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"Stand up now and get to work!!" She barked at me.

I sluggishly rose up from the floor, I still held my face that was burning and peppery and I could still hear the sound of the slap in my head. My eyes were stinged with tears. My ears were also making a shrill sound deep down inside but I could not stop it. The slap had just destabilized my system. She smirked at me and swivelled her chair back to face the mirror again.

"Get me my tea right now." She ordered and I went to her shelf where she usually kept her junks. It was snowing and I knew she would want it hot, so I didn't bother to ask her. I quickly prepared her ginger tea using hot water and went to give it to her. At first she didn't say anything when I told her the tea was ready, I held it with me and stood.

"Place it on the table." She finally talked but she didn't look at me, she was focusing on the book she was reading. I did as she said, dropping the tea on her table and stepped back, standing not too