Pov; ubel
The plate in my hands clattered to the floor shattering into many pieces, some even cutting me, but I wasn't paying attention I was busy starting out into the distance, a horrified expression crossing my face
The madame whipped a 180 and glared at me fury marring her features as she stalked up to me probably planning to give me a beating...until she saw the look in my eyes her features quickly morphed into that of concern
"Are you alright?" She asked grabbing my shoulder gently I answered with a slow nod " I would like to use the restroom" I said my voice dry from terror I quickly scuttled down the corridor before she could even answer, after that everything was a blur as I rushed to my room if it could be called that and locked the door
I collapsed to the ground tears in my eyes as what I saw continued replaying in my mind "dead dead they are all dead!" I said,hysterical, suddenly my mind snapped back into place "I need to run" I thought to my self "I need to run as far as I can!!" I quickly scampered towards the broken clock on the wall and my eyes narrowed in horror, there was barely an hour left!
All thought of trying to warn anyone vanished from my mind as I scrambled to pack all the belongings I could I quickly changed my clothes to something fit to run in and discarded the maid clothes and tied my hair up into a bun and grabbed by sac
Suddenly a bout of indecision hit me, was I going to leave all these people to die? My friends, the kind people who had helped me? Tears clouded my eyes as I repeated in my head " there's nothing I can do, there's nothing I can do" although deep down in my heart I knew that I could do something the voices in my heal laughing at me "coward!" They screamed! "Useless" I quickly defended into a spiral of despair and self loathing I quick look at the clock dispelled that "only 20 minutes left" I said under my breath
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My heart rate accelerated, I could hear the blood pumping in my veins as I quickly stood up rushing out of my room dodging all my "acquaintances" my mind already pushing them out of my mind to deal with the crippling guild
A chest appeared in my view and I was too fast to stop as I collided directly with the bearer of this chest
Stumbling a little I looked up only to see Marceline looking at me, confused " ubel? What are you doing here? aren't you supposed to be serving at the main hall?" She asked me I shuffled uncomfortably on my feet as my mind raced to come up with an excuse "uhh I have something REALLY important to do back home" I intoned looking nervously at her direction I bristled as she sighed and said " whatever I'll help you this time but don't try it again!" "Thank you!" I shouted and ran past her ignoring the guilt pooling up in my guts
I walked towards the gates as the guards came into view one of them speaking to her " oh ubel! You goin home early tonight?" " Yeah feeling a little sick" I answered " well hope you'll get better......yeah there you go!" He said as he spent the hulking gates "see you!!" I shouted as I left the estate my legs shaking in my boots I quickly sniped down a carriage "downtown, left quadrant" I said as I boarded the carriage, probably sensing my unease he used the chance to scam me " 5 rupels" he said gruffly, I nodded not caring about the price my only wish was to be as far as physically possible from the estate
the carriage quickly moved away from there as my body relaxed I quickly took the liberty to look in the direction of the estates
It was gone.......all of it ....gone and nobody noticed