Dark Heiress

Jaded World (2)

Lizzie looked around in confusion, she was no longer in the office. Instead, she was in a bedroom that was suspiciously shaped like the office.

Lizzie swallowed nervously. "Mommy?" Lizzie called, softly.

There was no reply.

Lizzie could feel her panic beginning to rise. Hesitantly, she walked out of the office turned bedroom.

"Dad?" She called instead.

There was utter silence.

Where were her mom and dad?

She was just with them.

Lizzie slowly continued down the hallway that was very different from what she remembered. Lizzie was young but she wasn't stupid. Wherever she was, wasn't the school, but at the same time, it was.

Just different.

It wasn't long before Lizzie reached the lounge. Her palms were sweaty, and her breathing had increased.

Where was everyone?

There were no students - there was no one.

She was alone.

And she was scared.

Lizzie felt her eyes fill with tears and she rubbed her eyes, sniffling.

Click.

A door was opened.

She looked around, fearfully.

Where was that?

On one hand, if there was a noise, that meant people, but on the other, what if they were dangerous?

Lizzie ran over to the corner of the room to where a side table was, grabbing a blanket from the couch as she did so and crawled into the cramped space. Once she was in, she covered herself with the blanket.

She closed her eyes and hugged her knees close to her.

There was an eerie silence.

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Josie felt strange, something was wrong, she could tell. Where were her parents? Where was Lizzie?

She looked up as her mom entered the room, with a look of fear on her face.

"Mom? What's wrong?" Josie asked, staring at her in worry.

"Josie, have you seen your sister, she was just with us but somehow, she's just gone," Her mom said, hurriedly.

"What? No, where is she?" Josie panicked.

"I don't know, baby but we'll find her. Can you sense her at all?" She asked, looking at her eldest daughter in concern.

"No, it's like she's not there but the bond is still intact," Josie said, panic showing on her face. "Why can't I feel her? I should be able to feel her..."

Josie's eyes welled with unshed tears.

Her mom rushed forward and pulled her into a hug.

"We'll find her, I promise."

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Lizzie finally moved from her hiding place, after waiting a while. She was about to leave the room when suddenly she was grabbed around the waist.

"Got you," A female voice said.

And Lizzie screamed, twisting wildly, trying to get the person to let go.