~ Twenty-Four - Season III ~

Nana’s sudden appearance startled me.

I stopped what I was doing and slowly turned around. “Hello, Nana,” I smiled at her amidst my shaking knees.

“Are you going somewhere?” she asked as she approached me. She glanced over to the basket behind me. “This is not the appropriate time to have a picnic.”

“Oh, um, I was just… uh…” I stuttered as I tried to stay calm amidst my panicked state. “I was just preparing this for later in the morning,” I reasoned as I prayed in my mind that it would work. “I already planned a picnic with Lady. I didn’t want anyone else to use the basket.”

She then nodded slowly. “That’s good thinking on your part. It was supposed to be used to deliver bread to other servants tomorrow. But if you need it, you can use it,” she replied with a smile.

“Thank you, Nana.” An enormous wave of relief washed throughout my body.

“Don’t forget to clean the kitchen once you’re finished,” she reminded me as she headed back to her quarters. The kitchen was connected to th