You’re Lucky,” he murmured.
Right after, he pulled Stella closer to him, and that was when everything plunged into darkness.
The cacophony of screams echoed throughout the vicinity, disorienting the man with its sudden intensity.
Plunged into impenetrable darkness, he strained his senses to pierce the veil around him, but found nothing.
Suddenly, a hand clamped tightly over his mouth from behind. Despite his efforts to react, his vision blurred, and he quickly succumbed to unconsciousness.
In the fleeting moment before darkness took him, he realized the cloth pressed against his face was soaked with ether. But it was too late.
His eyelids closed heavily, and he felt himself being dragged into the unknown.
Stella and Flossie, overcome with fear, collapsed to the floor, their breaths heaving in ragged gasps.
As Stella’s senses gradually returned, she noticed the menacing presence that had threatened their lives was gone.
They had survived.
However, as minutes passed without any light, the crowd around them grew increasingly agitated and anxious.
“Where are the damn exits?”
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“Why isn’t anyone in charge doing something?”
“We need to get out of here now, or we might not make it.”
Attempting to stand, Stella felt a sharp pain as she pressed her hands against the floor, forcing her back down.
Amid her pain, a firm grip suddenly encased her wrist.
“Who is it? Release me!” she cried out, her voice quivering with the fear of her recent ordeal.
“It’s me.”
The familiar timbre of the voice reached Stella, causing tears to shimmer in her eyes.
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Matthew helped Stella to her feet, and she collapsed into his arms, sobbing. “Where were you just now? Why didn’t you come sooner?”
“I’m so sorry. I was late,” Matthew replied, his voice carrying a tone of regret as he soothed her with gentle pats on her back, offering comfort and solace.
Stella shook her head. “I’m alright, but what of Flossie? Is she alright?”
“She’s safe,” Matthew whispered reassuringly.
The ballroom lights flickered back to life, casting an unsettling light over the scene. The surreal events that had unfolded seemed almost like a distant, hazy nightmare, except for the disheveled appearance of Flossie and the visibly injured Stella, which attested to the stark reality of their ordeal.