After Effects

Chapter 5 • After Effects

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2 Hours later
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Knock! Knock!

"Not now Jake, I'm kinda panicking at the moment!" I yelled pacing the bedroom wildly, my blonde hair flying around me as I panicked. I shot a multi-Billionaire! I shot a multi-Billionaire...

I suddenly stopped walking.

I was so dead. 

What am I gonna do? What on earth am I gonna do...

I stopped pacing abruptly as a thought came to my head. I had an idea. I could use that escape plan I'd made when I was seven and had eaten all of the chocolate cake my mom had baked for my brother's birthday party... Well that's only if I could remember it.

I quickly grabbed a piece of paper and a pen and started writing manically, hoping that I would remember all the steps to the plan.

Okay, so...

Escape plan #1:
1. Dye hair black.
2. Change name to Jackelyn Adeberry.
3. Leave the country.
4. Get a job.
5. Get a husband.
...and finally:
5. Forget about shooting a billionaire(previously: forget about eating cake)

....What? The plan wasn't half bad and you had to admit that I was a smart kid. Now on to escape plan #2...

Knock!  Knock!

I ran over to the door and flung it open.

"Jake, I told you that- Who are you?" I asked in confusion as I wasn't staring at Jake, but instead at a man in servers' clothing.

"Ms. Harrington?"

"Yes?"

"Sorry to disturb you, but Mr. R. Remora has requested your presence in his room right at this very moment.  It is on the top level, the last door on the left of the hall." the man said before stepping away.

I swallowed and nodded, prior to stepping out of my room, closing my room door and then making my way towards the stairs. It was official, I was gonna be executed.

I dragged my feet as I made my way up to the eighth floor of the castle, the floor where all the important people stayed. Sooner than wanted, I reached the room that the servant had sent me to. I stared at the door and literally shook with fear.

If only you hadn't left the group, we wouldn't be in this mess right now, my subconscious hissed. She wasn't making this any easier.

Breathe Katy, breathe...

I took a deep breath in before letting it out slowly. Suddenly, I felt calm when the thought came to me asking why I was so afraid of this man...

Because he has the power and money to put you behind bars for this.

So what? What else can he do...

Fire your dad, crush any chance of you getting a job in the future, kill you...

Urgh, you're still not being very helpful.

"Come in Ms. Harrington." the husky voice of Mr. Remora seeped through the door. What? How did he even know I was out here?

Slowly I opened the door a crack and peeked in. I couldn't see much through the small opening, so I opened the door fully before walking in, as confident as I could in this situation. As I closed the door and stepped farther into the room, I couldn't help gasping. The room was huge! Three or more times the size of the one I was staying in...can't say I hadn't expected it, but wow.