122 Let The Show Begin - Part 2 (2/2)
Inside was a grand hall that could easily hold 500 people. At the back wall were floor to ceiling windows, with a beautifully decorated head table, with red and white roses, fairy lights and canopy backdrop was placed on slightly elevated platform at the edge of the dance floor.
A DJ was set up in a corner,an extravagant photobooth sat in the opposite corner of the DJ with a giant champagne fountain next to it. There were round tables covered in white linen clothes and had red runners on top of them. The chairs had white, slip covers over them and a red, satin sash was tied around the top of the chair. The sash was tied into a giant bow on the back of the chair, in the center it held black and white roses. Two rows of canopies with fairy lights decorated the ceiling, from one edge to the center.
People in over the top gowns and suits were mingling with one another. Some people wore full face masks, some just had a phantom of the opera masks, some used makeup to give the illusion of a mask while others like River had small masks that only covered their eyes.Olivia sighed and decided to turn off the TV and just eat dinner instead.She slowly and absentmindedly are her chicken noodle soup, spinach and kale salad and rice before she looked at the two cups of flan.She wasn't in the mood for sweets and decided to drink her cup of ice water.
She found that it was more ice than water, so she removed the lid. She looked into the cup and shrugged, she tipped the cup up to her face and started to shake some ice into her mouth.She sat there in silence eating ice cubes and watching the scenery outside her window.After eating the last of the ice Olivia looked at the clock. It was only 20 after 5 and she figured she could grab a quick nap before the gala was in full swing.
She made herself comfortable and wrapped herself up with the blanket.It didn't take long for her to fall asleep. She felt like she wasn't alseep for long when she heard someone knock on her door. She figured it was the staff checking up on her again and decided to not stir.The person walked up to Olivia and torn off the blanket.Olivia broke out into a cold sweat but didn't dare move. She wanted to know what this person wanted and try to catch them by surprise.
She felt the person grab her anklet and slowly started to fiddle with it. She felt the anklet slide off and the person went back outside and to fetch something. Olivia kept up her sleeping act as she heard wheels approaching the bed. The person lifted her up and placed her in a sort of bag, she felt she was surrounded in sheets and then covered with linen. The moment it became dark she shot open her eyes. Whatever she was in started to move and Olivia placed a hand over her mouth to stop any sounds from coming out.
She couldn't afford to be reckless, if she made one wrong move it would cost her the little lives she was carrying dearly.Especially since she had no idea who was trying to get her to leave the hospital and who was involved. She heard a ding sound and figured they were at the elevator. She started to tremble as she heard the wheels move, so she started to think of a plan.
She felt a small bump, thinking that the elevator came to a stop. She could hear the wheels and person's foot steps start to echo. 'The garage!' She thought. The person was trying to get her out of the hospital by vehicle, she would be dead if they managed to take her. She reinforced her resolve, the moment the person stopped moving she would jump out and make a run for it but the wheels never stopped turning.
Her heart started to beat loudly, every step that person made. She started to wring a linen sheet, making it as thin as she could.She slowly wrapped the rope she made with the sheet around her hands, she clenched her jaw and slowly adjusted her position, ready to pounce.
The wheels stopped rolling, the echoing of the person's footsteps had ended, she readied herself to jump out. When suddenly the blankets that were on top of her head were taken out. She reacted to slowly and one large hand reached in.
She acted on instinct and bite the hand as hard as she could. ”Ow princess! Not so hard!” A familiar voice yelled. Olivia let the hand go, she let the rope she made slip from her hands and allowed her body to slack, not bothering to look up. ”Edmond?” She called. ”Honey please don't bite me this time.” He cooed and reached further in. When he was able to touch her face with his fingertips, Olivia grabbed his hands. He quickly pulled her out and examined her.
After a moment he sighed a breathe of relief and gave her a wide, toothy grin. ”Hi princess.” Was all he managed to saw before she jumped in to his arms.”You scared me! How could you do that without so much as a word! My God do you even know how worried I've been about you. Agni said you were sleeping your life away...” Edmond squeezed her back, tightening his hold with every word she said.
”Edmond your squeezing too hard.” She said breathlessly. Edmond let her go right away and helped her out of the laundry cart. ”Princess you have it wrong, it was this guy on the floor that had you not me. I just finished my rehabilitation for the day and came by to see you. I almost had my heart jump out of my chest when I saw your room was empty and a tracking anklet was left on the bed.”
Olivia looked behind Edmond and saw a man completely knocked out on the floor. A chill ran down her whole body, making her weak in the knees. ”Hey, hey, hey now. Where is my warrior princess?! Come on let's get you out of here for now and do something a little bit more fun.” He said as he gently helped her stabilize her footing.
Olivia saw the twinkle in his eyes and felt the blood pumping. There was only one person brave enough that would try and pull this stunt, she needed to repay her kindness in her own way. Edmond could see the thoughts running through her head. He looked into the laundry cart and saw the sheet she had wrung up. He pulled it out and snapped it. ”Well princess, let's give this f*cker the same hospitality that he has shown you before we hit the town!”