The Echoes we Bury
the butler said, rushing to her side.
She didn’t respond. Her frail frame sagged in the wheelchair, and Elliot saw her fingers tremble before going completely still.
“Is she…?” the woman with dark eyes whispered.
“She’s unconscious,” the butler replied curtly, though his face betrayed a flicker of uncertainty. “Please, everyone, remain calm. I’ll summon the doctor immediately.”
The butler pushed her out of the room, leaving the seven strangers alone.
The silence that followed was oppressive.
Elliot looked around the table, taking in the faces of the others. The woman with dark eyes was staring down at her paper, her lips pressed into a tight line. The tailored-coat man stood with his arms cr
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