Chapter Four

As the girls came in, some of the volunteers were there, already preparing. Marie walked over and thanked them for coming early, then began telling the arriving volunteers what to do. Elli walked over to the kitchens with Camille to check on the food.

-Marie's POV-

I'm actually surprised some volunteers were already here. They were supposed to arrive 30 minutes after we did…..I guess it's no big deal. It's just kind of weird; especially since they are all guys…..Should I have hired girls? There were those girls from that clique….but they looked pretty mean.

What am I worrying about? I should be grateful these guys are here to help.

-AJ's POV-

I wonder if it was smart of me to get dressed at this hour. We still had two hours until the guests were supposed to arrive, and here I am pushing tables and carts with a dress and flats.

I groaned as I attempted to push a really heavy table. I looked around for help, finding none I tried to push the table again. It moved an inch, then hit another table. I give up.

I pressed the button on my head set, it turned on the mic.

"Hey guys. I need help with these tables. Send someone or find Tiny please." I listened for someone to respond.

"I sent one of my helpers, and we can't find Tiny….." Camille said after a couple minutes.

I sat on the table and waited for help.

-Sarah's POV-

I set up our instruments and stands on the mini stage in the ballroom. I could see Marie running around with a few boys behind her, some were carrying things, and others were not. They seemed pretty exhausted. I laughed as I looked over to my helpers.

Two of them were putting our music on the stands, and another one was hooking up the amp for AJ's violin. My part is going smoothly.

Then I heard a crash.

-Elli's POV-

I was walking around, telling people where I wanted decorations. Things were going smoothly, I only had one message, and that was just AJ asking for help.

I looked around to see if anything else needed fixing. My helpers were by the door talking. They were very nice, and I already finished everything on my list. I wonder what everybody else was doing…

-Nobody's POV-

Marie and Sarah were running towards the crash. They were both sprinting in a hallway when they heard a door slam. Sarah turned her head to see the door the door they entered through, was closed. Did they close it? Sarah turned back around.

Where did Marie go?

-switch character-

Camille was calmly sitting on the kitchen counter, watching her helpers and chefs cook. It smelled really good in here, and it was very warm. Camille smiled as she checked off another dish on her list. Things were going nicely. She decided to check on her friends. She pressed the button.

"Hey guys! I just wanted to update you guys, I only have six more dishes and then I'd done. What have you guys done?" she waited a few moments until Elli answered.

"Hey Camille, I finished my work. My helpers and I are sitting on the stage. Which reminds me, have you seen Sarah? I looked over the music, it's not finished yet. Also, were Is AJ and Tiny? There are barely any-" She was cut off. Camille looked at her headset.

Eh. She thought. Camille jumped off the couch and peeked open the kitchen door. She couldn't see much (from the angle she was in) but she could see Elli on the floor, scrambling towards the Kitchen door. Camille sprinted towards her, grabbed her arms, and dragged her into the kitchen. The last thing she saw was one of Elli's helpers fall to the ground.

Once they were inside, Camille yelled for her helpers to barricade the door and any other openings. Once they were done with that, they stood at them, protecting them.