replied, tilting her head down.
The man and woman looked at each other. Then the woman delicately took the paper from her.
"Okay, I'll read it to you."
And so she did.
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Sophie Lilith Noel was hired the next day. The tiny girl, barely 16, came onto the job to find the kind man and woman gone and a young grungy teenager in their place. He merely grunted when she inquired about the man and the woman and she asked him if he was Travis.
The boy looked at her like she was insane and nodded, walking back up the stairs of the nice home.
And so went the first encounter.
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The parents of Travis Timothy Killian went off on vacation, leaving Sophie alone with the grunting boy. She soon learned that the boy was in full charge and would take full use of it. She learned that she was less of a servant and more of a slave to the young boy, no matter what she was to his parents.
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Sophie: Taken: A London urchin from Haley Street. She found the job in a newspaper and is now living in a large mansion with her 'master'.
Travis: A highborn London boy, 30th in line for the throne. He treats all of his servants as slaves, which means that most avoid him. All have quit except for the chef, who mostly stays in the kitchen.
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Name: Sophie Lilith Noel
Age: 16
Personality: shy, introverted, and hardworking. She'll do anything to keep a paying job. She's also illiterate.
Secret: She's allergic to most pets
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