Slowly opening her eyes to the random footsteps outside the room, she glanced at the clock. It was only 7am,unconcerned who it could be, she went back to sleep but the noise became loud every passing minute.
She walked lazily to the door, still yawning to check where the noise was coming from. As she opened the door, she was pulled into an unknown darkness. The last thing she remembered was the sound of the door closing.
"You rascal! You should've covered her at least, the boss will be angry at us for exposing her body, get something to cover her before he comes." Jack said, instructing Noah.
Hearing two men talking so loudly behind her back, It was obvious that she was kidnapped by someone she knew. Ava's eyes covered in darkness, she felt a large hand above her shoulder, covering her cleavage.
Suddenly, everywhere became quiet, footsteps approaching, "Welcome boss," they said in unison. "Did she get hurt?" A deep voice asked, but Ava could not recognize the voice. "No boss," Jack replied.
"Good, get her ready for the event," he glanced at Ava before walking out. "Yes sir," Jack replied while they stepped out.
After several attempts to untie the rope binding her hands. Ava gave up, her body was weak and trembling. Though it had only been a day, it felt like two weeks lost in total darkness and she was starving.
"Untie her then take her to the dressing room," Jack instructed Noah.
She was brought into an unfamiliar room, surprised by the set of wedding gowns and high brand heels. "Who are you and where am I?" she asked, meeting her gaze at the girls in maid uniforms.
"Sorry Miss, but we can't disclose the location," Kate smiled. "Hmm.. You're the head maid right?" Ava asked, tapping her foot.
Kate nodded with a broad smile, unaware why she asked. Ava leaned forward with her staring deeply into her soul, she asked again, "Okay… then who is your boss?"
Kate stepped back with fear, "I can't disclose that either," "Get out," Ava said loudly, clenching her fists.
"But miss, we have to dress you up," Kate said, lowering her voice. She can't afford to offend the new mistress or else the boss will fire her. Ava gave her a warning look, Kate and other maids left the room with their heads bowed.
Ava was left in the room alone, whoever is behind all these will surely regret it, she murmured to herself. Although her mind was messed up glancing through the mirror, she rushed towards the bathroom to freshen up, then applied light makeup on her face.
"Miss, please come down quickly to have your meal before wearing your wedding dress," Kate called out from the dining hall.
Ava walked down the stairs only to meet unfamiliar faces dressed in black with cold expressions. All eyes were fixed on Ava, none of them touched their meal, which made her uncomfortable. After some minutes she finally relaxed. She was starving so she cared less if they kept staring at her.
"Miss, please come up and pick one design," Kate said, breaking the silence. Ava was not pleased by the designs, she was forced to marry with outdated designs. "Y'all leave the room, let me test the dresses, except for the lady with green eyes."
"Okay Miss," Kate replied, giving Milly a dirty look.
Ava looked at the lady with green eyes, her hair is brown, the same height but she has a shy look. She smirked, "What's your name?"
"Milly," She said, with her head bowed. After a moment of silence, "Are you smart?" Ava asked, glancing at the clock.
She nodded.
Ava closed her eyes, leaning towards the chair, then smiled and said "Then, you're good to go."
As the wedding ceremony started, Ava walked down the aisle with her face beneath the veil.
After the exchange of vows, the groom reached out to lift the veil from the bride's face but to his shock he found himself staring at his maid's face.
Meanwhile, Ava slipped away during the ceremony without being caught.
The mansion was in an isolated area, where one can hardly find a taxi. Ava walked down to the junction to see if she could find someone who would help her.
"Sir, you have a meeting with Dr. Matt by 10pm" Elvis said.
"Four hours left, drive to the airport," Michael said, flipping through the document without glancing at him. Suddenly the car stopped . "Why did you stop?" Micheal asked.
Sir.. Sir we have a problem," Elvis said, stuttering.
Ava stood on the road, spotted a car approaching and ran towards it, "Please help me, I need to get out of here." She pleaded, rubbing her palms together
Elvis got out of the car, looking at the lady with maiden dress, "Miss, we are not heading to the city please can you leave the road."
But Ava was desperate. "Anywhere you are going to please… please help me" Tears formed in her eyes as she begged.
Micheal stepped out, smirking , "Are you sure? You don't care if we are dangerous?"
Ava nodded. Micheal's eyes darkened, "Get in."
Time flew so fast, she found herself in an unknown city with the little money she had, she went to the nearest payphone booth to call Angel, after several attempts the line was not reachable.
She hailed a taxi to the nearby park to take a rest, people staring at her like a poor girl who was lost, while she quietly sat down on the bench under the tree.
An elderly man who sat behind her noticed how lost she looked and sighed " If you are lost, kindly go to the police station for your own safety, this city isn't a safe place, you can get robbed."
Ava heard a voice behind her, she looked at the elderly man who was reading a book.
Ava had nothing left on her, so would rob her? She thought then sighed, thanking the elderly man as she asked him the name of the city.
The man studied her before replying "Lakecity."