87 The Nightmare Known as The Debutante (2/2)
She grabbed another person's arm as they tried to run past.”Take him with you!” she ordered.She recognized the young man as Cole Carter from Tekula Academy.He tried to shake her off but she tightened her grip.”Take him!They are after me you'll be safe as long as I move away!” she shouted.Cole stood there wide eyed and Olivia couldn't wait for him any longer she pulled Cole closer towards them and forced the man on him.
She turned quickly and started running towards the stairs as she place one hand over her abdomen.There was another shot fired and she felt the same stinging sensation across her right hand.She swallowed hard, she didn't want to look at her hand and just kept running.She almost slipped in the pool of blood that formed in the center of the floor but she was determined to not to stop.
Her dress was soaking up the blood on the floor, making it heavier to run with.As she made it to the first step she heard another bang.Her heel was shot off her shoe, she grabbed onto the hand rail to steady herself and she ran up the stairs.The shots had finally stopped firing as she made it half way up the steps but the people below were still panicking, screaming and crying as they held onto their loved ones.
She didn't want to stop running up the stairs, she needed to reach the top to make sure that she was no longer in range.She was heaving by the time she made it to the top of the stairs.She sat down on the top step, her adrenaline was finally depleted and she could no longer stand.She dropped to her knees and sat down.
Her mind was starting to process everything as she kicked off her shoes and watched them tumble down the stairs leaving little splatters of blood in their tracks.Why hadn't the police arrived yet?she wondered as turned her head to the right she saw that people were trying to push their way towards the giant doors but no one was actually moving forward.Where they blocked in she wondered.
”Olivia.” a familiar voice called out.Olivia quickly looked down and saw Eli starting to climb the stairs towards her as he clutched onto his bleeding arm.Soon the screams started up again, Olivia looked past Eli and saw what had happened.Three broad males walked through the broken windows, guns raised and started shooting anyone that was close by.
Olivia started to lift herself up off the ground, fear was etched into her face as she watched from above a man with tossed back red hair aimed his gun at Nana Tina.”NANA TINA!!!” she screeched at the top of her lungs.Eli ran the rest of the steps as she watched her Papa Bernie run in front of her Nana Tina.There was a loud bang, the sound resonated in her heart as she watched her Papa Bernie's body fall towards the ground.
”BERNARD!” she heard her Nana Tina scream as Eli pulled her into his embrace.”Nooo-ooo!” she yelled with every fiber of her being.Edmond was already fighting one of the men as was able to kill him with only a fork and butter knife.He had already been shot four times trying to protect Samantha and was able to hide her in a safe place before the men came into the room.
He heard Olivia's screams and turned to wear he last saw his original master.He was able to jump onto the tables and run past the second armed man, he jumped off the table and on top of the man that tried to kill Clementina.He stabbed the man's jugular with the butter knife and left it in place.The red head hollered in pain as Edmond toppled him down to the ground.
Blood was dripping from both of Edmond's forearms, his eyes glowing a murderous copper color as he laid on top of the man.He looked him straight in the eye before he raised his arm in the air and brought it back down with a swift whoosh.He merciless stabbed his eye with the fork and forcefully yanked out the man's eye.Edmond threw the fork with the eyeball aside and placed one large hand on the man's face, he held him down as he grabbed the butter knife with the other hand and with all his strength he pulled it towards the man's chest in one swoop.
Edmond didn't admire his handiwork and got up from the dead man's body, he turned to look at his master.Clementina had brought his body over her lap and started rockinghis head back in forth as she cried.Bernard Steel had taken the bullet in the back of his head and was dead.
Edmond turned to see if he could find the last shooter that entered the building but hadn't spotted him.His vision started to blur as he heard the police sirens in the distance.Soon the main doors were opened, people were crying from relief as they exited the building.Olivia couldn't stop crying as Eli tightened his embrace.”It's my fault!It's all my fault!” she said hysterically.Eli could only hold to her silently until she calmed down.
Everyone was being inspected before they left and the one's in critical condition were rushed and air lifted to near by hospitals.Eli supported Olivia as they walked down the steps and made their way to the front door.They both searched the crowd for their families and quickly found the Delmiras, after they were looked over they tried calling Avery, Laila and Loreley but their was no answer.
They asked a police officer if they had seen anyone else from the Steel family but the officer shook his head.”Olivia?” a faint voice called, Olivia turned and spotted Laila as she barely walked towards them, she held her hand to her side.Eli yelled for a paramedic as the officer rushed to stop Laila from falling down.Laila looked at Olivia and she handed her the white princess clutch now with a bloody hand print on it.
Laila looked up at Olivia, her face was deathly pale she tried to say something but Olivia grabbed her hand and urged her to conserve her energy.Laila shook her head and was determined to say what she needed to say.Sweat was starting to roll down her face and she started to breathe heavily.The paramedics had just reached them with an oxygen mask and gurney.Laila fought to keep the mask off as they tried laying her on the gurney.
One of the paramedics took out a syringe and gave her a shot of tranquilizer to stop her from fighting.Laila started to blink slowly ”Loreley... dad... gone.” was all she said before she passed out.