Her Price (on hold)

Chapter 6

Saturday July 6, 2012

I look around and I'm standing In a Ballroom of some sort. There are people with masks on dancing and chatting. I look down at myself and I'm wearing a deep red strapless dress with black beads on the bust and sewn through out the dress, it widens at the bottom with black lace. I reach my red gloved hands up to my face and feel a mask with jewels and feathers tied into it.

I look around in wonder...There are acrobats twirling from the ceiling and the room is filled with beauty.

"Alexandra! Have you spied any contenders for this evening?" A voice addresses me. I turn my head and look at the woman speaking to me. She has bright blonde hair woven in an intricate twist with curls piled atop her head. She's wearing a sleeveless sky blue ball gown with clear diamonds sewn into the waist that widens over her hips and legs. Her matching mask has diamonds sewn around the eyes. She looks to be about my age.

She looks incredibly familiar to me, but I cannot place her.

As if possessed I answer her in the same tone she used.

"Alas, I have not had the luck to come across anyone who qualifies for what we endeavor."

At that moment the music stops and we turn towards to Doors to the Ballroom where someone is being announced.

A Booming voice announces " His Royal Highness Sir......." I block out the words as I see the most beautiful man. He gracefully makes his way towards the middle of the ballroom.

I'm watching him with bated breath. He turns his head in my direction and we lock eyes. He begins striding to where I am standing.

I'm suddenly incredibly nervous. Before the Gentleman has the chance to reach me the woman I was speaking to suddenly grabs my arm and pulls me away. Once we are a fair distance away I jerk my arm from her.

"What do you think you're doing Elisabeth?" I demand.

Elisabeth looks at me, rips her mask off of her face and replies in a Serious voice "Alexandra, That man is Dangerous. You need to stay away from him. If he shows an interest in you"....She pauses in the middle of her speech and looks like she goes into some type of trance. She jerks out of it abruptly and says "We need to leave NOW!".

I follow her to our carriage and as we're pulling away, I notice 2 men come from the Entrance and It looks like they are searching the other carriages.

After riding in silence for a few minutes the carriage lurches to a stop. I shout to the driver and ask why we have stopped and receive no answer. Elisabeth and I exchange glances and Elisabeth then says "Stay Here, I'll  be right back." She jumps out of the carriage and I sit still for a few moments. Then I hear something that sounds like a scuffle.

My curiousity gets the better me. I open the carriage door and peer out. What I see is Horrifying!  A man is just outside my door with blood running down his mouth and chest and his eyes are Bright Red. I go to scream and he lunges at me......

I jerk upright and look around frantically. I breathe deeply for a few minutes and realize I'm safe in bed at home.

"What the Hell is going on with me having nightmares". As I began to get my heart to a normal rhythm  I look at my iphone and the time is 7:30am. I lay back in bed and stair at the ceiling going over in my mind my nightmare. It was so vivid!

I slowly get out of bed and after doing my business, make my way down the stairs to the kitchen.

Surprisingly the Kitchen is empty. I spy a note taped to the refrigerator. I read the note and scoff.