Lost In Her Shell

Chapter 3

My words float in the air as the sound of a bang suddenly feels the environment and I watch as Lucy slowly drops to the ground. I stand in shock unable to move my own body. I try to move my feet but it doesn't even budge and I watch as her body lay on the ground. Why isn't she moving. Why? Tears start streaming down my face and I try to shout but I'm unable to. Why can't I move? Aunt Lucy I can't... move, please get up. Please. More tears stream down my face as I stand there. There are gliimces of movements around me but it's all blurry. All I can see is her on the ground still not moving. Move. I tell myself but I can't. "Move you bastard" I yell in my head.

"Emma, Emma" a voice calls my name but it's faint. Someone suddenly bumps into me and I fall to the ground looking around in shock. There's chaos everywhere. I look back at Lucy.

"Aunt Lucyyyyy" I scream at the top of my voice running towards where her body lays. The sight before me as I near her body leaves me horrified. I leave out a muffled scream as I use both my hands to cover my mouth while backing away from her and soon I'm down on my knees screaming. Her once beautiful dress now all stained in blood.

"No nooooooo aunt Lucy get up. Get up. Please" I yell, sobbing. This isn't my aunt. This isn't my Lucy. My entire body is shaking and a shiver runs down my spine. Moving closer to her body I pull her tightly to my chest and wrap my arms around her. My face drops and I sob into her neck

"Aunt Lucy it's me. It's Emma. Please open your eyes. Uhn. Please. It's my graduation Lucy." I say sobbing even harder "This was meant to be one of my happiest days so please aunt Lucy please... please get up" I'm yelling at this point as the words rush out of my mouth. "Emm" the sound of her voice instantly stiffens me. She holds unto my dress tightly as tries to speak.

"Emm... Emma my... my..." her words come out shakily and I burst out into more tears as the sight.

"Aunt Lucy please don't speak" I look around and finally notice the people gathered around us."Give her some space. Move back, please. " I yell, but no one moves an inch.

"B...bagg, my bag" she says in a rush as blood gushes out of her mouth.

"My..." she tries to say again but stops. She isn't moving. Why isn't she moving? Her lips are starting to turn pale. I stare in horror as her hand slips off my dress. Letting go off her I slowly move away from the body, grab her bag and run. I run and run sobbing and tripping. I have no idea where Im running to but I keep running. I fall hard on the ground and as I try to get up notice the blood on my arms. I wonder in they are mine or Lucy's. Feeling too exhausted to keep moving, I stay in the same position on the ground and stare into nothingness. I don't even know what I'm staring at but I keep staring far into the long road as if awaiting someone to miraculously come pick me up. It isn't until i hear the horn of a vehicle that I get up and keep running.

"Get in" someone yells. I keep running not bothered by the vehicle.

"Emma you need to stop" Whatt!!! How does the person know my name. I think of stopping but my legs says otherwise as they keep moving. It all happens so fast as the vehicle stops right in front of me cornering me. I'm out of breath as I fall to the ground.

"Who the f**k are you" I yell as I stare at the car furiously. As I try to stand, I hear a slit at the side of my dress and tears immediate starts streaming down my face. My life feels miserable right now. I think this would be the perfect time to die.

"Miss Raymond" a very familiar voice says and I look up to see who it is.

"Miss Raymond I'm soo sorry but you have to come with me." Its the chauffeur, Mr Brunner.

"I know you are in a lot of shock right now but we don't have time. Please come with me" Time!!! What does he mean by time? I look at the car and finally realise it's not the Limo. I watch as he walks up to me and my heart pounds faster in my chest. I clutch onto Lucys bag tightly. I'm still sobbing as he lifts me off the ground and pulls me in for a hug. My body stiffens as he hugs me. My mind is blank. He let's go and I instinctly follow him into the car. I know I can trust him. He has been around for the 13 years I've spent with aunt Lucy and she seemed to have cherished him soo much. I remember when I was still little and he would drive me to school and come pick me up after school hours, how he would buy me ice cream and all sort of sweets just to put a smile on my face. I failed to realise it but Mr Brunner was more like a father figure in my life but never once did I appreciate it. I look at the front seat and there's a driver and another man I suite next to him. Why would a chauffeur have a driver? I look Mr Brunner whose sitting next to me and I can see the sadness in his eyes when he stares back at me and smiles. It's the same look Aiden had on his face. I can't think straight right now. I pull Lucys bag closer to my chest tightly as the car begins motion. Looking out the closed window, I don't know how much time has passed as it starts to get dark. I wind down the window allowing the cold breeze hit my face. Buildings and trees, buildings and trees I keep reciting as the vehicle moves past them. My head feels like it's on fire and I let memories of the past hours consume me. All of a sudden I'm reminded of the 5yr old girl who lost her mum. Its all happening again. My breathing gets heavier and heavier as minutes passes by. I feel my eyes slowly closing and I lean back into the leather sit until all I see is darkness.

