108 First Escape (1/2)
Olivia raced back into her room, once she was inside she slammed the door and leaned against it. She pulled out the letter that was safely tucked away in her apron's pocket.She gently pulled out the letter, unfolded carefully as her fingers trembled from anxiety.
When she had the letter completely unfolded her eyes raced across the words that were written. She started to laugh hysterically after she finished reading the single page but soon her laughter turned to tears as the words repeated in her mind. 'We didn't do anything. I lost my virginity to my toy while Eli stuck in some earphones and slept in the bathtub. Please don't hate us.' Olivia put the letter over her face.She allowed allowed her knees to buckle causing her to slide down.The moment she felt the floor she folded her legs and just continued to cry silently.
She had already figured out what happened when she saw the toy underneath the blankets but the reality of it was that her sister sacrificed the one thing she could never get back.Olivia wiped away her tears and got up, she felt determined to start her battle plans against Agni.She folded the letter quickly and shoved it back into the envelope.
With the letter clutched within her grasp she opened up the passageway to the secret room.Then rushed down the flight of stairsand tossed the letter onto the coffee table. She started to pull the bag out from underneath the stairs but remembered the toy hidden behind the washing machine.
She dropped everything and quickly ran back to the laundry room to grab the hidden toy. She didn't know what to do with it but she knew she couldn't leave it laying around. The only thing she could think of was to throw it out with the garbage.She placed the last of the laundry in the dryer, collected the clean sheets, waddled towards the foyer and placed the basket down.
She rushed into the kitchen and tossed the toy out.She pulled out the bag and carried it into the foyer. She needed to bury the toy so she left the garbage untied.She carried the laundry basket upstairs and shoved the sheets into the linen closet.She peeked into the girls rooms and saw they were kind enough to make their own beds.She rushed into each bathroom and collect the bags of garbage.After she had enough bags she rushed down the stairs and back to the garbage bag.
She dumped the contents into the main bag and tied it shut.She through the bag over her shoulder and onto her back before she tried to walk to the main door.She jogged her way to the border and took a couple of deep breaths before she got herself ready to sprint across the distance. After she tossed the bag and was back to her starting point. She slowly walked back towards the house, she started making mental noted ofeverything that she needed to do in order to bring Agni down.
Olivia shook her head, 'No that's not right.' she thought to herself. 'The founders fairytale, I need to know the truth about that before I try to find Agni's biological brother.' She tousled her hair in fustration she didn't know how shewas supposed to tell himthat his sister had not in fact perished with the family in that fire so long ago. Would he consent to a DNA test or would she have to try to trick them both into one?
The thoughts in her head just swirled around, by the time she reached the door her brain felt fried. Then it hit her today was probably the only day she had to go research the founders fairytale. She slammed the door shut, she went into the utility closet and fetched the steamer.She grabbed a bottle of Mr. Cl*an and rushed upstairs.They were going to be busy a majority of their day, she had time but needed to clean the house first.
The best way to make it look clean was to make it smell clean!She filled the steamer's canister with part water and and part Mr. Cl*an before she plugged in the steamer.It didn't take long to steam the whole house, she did the walls, the floors, the sinks, bathtubs and shower stalls. After she was done an hour and a half had passed and she felt excited as she looked at the time. ”9:30, I'm making good time.” she said to herself before she went back to her room.
She quickly changed out of her uniform and into the punkish looking ones that she wore previously for Officer Rennie. She then rushed down to the basement and dug out the Allen key, hoping she wasn't going to set off any alarms. She held her breath as she inserted the key and started to loosen the lock. When it felt like there was only one turn left before the whole thing came on done, she saw sweat droplets land on to the table.As she turn the key and felt the anklet slid downwards to the top of her foot she let out her breath.
She peeked at the anklet and saw that light was still green, there were no warning sounds or alarms.She gingerly picked up the anklet and pulled it off, placing it along with the Allen key on the coffee table, next to Laila's letter.She grabbed some $20 bills from the bag, took one last look at the table and rushed up the stairs. She closed and locked the secret entrance and took the key with her just in case someone raided he room during her absence.
Once everything was secured she hustled upstairs and ran into her old bedroom.She started to pull out the drawers, searching for what she hoped to be an unexpired library card. She found it in the third drawer and started to laugh out loud in joy. She quickly put everything back where it was originally and left the room.She ran downstairs and grabbed a pair of shoes, once she had them on she reached for the door handle.
The moment she touched the handle she let it go as if it was on fire.She realized she couldn't go through the front because the gatekeeper would probably out her to Agni. She took a few cautionary steps back and start to scratch the back of her head, wondering how she was going to get out. ”Eli!” She shouted to herself. She ran to the backyard of the house, shestepped outside, she looked left then right. She decided that right might have been her best option as it was the shortest distance between the house and the neighboring property.
She got herself ready by shaking out her nerves before she sprinted across the area.With every footstep that hit the ground as she ran, her heart pounded harder against her chest. She was tasting freedom for the first time after continuous torture, even though she had only been locked up for a few days, to her it felt like a lifetime.