Without another thought, she lowered the gift box into the nearest attendant's arms.
"Please hold this for me."
Before the attendant could respond, Marionette was already moving.
She stepped into the crowd.
"Excuse me."
No one moved.
Their attention remained fixed on whatever was happening at the center.
Her jaw tightened as her eyes swept over the crowd.
"Move."
Not a single person listened. Instead, more phones were raised.
Someone even stood on tiptoe to get a better view.
Something inside her snapped.
"I said move! Are you all deaf!"
Several people instinctively turned toward her, startled by the sudden outburst.
She pushed through the crowd, forcing a path between them.
"Are you all blind?"
The sharpness in her voice silenced the crowd.
"She's struggling to breathe, a
