When she came to, Sandrine had a throbbing headache and was severely disoriented. She blinked a few times to get accustomed to the light. She was lying outside the dressing room with a humongous lump on her head.
Inwardly cursing whoever hit her, she pushed open the door of the dressing room and was about to say something before she noticed the sight before her eyes.
There was Evangeline Waters, asleep with her head resting on the dressing table.
Sandrine inadvertently let out a laugh. Ms. Waters hadn't taken ill, she had passed out of exhaustion. She went to shake Evangeline awake, when she noticed something strange.
A large brown coloured bottle, the sort used to store chemicals was lying open beside her,with white pills spilling out.
'Anti-anxiety pills', read the label on the bottle. Sandrine just shrugged to herself. Famous personalities had bucket-loads of problems, she shouldn't judge.
Sandrine shook Ms. Waters gently.
No response.
She tried again with more force.
Nothing happened.
By the fifth time, beads of sweat had started to appear on Sandrine's forehead. Bad didn't even begin to describe it.
Sandrine went to the washroom and came back with a glass of water. When sprinkling water on Evangeline Waters' face did not amount to anything, Sandrine panicked.
She ran out of the room with speed rivalling that of Usain Bolt's.
She hurried down the stairs, through the long corridors and out the french windows leading to the swimming pool.
No security stopped her this time. In fact, there was no security at all.
Deciding to worry about that later, she quickly called Andrew.
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A/N:
Dun dun dun.....
I have absolutely no idea where this plot is going. Also, is this story that bad? If it is, I'll take it off. Please let me know.
In other news, I have truckloads of work to be done and yet, I'm procrastinating. Sad but hoping for some positivity.🙂
S.
P.S. The picture has next to nothing to do with the story. It's just there for aesthetics ( I mean, I sure hope it adds aesthetic beauty).
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Mystery / ThrillerA university student on break is given the best gift she could ask for; a meeting with her favourite author. However, everything is not sunshine and roses as the meeting is cancelled. What follows is a murky tale of love, relationships, infidelity a...
