Hand to Hold

Chapter 17

For she meant so much that I couldn’t consider letting her go.

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The voice continued, “...You don’t want to be with me, stay away from him as well. Now, now you don’t want your loved ones' lives to be shortened along with our beloved Prince’s already short life.”

It was a familiar voice and I recognized the person though in the frantic state behind the unfamiliar door for lord knows what reason I was unable to control my body. I couldn’t even steal a glance of the people standing on the rooftop on the hotel...Hotel rooftop?

The sound of the helicopter fan filled the air and I found myself pushing the door. An unbelievable sight greeted me. Rose... Belle was kneeling on the floor with lost senses.

Gazing at the sky there was a helicopter indeed and three people were hanging on the rope ladder showing how prepared and resourceful they were. Wait. Escaping? What in the world is going on? Where Am I? Though, all of this is quite familiar.

“...You don’t want to be with me, stay away from him as well. Now, now you don’t want your loved ones' lives to be shortened along with our beloved Prince’s already short life.” The warning was all I could wonder about.

I turned my attention to the one whom these words were directed to. She was still lost, frozen even.

Kneeling down, I embraced her cold body and placing her hands around me she broke down speaking between her sobs, something I was unable to make out. Her whole body continued to shake and I tightened my hold around her. But I literally couldn’t catch on what I spoke.

A loud ringing voice forced me to open my eyes.