Two people lead two different paths, one is a super star, the other, a nobody. Yet, despite being polar opposites, they will meet when all the stars align. The real question is, can they stay together?
It's been an hour since Hailee had gone to the washroom and I began to get worried.
Me: Hailee, are you alright?
After receiving no reply, I left the drinks on a nearby table and quickly made my over to the bathrooms. I cautiously enter and peak around, finding it completely empty and deserted. Panicking, I dial Hailee's number, but yet again to no avail as it went straight to voicemail. At this point, I decided to find the nearest employee which happened to be the bartender.
"I need help!" I exclaimed, causing him to give me a confused look.
"What?"
"My friend is missing. She went to the bathroom an hour ago and never came out. I went to check up on her and she's not there!"
"Stay here, I'll get the manager." He says. I nod, and a few moments later, a large burly man steps out from the back area.
"Ma'am, you say your friend is missing?"
"Yes, sir."
"Follow me, we'll go see the security tapes. Maybe that'll show where your friend went. What's her name?" He asks, leading me down a dark hallway.
"Hailee." I say as we enter a cozy office at the end of the hallway. The manager takes a seat at what I assume is his desk and pulls up the camera feeds on his computer. Scene by scene we pour over the footage from an hour ago until one shot focuses squarely on a young woman near the bathrooms.
"That's her!" I say. We continue watching the grainy video until she reemerges from the bathroom only to be grabbed by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows of the dark hallway.
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"It looks like they're heading out the back doors that are supposed to be used for emergencies only. Hang on, I'm going to get the police on the line." The manager says before grabbing his phone. A few minutes later, he hands the phone over to me.
"Hello?"
"Ma'am, this is the Los Angeles Police Department. I need you to tell me what's going on. I've got officers on the way, but they need more information in order for them to help you." A voice on the line says.
"My friend and I went to the club to celebrate. While she went to the washroom, I went to get us drinks. I felt something was wrong when an hour went by and she never came back. I went to check up on her and found that she wasn't there, so I went to an employee to check the security footage and found that she was taken by a masked figure. It looks like they went out the back the door. I don't know if it was armed or not. Please hurry." I say.
"Thank you. Ma'am, just stay calm, officers are on the way. They're about five minutes away now."
"Alright." Five minutes later, two officers enter the room and I quickly hang up the phone.
