Chapter 9
"I don't believe this," Danielle exclaimed as she shook her head. "This is an exact copy of the Palace."
She double checked the address and smiled. Sure enough, it looked exactly like it. A little smaller perhaps and not as old, but it was the same, right down to the last tall turret and swinging bridge.
The name was the same and called "the Winter Palace."
She was surprised that she had never seen it before, being t he center of the city like this.
But it didn't really matter now, did it?
What did matter was to get in and out of there as quickly as possible without being noticed.
She opened the door and slipped inside, hoping that no one would recognize her.
"Can I help you?" a voice called behind her. She turned quickly and saw the coat check girl sitting inside a small booth.
"Maybe you can. I'm looking for someone. His name is Henry Duval." Her eyes lit up. "Is your name Nicole Lindsay?"
Danielle nodded her head. "Yes, it is. How did you know that."
"Well," she said, 'he's just down there at the end of the hallway." She smiled. "We were told to expect you. He said that you would be coming, but he wasn't sure of the time."
Danielle smiled. "I guess I wasn't sure myself. Just been really busy."
Her eyes narrowed as she looked at her. "You remind me of someone, I just can't place it right now. "
Danielle smiled. "You say he's right down there?" she said, pointing down the hallway.
The girl nodded her head. "Yeah, just keep walking. You'll see him." She studied her face a little more. "Did anyone ever tell you that you look just like.."
This time though she hadn't heard. She had finally reached the end of the hallway.
Danielle looked around. She had walked into the main lobby where she saw four rooms, each one looking the same. None of the doors were open and she wasn't sure which room she should be going into.
"Nicole?"
She turned around and smiled.
"Henry?" she asked.
The valet shook his head. "Just in there. Ms. Lindsey. He's been expecting you. We were told to watch out for you. Right this way."
Danielle nodded and followed him as he opened the door for her. As she turned to thank him, she had noticed that a small crowd had gathered behind them, all pointing and whispering. It was the first time in her life that she just felt so uncomfortable that she wished the floor would open up and that could drop through.
"Ms. Lindsay? You okay?"
She looked up. He still held the door wide open.
Danielle nodded and the valet motioned her inside. As she walked through, she heard the door close. She was almost sorry now that she had even agreed to come.
"I don't believe this," Danielle exclaimed as she shook her head. "This is an exact copy of the Palace."
She double checked the address and smiled. Sure enough, it looked exactly like it. A little smaller perhaps and not as old, but it was the same, right down to the last tall turret and swinging bridge.
The name was the same and called "the Winter Palace."
She was surprised that she had never seen it before, being t he center of the city like this.
But it didn't really matter now, did it?
What did matter was to get in and out of there as quickly as possible without being noticed.
She opened the door and slipped inside, hoping that no one would recognize her.
"Can I help you?" a voice called behind her. She turned quickly and saw the coat check girl sitting inside a small booth.
"Maybe you can. I'm looking for someone. His name is Henry Duval." Her eyes lit up. "Is your name Nicole Lindsay?"
Danielle nodded her head. "Yes, it is. How did you know that."
"Well," she said, 'he's just down there at the end of the hallway." She smiled. "We were told to expect you. He said that you would be coming, but he wasn't sure of the time."
Danielle smiled. "I guess I wasn't sure myself. Just been really busy."
Her eyes narrowed as she looked at her. "You remind me of someone, I just can't place it right now. "
Danielle smiled. "You say he's right down there?" she said, pointing down the hallway.
The girl nodded her head. "Yeah, just keep walking. You'll see him." She studied her face a little more. "Did anyone ever tell you that you look just like.."
This time though she hadn't heard. She had finally reached the end of the hallway.
Danielle looked around. She had walked into the main lobby where she saw four rooms, each one looking the same. None of the doors were open and she wasn't sure which room she should be going into.
"Nicole?"
She turned around and smiled.
"Henry?" she asked.
The valet shook his head. "Just in there. Ms. Lindsey. He's been expecting you. We were told to watch out for you. Right this way."
Danielle nodded and followed him as he opened the door for her. As she turned to thank him, she had noticed that a small crowd had gathered behind them, all pointing and whispering. It was the first time in her life that she just felt so uncomfortable that she wished the floor would open up and that could drop through.
"Ms. Lindsay? You okay?"
She looked up. He still held the door wide open.
Danielle nodded and the valet motioned her inside. As she walked through, she heard the door close. She was almost sorry now that she had even agreed to come.