Chapter 40: Old Man

[Erin]

My eyes were still wide, as I continued to feverishly search for the doorknob and twist it open before sliding out the door. My attention quickly shifts to my immediate surroundings, where I attempt to locate the butler who escorted me here, but he is nowhere to be found. Hence, I was unostentatiously trying to spot the curly-haired woman right on the long corridor, but instead, I was greeted with an already empty scene. 

How come she’s gone so quickly?

I vigorously shakes my head, now that the fuzziness in my head had cleared, it occurred to me that I was completely alone. Why is it so quiet? There was supposed to be a raucous audience, clapping and cheering, but it was now so quiet that I could almost even hear a pin drop at this moment. Was the performance already ended?

Where are Nikolai and Akim? Had they forgotten about me? Why would they just leave me here? Alone.

I double-checked the door where I had come out to be sure that I was in fact