"Ughhhh!!!" A loud noise rings in my ear as I slowly open my eyes to an unfamiliar environment. Where am I? I can clearly hear the sound of my own head pounding. I get off the master sized bed and look around the room. Picture of weird looking people lay all over the room. A large mirror stands by the right side of the rooom and the wardrobe next to it is double the size of mine. Mine is pretty big but... Is this like a Palace or what. I walk to the window and there are some hefty looking men in black standing outside. The view of the surrounding reminds me of my aunts house and then images of her covered in blood blurs my vision. Why... what... who, who did that to her, who would wanna kill her. She never offended anyone and she was the sweetest person so why would anyone want to hurt her. These questions keep flooding my head and I look at my environment once again. Who are those men guarding the house and why are they even guarding this place. What is this place? I look at the trees, flowers, sculpts and they remind me of Lucy's mansion. There's even a stream here. I bet the view here is gonna be so great at night. Looking at the men again, I sudden start laughing at the thought of what any normal person wouldn't laugh about.

"Have I been kidn*pped? " I say out loud. Placing both hands on my head as I laugh out loud. "oh my God I've been kidn*pped. Wowwww".

"No you haven't miss Raymond." I turn around to find Mr Brunner standing by the door.

"How are you feeling?” he smiles “You passed out yesterday and since you wouldn't wake up I had a doctor examine you." Yesterday? I've been out since yesterday. More memories of what happened starts swarming in my head. Ahhhh now I remember, he was the one who brought me here. I guess I haven't been kidn*pped after all. I have so many questions, so many things going through my head that I wanna discuss. My aunt died yesterday and... Oh wait the bag, Where's the bag. I turn around to find it laying on the bed. Thank goodness.

"I know you must be confused right now" am I sure I can trust this man? "and you might not trust me but believe me, I'm only here to help." He say and our eyes meet as he scratches the wrinkles behind his left eye. I immediately break the contact and look at his almost completely gray hair instead. Me and my trust issues. I trust him but at the same time I'm scared to.

"Please come with me" he says as he turns around. I watch from behind as his shoulders slump and wonder what could be going through his mind. I know he's also hurt about what happened. He and Lucy were pretty close and sometimes I wondered if he really was just a chauffeur. Trailing behind him we head downstairs and he leads me towards a room.

"Please wait here Miss Raymond, I'll be right back." I enter the room and I'm welcomed by a bunch of screen staring right back at me. On them every corner of the building is Wildly displayed. I move around the room looking closely at each screen until I see a girl in one staring at something. Is that's me? Haha. Taking a deep breath I sigh and look around the room curiously. Why do I feel like I've been here before though. That's weird. I wonder if there are more rooms like this one and head over to the room right next it. I open the door and the strong smell of dust and books hits. Well not so polite. I cough out loud. The grimy room is dimly lit. I walk in and head straight for the windows opening each curtains with one hand and the other covering my nose. I can't really see much as I struggle to keep my eyes open. It's hard to breathe in here. I need to leave this room right now. I cough loudly and my eyes starts to water, my breath getting heavier. Struggling to find my way out of the room I trip over something and fall to the ground.

"ughhhh f**k!!!" Hold onto a chair, I manage to get back on my feet. I can barely see anything at this point and sweats tickle down my face. Stumbling I try to trace back my steps. I hold onto anything I can as I slowly move my legs until I come in contact with something. I immediate step back in shock causing me to loose my balance.

"Wow wow wow, got ya" a voice says as I feel a hand behind my back trying to keep me steady.

"This way. I'll lead" the voice says and Is that German accent I hear? Soon we are out of that messy place and I'm placed by the wall. I start coughing even more. and I am soo sure that I'll definitely have a sore throat after this.

"I'll go get you get you some water, I'll be right back" It's definitely German. I watch as the blurry image runs out of sight and I slowly slide down onto the floor. My head is pounding badly at this point and I feel like I could throw up at any moment. Jokes on me, I haven't even eaten anything since yesterday so what could I possibly throw up. Using my hands to cover my face I close my eyes till I hear footsteps approaching.

"Here, water" I look at the bottle stretched out infront of me and immediately grabs it.

"Thank you" I say in a very low voice and quickly pull off the cover, taking a huge gulp. I starts coughing again while the figure stands there watching me. My throat itches so bad. I take another huge gulp of the water and rest my head on the wall. I take in a deep breath and try to stand up.

"Here, let me help you" the voice says as stretches out a hand for support.

"Thank yo..." one moment I'm about taking his hand and the next I'm sitting in my own mess. s**t!!!