Save Me

"You're in luck." Piper came up to me first thing the next morning.

"How so?" I asked.

"Monica is sick so you don't have to explain your. . . plan to her." She whispered the last part. "But you have to tell me!"

I sighed. I wished she would've forgotten. "Okay, come to my room." Once we were in I locked the door. Piper plopped down on my bed.

"Spill it." She said.

I inhaled. "Okay, on the first day I got here Ava basically told me to escape from this place. I thought it was weird in all because she barely knew me. For the time I've been here I've tried to come up with some plan on how to escape but I just couldn't. Then the day that your sister and Lucy got into that fight Ava said 'This is not a fighting studio' the-."

"You're planning on convincing Ava to make it a fighting studio." Piper said as if she already knew.

"Yes. But first, I must gain all the trust I can get from Antonio, see the layout of the club, know how many guards there are and where they are at what times, and find out if we have an alarm system." Piper nodded.

Piper stared at the ceiling. "This is very dangerous."

"I know, but Ava would do and you know she would. She hates Antonio."

She quickly rolled over on her side. "Antonio could walk in anytime he wanted to and if he saw us fighting he would know instantly. Not to mention, the guards have guns. We don't."

My heart sank. She did have valid points. "I'm not giving up. If I die, I die trying."

"I'm not saying I'm not with you on this but it is awfully dangerous. I want to get out of here too, trust me."

"But see, it is going to take a long while before anything happens because I have to know everything about this place. I can't just snap my fingers and make things happen."

Piper looked at the wall. "True," was all she said.

"What about the other girls?" I asked Piper. "We can't just leave them here."

"No but we can't tell anyone about this either."

I sighed, "Monica?"

Piper shrugged.

I felt tears swell up in my eyes. I missed my family so much. A steady stream of tears fell down my face. Piper pulled me in a hug and let me cry.

*

My first show was coming up soon. I was a nervous wreck. We had been practicing a lot but I still felt uneasy. All the girls said it would be fine. I doubted that. I didn't want to mess up, in fear that Antonio would beat me. The routine we were doing had me, Monica, Piper, and Courtney in it. Thank God Sabrina wasn't in it. I didn't need her tripping me on stage or anything.

Ava walked up to me on one of our breaks. I took a swig of water.

"How do you feel about the dance?" she asked.

I nodded, my mouth full of water. I swallowed it quickly. It hurt. "Yeah," cough, "it's getting eas," cough, cough, "ier. Sorry, water went," cough, "down the wrong pipe," I said, feeling stupid. "I just don't want to mess up, that's all."

Ava nodded. "Well just be glad the spotlight isn't on you fully this time. You will, however, be introduced." I looked at her in shock. "Everyone went through it. Don't worry." She patted me on my shoulder and walked off.

I had come to like Ava over the past few weeks. She expected you to give everything you've got on the dance floor, though. She wasn't a bitch but if you half did something she would get on to you. That happened to Sabrina.

I hated Sabrina. With a passion. She was mean, hateful, and so full of herself. I didn't know how Piper put up with her through all the years. But the thing I hated most about Sabrina was Anotonio. It was nasty. They had a thing for each other. She was his favorite, his pet, his 'sugar'. I didn't want to know what all went between them two.

After practice we all went to our rooms. I followed Piper to hers. We sat on her bed and talked. I had told Piper everything about my life within the first three weeks of knowing her. Me and her became close friends quickly. I was happy for that. All the other girls here were great but Piper was different. She was. . .herself.

*

It was one day before the show. My nerves were sky-high. We had now started practicing on the stage with the shoes we were to be wearing. The pair I had on were sliver and yellow high heels. My feet were throbbing half-way through the routine but I kept on going. I was firmly insturcted by Ava to wear these shoes untiol the show Friday night. All the time. With everthing I wore. I had to break them in.

I was also told that we never wore our costumes until the night of the show. They could not get messed up or Nikki would flip and probably slap us or if I messed it up, she'd kill. I was excited to see my costume. Nikki probably made mine look like crap. I dismissed that thought after thinking back to what she told me about that if I looked like crap, she was to blame. I smug smile stretched across my face.

Then, a pang of guilt hit me. How could I possibly be excited about a stupid costume when I trapped in a club and being held her against my will? I mentally slapped myself. I had to tell Ava about my plan but I still didn't know everything about this place. I huffed, really loud.

"Shhh." Lucy looked in my direction. I stuck my tongue out at her. She smiled. We were in the library doing our 'study time'. Basically, we sat there and read.

I looked over at Monica. She had totally forgotten about asking me about my plan. I was greatful for that. She flipped through a piano book. Piper sat beside me drawing a picture. Sasha was reading Romeo and Juliet for the upteenth time and Courtney was flipping through some magazine. Sabrina, of course, was looking through Cosmo. I rolled my eyes. I looked down at my book and pretended to read until Antonio informed us we needed to go to our rooms and get ready for dinner. Sabrina lingered behind, talking to Antonio.

I headed toward my room. I threw open my closet and grabbed a gray dress. I put it on. I put up my hair in a bun and put on my heels that I was instructed to wear. After awhile, they didn't hurt so much.

Piper and Sasha sat beside me at dinner. We were eating a very low-carb meal. Antonio and I made small-talk at the table. The girls no longer gave me weird looks anymore for talking to him the way I did. My stomach still lurched everytime I saw him or spoke to him, though. I never knew gaining someone's complete trust took so long.

We were ordered to bed. Happily I threw off my shoes and hopped in the shower. I let the hot water take away all my stress. I wondered what Ryan was doing right about now. A few tears slid down my face. I scrubbed my body, shaved, and washed my hair. After my shower, I wrapped myself up in a soft, thick brown towel. I slipped on my pajamas and curled in bed. I could already feel my pillow getting wet from my hair.

"Hannah?" Piper whispered.

"Jeez!! Piper you nearly gave me a heart attack!" I said.

"Sorry, I was just telling you goodnight and that tomorrow will be crazy. You know, 'cause of the shows and stuff."

I nodded. "Yeah I know. And thanks. 'Night, Piper."

She slowly shut the door. I exhaled. My heart was hammering in my chest. I closed my eyes. Tomorrow was going to be crazy. We had altogether three shows us girls were putting on. There was also some other group coming in tomorrow to put on two shows in between ours. I sighed.

I let my body relax into bed. It was my first show tomorrow. I had to make a great impression on Antonio. Eventually, my mind let me go to sleep.

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