87 The Nightmare Known as The Debutante (1/2)
Edmond was happily chatting with Samantha and Eli while the girls were dancing together closer to the center of the floor when it all happened.The black lights were turned off abruptly and for a second the room was black.Some people started to panic while other could care less and some took advantage of the darkness and placed their hands on some body parts.
Then the crystal chandeliers were turned on and people were relieved to see the soft golden lights illuminate the room.Olivia started to sweat she grabbed Blair and Laila's hands since they were the closest to her.The announcer started calling everyone's attention ”Sorry ladies and gentleman we are having some technical difficulty.Just give us a moment and everything should be up an running in a second.” he said calmly.
Some people started moving off the dance floor back to their tables while others took it as a sign they should start calling it a night.Olivia let go of her Blair and Laila's hands and sighed in relief.”Heh... It was just a dream.” she said under her breath.Blair turned around and looked at her ”What was a dream?” she asked.Olivia shook her head ”Nothing.”
CRASH! BANG!CRASH!BANG! CRASH! BANG!Everyone was looking around the room confused by the sounds.”Did they start the fireworks early?” someone shouted while some people ran to the windows and others started running away from the windows.”The windows just shattered!”another shouted.
Olivia felt a cold chill run down her body and froze to her spot while people ran past her.She hunched over a little and crossed her arms over her abdomen protectively, her eyes become wide as she dazed out.Her friends swept away with the crowd.
Eli looked over at her and knew something was wrong, as he started to take a few steps towards her.He heard Samantha scream.”Edmond!” Eli looked over and saw Edmond back into Samantha, he had turned to face the window and brought up his arms in an 'x' formation, blocking his heart.”Take cover!” he shouted back at Samantha and soon enough other's started screaming.
”Blood!There is blood everywhere!”
”Someone help my husband has been shot!”
”My husband is a doctor!Move out of the way!”
Eli turned to race towards Olivia, he kept her in his sights, she was only a few feet away from him but she was vulnerable as she stood there frightened and glued onto the dance floor.He felt his heart race as he pushed against the screaming crowd that was trying to move away from her.
Olivia couldn't pull herself together.More gun shots were fired and people were starting to topple over the injured.She started to breath hard, her anxiety was getting the better of her, she needed to get her mind back to the situation at hand.She urged herself to snap out of her fear, she pulled her pained face upwards as she heard more screams.
She refused to expose her abdomen and kept it well protected with her arms, sweat started to roll down her body as she looked around for a way out.She took in a sharp breathe and tried her best not to throw up from the smell of iron and sweat that was assaulting her nose, people around her were dropping to the floor like flies and she couldn't understand why.
When she turned and saw Eli she felt relieved and tried to move towards him.She felt something slice across her shoulder blades, she let a small cry from the pain and felt something wet starting to rolling down her back.A older male was behind her and he let out a pained scream.Olivia looked for a split second and saw a bright red flower start to blossom onto his white shirt.
She felt the blood drain from her face as she watched him fall onto his knees.He reached out to her with one bloody hand and she turned her face away, she needed to think about the small life in her but she couldn't go against her nature.She bit her lower lip and rushed over to the older male back to his feet, she wrapped his arm around her shoulder and took heavy steps forward.
She looked around and people were still running around screaming as shots were still being fired.She spied the emergency door but there was a small pile of bodies propping the door open then she spotted her Nana Tina trying to get people to hide behind a make shift table barrier.She started move towards them, wincing as she half carried the older male with her.
An older lady was trying to run past them to try and reach the barrier when they heard another gun shot and she dropped to the ground.They both looked at the woman and seen a small pool of blood start to form around her head.Olivia's body temperature dropped, she looked behind her and noticed the bodies that laid on the floor were close to where she was standing, she gulped and then looked back to the man.”It's me...” she said under her breathe.