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The wind blew fiercely through the moonless night, rain pounding down on the earth. The lights from the mansion were distant, throwing eerie shadows in the garden below. She sat there, on the stone stairs, in her white gown drenched in coldness. She had been there at least an hour, staring off into the dark gardens. The mascara that had been running down her face had now been washed completely off. Her legs were spread awkward, but comfortably along the stairs, her dress clung around them. Her dark, long hair was being whipped around her.
She sniffled and let out a soft whimper, "Why?"
She threw her face into her hands as a new batch of warm, fresh tears streamed down her face.
"Gabriella!" A shout from the mansion was barely audible from the vicious wind. The girl looked up towards the mansion. She squinted her eyes against the rain and wind, and could faintly make out several figures.
"I have to get out of here." The girl said as she gathered up her gown and hurried towards the gardens.
Flashback
People started arriving for the ball. The decorations were brilliant, crystal and silver everywhere. The live band played classic ball music.
"Gabriella Rose, are you ready?" A young looking adult called softly from behind a door.
"Yes mother," She opened the door, "I'm coming down." She fixed the old crown upon her head,
"You look stunning Gabriella, let us go downstairs and greet our guests." Her mother guided her downstairs.
Gabriella was a seventeen year old girl with long dark hair, hazel eyes, and a pleasant smile. She came from a rich family, the Francois'. They lived in the family mansion in upper London. She loved her life, it was pretty much perfect, she got what she wanted and needed. She was sure she had the greatest friends in the world. The only thing wrong? Her family. They were vindictive, manipulative people. Money, blood, and rank were all that mattered.
That was the main reason for the party, to make more connections and to show off what they had. Gabriella had become use to this, was her life.
Just about everyone that was invited was there, everyone was having a good time. One person, Gabriella realized, was not there, the one most important person in her life, Mackenzie Babineaux. They were the best of friends, lovers even.
"Mother, have you seen Mackenzie?" Gabriella timidly asked her mother.
"No, I haven't, maybe he couldn't make it? Check the post." Her mother snidely said and got back to talking to her new aquatints.
Gabriella checked the post but found nothing for her best friend.
"Gabs! Gabs!" There was sudden shouting from downstairs. She ran downstairs to see Sebastian, a good friend of hers and Mackenzie's, being held back from the stairs by guards.
"Let him go." She said shortly, and they obeyed.
"What is it Seb? What's wrong? Why are you bloody?!" She rushed to him, looking for wounds, but there were none.
"You might want to sit down." He said somberly and had her sit next to him.
She ran through the dark labyrinth of the backyard, warm tears still streaming down her face. There were still faints shouts from the mansion.
It can't be true! It's just a prank he's pulling on me, bastard.
She wanted so badly to believe that, but she knew, in the pit of her heart, that he was gone. The gardens ended and she was on a dirt road.
"What the hell am I supposed to do now?" She said, looking up and down the road. She began running down it, towards he favorite spot along the lake. When she arrived she knew exactly where to go, even with no light at all. She sat on the cold rock above the water, her white stilettos dangling above that water. A branch cracked behind her, but she gave it no mind, she didn't care who or what was there.
"Gabs?" Sebastian's voice was shaky. He illuminated his wand and sat next to her, his feet hanging over the side of the rock with hers. He put his hand over he shoulder and she leaned against him.
"Why did this happen? How did this happen?" She said sniffling.
"I don't know, no one knows yet, everyone is so confused at what happened." He hugged her closer.
"Tell me all you know, please." She turned and looked into her eyes.
"Wouldn't you just want to know tomorrow, it seems to soon, you just found out." He looked into her puffy eyes.
"Please, tell me, I want to know."
Sebastian sighed, "Okay, well…"