Standing in front of me was two of the joyful ones, they can't seem to numb down the happiness inside, they were wearing them like clothes with a long sleeve, covering all the scars they've in, in front of me were different set of people who doesn't look like they're hurt about anything, instead they're happy for me.
“ Tick tock tick tock Lizzy, watch your back....”
Blake said, making me turn around to see what's behind me, but there was nothing, I turned back around to them, but instead saw a hand placed as a gun to my forehead, before Blake did the puff with her mouth, like she just took a shot, watch out for me.
Both of them with smiles on their faces, turned around to leave, it wasn't just smiles, but wide laughters, uncontrollable ones. My eyes turned towards Liam who was looking down on the floor disappointed. I was about approaching him, but Phillips and Peter seems to be way quicker than me, my right hand still holding onto my flower, and the left holding up the dress so that I can walk without the laces getting on the way.
“ I would Make sure you'll be there to watch brother, just like you made Blake watch.....”
Peter said to Liam, laughing out on top of his voice, making a caricature out of Liam. Phillips turned around my way, I still don't understand what is going on, someone should make me understand. “ Hey Lizzy, I guess we were never meant to work out after all, but at least, I was happy that we crossed path..... Just like you're being advised by the others, the clock is now your enemy, in about an hour from now, your struggles begin, have a beautiful adventure and never forget to watch your back....”
Phillips burst out of laughter, showing that he really wasn't trying to encourage me, rather giving me a heads up just like the others. Both of them walks out of the sitting room where the wedding took place, everyone was gone but Liam. Maya have left with tears in her eyes, like she's scared of the fate I have brought upon myself, Fred too left without any form of reaction, it was never part of his concern right?.
Walking up to Liam, I grabbed his shoulders, he was still looking down towards the floor like he was avoiding looking at my face. “ What is going on Liam?, What is going on?!.... Talk to me!!!....”
I pressed, pushing him, trying to make him share with me what is it that was happening which no one was trying to inform me about. How come those who were mad at me the ones joyful because I got free and my friends I would say, all looking disappointed and disgusted?. He doesn't want to talk, just looking at the floor. I hit his shoulder with the flowers which probably just felt like petals on his suit, causing no harm, but knowing that my strike is affecting his emotions, like I was beating his soul with the flowers.
“ Stop it Babe, get yourself together.... This is not the time to panic. I know that I've been wrong all day, I have gotten you in terrible situations and I'm really sorry for it, but right now, I don't know what to do, I have to think, I've to find a way to reverse this, but until then, I want you to hide, I want you to stay hidden....”
He informed me, looking like one going through multiple thoughts at a single moment. It's his fault, it's all his fault, he got me into this, he never told me anything beforehand and I trusted him with my safety, but now, he has betrayed me, he has gotten me in a position even him too has gotten stuck in, asking me not to panic when a guy like him who always knows everything to do, no longer knows what to do.
“ What are they going to do to me in an hour time?, What are they going to do to me when they find me from where I am hiding?.....”
I asked, trying to be aware of the situation I have gotten myself into. I thought that the blank spot means freedom, I thought it means that I'll escape all this sacrifices, but now have I realized that this was the worst of them all, when Mrs Jennifer said ending my miseries, I didn't know that it has something else backing it up, something I am not yet actually aware of.
“ They'll kill you....”
I was taken aback by what he just confirmed, I knew it might be an option, considering it was something worse than other stuff mentioned, but hearing him confirm it right now, I'm scared, I'm really scared, what am I going to do now?, Where am I going to hide so as to not be found by anyone?.
It's already dark now and I still have thirty minutes left of safety. I haven't seen any of them since and I don't want to. I was seated inside the room, wondering on what to do, where to hide, whom to ask for help and protection. I'm all alone right now, Liam whom I thought was always by my side has let go of me and right now I'm now in boundless sea of misery, a misery Mrs Jennifer has promised to take me away from.
Liam was still out there, I was still waiting for him to return with a feedback, promising that he would find a way to bring me to safety. About what Peter told him, what he said to his face considering Blake watching while he did what he did, was this the same scenario?, Had Blake's fiance as well ended up in the blank spot where he ended up losing his life in the hands of Liam?.
I don't know exactly what's going through my mind, but right now, I'm all scared and alone.