Lies

Part Twenty-Five: Aly

As we approach the big door at the end of the hall I feel my not even day old daughter stir in my arms and I feel my best friends quake in fear at my sides the big door swings open and clanks on the wall. We gasp in awe as we see whats on the other side of that door we someone standing on the other side he says welcome to the ball ladies and then he steps out of the way to reveal an entire wait-staff and an entire ballroom decorated in creamy white linens and golden decorations. Standing at the top of the at the end of the ballroom stairs are two men in suits and they come down the stairs and motion for Summer and Everleigh to join them. They climb back to the top of the stairs and says "M'lady" to each of them then they kiss their hands and remove their masks. Summer immediately screams and runs down the stairs and Everleigh follows suit. I look to see what made them act that way and I see Connor standing at the top of the stairs with another guy I don't recognize we all scream and run and then we try to go back to our rooms. We're stopped on the way and all dragged off to different rooms including my baby. In my room they cut my hair and cut me with razor-blades. When I come back out Poppy looks shaken and has a large bruise forming on her thigh, Bria is crying and has blood running down her face from her nose and Everleigh and Summer aren't there yet.  I go back to my room and then I look into my mirror and start to cry my hair that at the beginning of this was hanging at my waist is now cut ,in a surprisingly neat line, to my shoulders. We've only been here one day and I already feel like I had been here a lifetime I sob and realize Lucy's not in my room. I get out of my dress and fall on my bed sobbing I must have fallen asleep, because next thing I know I'm bandaged up and Lucy's in her crib bawling. I gasp a sigh of relief and feed Lucy. I snuggle up with her on my bed and we fall asleep. I have so many mixed emotions about what I just went through and I just can't find the words.