His Addiction

Chapter 14: Escape And Rescue

"Miss, you haven't touched a single thing on your plate. If you want we can always prepair something else you'd prefer-" The wide eyed young maid had stated, when she noticed my lack of appetite.

"No no, I'm just not hungry at the moment."

"But miss-" She started, her eyes growing even wider but was cut off by Daniel who was actually eating breakfast with me this time.

"Is there something wrong?" Daniel asked. I looked up from my plate but when my eyes caught his I looked away immediately. I fisted my sweety hands against my lap and he seemed to have noticed.

"Aphrodite." He said again, his voice gruff and for a moment I though I had heard some general concern in his voice. I internally shook my head, silently reminding myself that he didn't care.

"Yes?" I answered hesitantly.

"Is there something wrong?" He asked gently. No nothing at all, I'm just going to leave tonight and probobly never come back but you wont notice because you'll be too busy screwing Ms. Perfection.

"No, nothing at all." I answered with a forced smile. I looked up to see Daniel looking at me warily, but his eyes soon hardened into those stone cold eyes once more.

"How come you haven't eaten anything yet?" He asked, gruffly.

"I'm just not hungry anymore." I replied with a shrug, pushing away my plate and standing up. "Excuse me." I said and rushed upstairs only to bump into Flora on the way to the library.

"Heavens dear, you scared me. No running up the stairs." She scolded me as a mother would. I grabbed her shoulders to help steady her and she gave me a grateful look. Flora was like my mother in a way. Sweet but firm. I smiled at her as she returned it.

"Sorry flora. I was just on my way to the library." I told her. Her eyes morphed into understanding ones.

"Ahh yes, the great joy reading can bring." She said recalling old memories.

"But your right I shouldn't have ran." I said sheepishly. "Say Flora can I ask you ask favor?" I asked her, a plan formulating in my mind.

"Sure dear." She grinned at me.

"Can you make sure nobody goes into the room I'm staying in, I'm feeling a bit under the weather." I said wrapping my arms around my abdomen.

"Oh sweety, do u want some soup or something?" Flora asked, worried as she turned to go down the stairs.

"No no, It's just a cramp." I said as Flora's eyes widened, understanding as to what I was referring to.

"Oh oh, I see. Well I'll let you rest then." She said and I gave her a greatful smile as she headed down the stairs.

I felt so guilty for lying to flora, but it was necessary. I didn't have a doubt that Flora would most likely alert Daniel if I was to tell her of my escape plan. I sighed and looked around to see if anyone was around. When I saw the coast was clear I rushed towards Daniel's office and quietly opened the door.

Going in brought a lot of memories. Ones of us dancing, laughing, flirting and ones of me crying and the events from yesterday morning. Clearing my head I saw his desk and creeped towards it. Shuffling through the papers, I searched for the letter I had gotten from Dean.

As I scrabbled through the mess of papers, my eyes scoured for the letter.

After I found it I scurried out the room and snuck into the hallway. I quickly made my way to my room and  jumped onto my bed as I  grabbed a notebook and pen from my bedside table. I wrote down all of the places I knew there were cameras.