One Heart- The Greatest Showman

Chapter 16

Caroline's Pov 

Me and Helen decided it was best if she went after Lizzy ( so she didn't keep looking for us and distracted her for a bit) and I would take Phillip his lunch and then tell him all about Hannah. 

I went over to where we sat before, Lizzy had left the basket that mum gave us in order to come play hide and seek. I took the basket, letting the cane rest on my left arm.

I asked everyone, on the performance level, if they had seen Phillip. To which they replied he was talking with Hannah up in Barnum's room. 

Who could I tell? 

I guess I could tell Anne, she would help Helen and I sort this mess out. 

She was practising on the trapeze with W.D when I came over, my black flats scuffing along the ground. 

"Anne? Can I please talk to you for a second?" I called out, trying to get my voice to go above the noise of the arena. 

Luckily she heard me and I didn't have to scream her name (because that would just cause everyone to look at me and right now that is the last thing I want). 

Anne quickly dismounted the trapeze before running over to met me at the end of the platform. I dragged her away from everyone, making sure that nobody was around.

I blurted everyone out, from the moment we met Hannah to us playing hide and seek, Helen and I hearing everything that Hannah said to Lizzy. 

Anne remained quiet and her face stayed plan for the whole time I spoke. She didn't say anything, she just grabbed my hand and began to take me towards Barnum's room.

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Helen' Pov. 

Once Caroline told me to go find Lizzy, I began to race down the hallways until I found her. 

"Helen! Where is Caroline?" She questioned as she looked behind me. 

"She, um, went to give Phillip his lunch." I replied, only stuttering a couple times. I always stuttered when I was hiding something, Caroline told me that.

"Oh okay. Should we go join them?" Lizzy asked as she began to walk towards where Phillip would be, and Hannah as well. 

"NO!" I yelled and realizing my mistake I restated my answer in a softer, less harsh, tone.  "I thought that you could help me with perfecting a handstand, you do it really well and ,um, I thought that, um, maybe y-you could help me?" I said, trying to act as if I wasn't hiding anything. 

Lizzy looked at me, studying me with her eyes, before agreeing as he headed down to the performance area. 

Hopefully we will stay down there for a while, give Caroline some time to tell Phillip about Hannah's plan. 

It's like Cinderella! I thought in amazement as I ticked off who was who. 

Cinderella is Lizzy while Phillip is prince Charming, duh. 

Anne would probably be the fairy god mother.

Caroline and I can be fairies, helping good save the day!!!!

Hannah would be the step sister and Phillip's father would be the step mother. 

Lizzy began to instruct me onto how to do a handstand properly, but I think I was more focused on Cinderella. 

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Caroline's Pov

Anne began to run, dragging me along side her. We didn't even knock! Anne just barged in, Phillip and Hannah looking very shocked by our entrance. 

"Phillip, we need to speak to you right away.....privately. " Anne demanded, as she glared at Hannah. 

"Hannah, do you want to go to the market for a bit and I will catch up with you later okay?" Phillip proposed as Hannah left the room, smiling so sweetly that it would be considered poison. 

Anne slammed the door behind Hannah before nudging me to tell Phillip everything. She stood back, leaning against the door as I began to tell Phillip what had happened between his sister and Lizzy. 

I didn't leave out a single detail. I told him everything, every insult, every comment and the threat. 

Phillip's face morphed into an expression I had never seen on him, as the story became more intense. 

He was angry. 

He, like Anne, didn't say anything. His eyes darkened before marching out of the room. Calling out Hannah's name. 

"Hannah! Hannah!" Phillip yelled, the anger remaining in his voice as he ran down the flight of stairs to catch up to his sister.. His sister spun around to face him, her smile still stuck on her face.

Helen looked at me, giving me out secret code to ask me if I had told Phillip. She tugged on her ear and I repeated the action, confirming that I had told Phillip. 

"Did you threaten Elizabeth?" His voice dangerously low. It was the first time Phillip had ever used such a tone around us. 

But Helen and I found that when it comes to Lizzy, he will do anything to protect her. Just as she would do for him. 

Hannah's smile faltered as she battered her hand, shaking away the comment. "Of course not." She laughed. 

"Then why do I have Caroline telling me that you did?" He asked, everyone listening intently. 

I looked over to Lizzy who was staring at me with amazement and confusion. 

"Are you going to believe the word of one little girl rather than your own sister?" She asked, her face turning icier and icier by the second.

"Make that two little girls." Helen stepped forward, her stutter gone. "I was with Caroline and I heard everything that she said Phillip."

Helen walked over to me, joining out hands as we stepped forward.

"Get out." Phillip spat at Hannah. "I don't want to ever see you, mother or father again."

Hannah's mask melted off as her true icy personality was revealed.  

She laughed wickedly before speaking again.

"Well that is quiet alright, brother." Hannah said, the word laced with toxins. " I don't need to be hear to know what is going on."

Phillip only had a one word reply.

"What?"

"Phillip. Phillip. Phillip. How do you think I knew when exactly to come? One of your precious "family" members has been feeding back everything that happens here, everything about every single one of you. Back to me, mother and father. We know exactly what is going on all the time Phillip."  She smirked as she walked out of the theatre. 

Helen whispered into my ear, not fully understanding what was happening. 

"What does that mean Caroline?" 

"It means that we have a spy, Helen."