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"I'm sorry, but would it trouble you to give me just a few minutes alone with Rose?" Abe was attempting to have a meeting with me to discuss my options and was seriously turning on the schmooze factor! "Please" he gave the head guardian on duty- Michelle – a flirty smile. She blushed. Not many women could resist Abe's charm when he turned it on, my mother had proved that.
"Sure" she smiled but then seemed to remember herself "but not for too long… I'll be back in about twenty minutes and remember that there are security cameras on you at all times"
"sure thing" he grinned at her from ear to ear. She turned and walked off and Abe stopped the façade. Maybe he was a better actor than even I knew!
"Okay, have you figured anything out because, seriously Rose I'm just about at the end of my tether… are you sure that nobody saw you and… Adrian that night" He still wasn't too happy about the fact that Adrian and I had spent a night together, even though we hadn't really done anything. Abe didn't want to hear it though.
"Yeah I'm sure… dad" It still felt so weird to call him that, but he insisted. "Besides I think I may have come up with a plan. It is going to take a lot of precision and it will probably rely on luck… A lot, so, are you up for it?"
"Do you even have to ask?" he grinned. I leaned into his ear and proceeded to tell him my plan…
1 Week Later.
I woke early, the stress of what I was about to do was getting to me; luckily everyone thought that it was the fast approaching trial I was stressed about. Little did they know that I wouldn't be here for the trial, that is, if everything goes to plan.
It was the middle of the night for the Vampire world but outside it was bright as day, or it would have been. I wouldn't know there was no window near me. It was too early yet though, way too many people were on guard, so I just had to wait patiently and bide my time.
They brought me food because I was awake and I was well aware that it could be the last meal I eat for a while or if things go terribly, the last meal I eat… ever. That thought worried me so I preoccupied myself by thinking the plan over and over, willing myself to believe that things would go smoothly. But I wasn't as naïve as I once was, I knew that the possibility of everything going to plan was not a large one and I decided not to dwell on that.
I checked the watch that Abe had supplied me with and sighed. Showtime! I was full of adrenaline as I got off my bed and said, as calmly and sweetly as I could. "Michael, could I please go to the bathroom?" I flashed him a dazzling smile (hey, like father like daughter.)
"sure… I guess that's fine, I'll get Lena to go with you like last time. But you're not going again until tonight!"
"That's fine!" No, I definitely wouldn't be going again today. I chuckled to myself and Lena turned her head towards me to see what the joke was, but I pretended not to notice her.
We got to the toilet that I had gone to before and out of the corner of my eye I could see someone hiding in the shadows, I thought it would be Abe, but they were too tall, and wore a long coat, not Abe's style, I shrugged it off, it was probably one of his workers, hopefully a reliable one because they were crucial to this part of the plan.
I got into the bathroom and locked the door, I one again headed straight to the toilet and just as I did I heard a muffled scream and then a thump, Abe's worker had done their job, Lena was now unconscious so she wouldn't hear the noise I was about to make. I got to the toilet and started belting it for all I was worth. I only had a precious few minutes before someone would either notice I had been gone for a while, that Lena was unconscious or that there was a LOT of noise coming from the bathroom.
The toilet moved a fraction and I increased my efforts ten-fold. I finally managed to hear a crack that was music to my ears and kept going. I knew though that the toilet wasn't going to move in time so I went over to the sink and snapped off the spout, I then quickly started using it against the toilet as well. I started to then put my whole body into it, running from one side of the room to the other. I thanked my guardian training for helping me to recover from any kind of blow quickly.
The stainless steel spout coupled with my kicking finally did it and the toilet came completely of the wall. Through all of the pipes and wires, I could see a faint stream of sunlight and I kept going at the bricks.
I made a hole just big enough to put my hands through and started clawing away at the bricks like a madwomen. Just as I started making progress, I heard the familiar sound of Michael's voice saying "What the hell!"
I finally managed to make the whole big enough to fit through and began to pull myself through. I heard the door get shoved and a grunting sound. Those locks wouldn't hold forever. I climbed out and ran into a sprint over past the court cemetery and the cottages that Mia lived in, over to a secluded corner where Abe had made a hole in the large gate that surrounded the whole court. Once again, I found myself being thankful for Saint Vladimir's and for Dimitri constantly pushing me to go running. I sprinted through and ran until I couldn't run anymore, I kept going and going and going until my sides hurt and I thought I would vomit or pass out if I went any further. By this stage I was sure that they had discovered I was missing but were still puzzled as to how I left the grounds. I was confident that it would take them a while to figure it out, that gave me some time to rest, though I was still to jumpy and my rest was short-lived,
I started jogging again and finally broke free of the forest and bush and found myself standing on the side of a highway in Pennsylvania, with no money, dirty clothes and probably looking like a homicidal maniac – twigs, leaves, dirt and fragments of brick stuck in my hair. I was wearing the same dirty jeans and T-shirt I had worn for three weeks in the prison cell – so I did what I had to and stuck my thumb up to try and hitch a ride.
I continued walking up the highway with my thumb up for about an hour or so, but I would promptly get on my belly in the grass whenever I saw a black four-wheel drive, the normal kind of car the court has. Eventually an old couple stopped and helped me – it reminded me eerily of when I had run away from Dimitri in Russia and the old couple had helped me. Their names were Thomas and Eliza Evans, I asked if they could take me to Seattle and they said yes because they were going through there. After that I just settled into the back seat to wait out the ride…
I got to Seattle and I thanked the Evans'. I felt bad about it, but I asked them for some money. They gave me $100, I thanked them again for their generosity and when I asked them why they were being so nice, they told me that I reminded them of their daughter. It was a compliment, but I was never good with accepting them so I just blushed and said that they should be on their way.
I was staying at a cheap, dirty, $20 a night hotel for the first two days, but then Abe some how managed to get some money to me and I was fine. The first thing I did was get a makeover to disguise myself better. I wanted to dye my hair red like my mum but that would probably get me noticed easier, so I settled for a very dark black. I then went and got a spray tan and a whole new wardrobe.
After that, I spent most of my days much like I did in Russia although this time I was wondering aimlessly, not searching for strigoi or Dimitri. I didn't talk to many people other than cashiers and store clerks; but I suppose that doesn't really count as a conversation.
I was there for about a week and a half when I met Laura. I was at a 7/11 getting some toiletries and snacks and she was behind me in line. I had realized that I'd forgotten something and had to run back and get it. When I got back to the checkout with my half a dozen eggs, she had become quite impatient.
"Come on. What do I have to do to buy a carton of milk! Seriously, were you waiting for the chickens to lay the eggs or something" she was nice looking – long curly black hair, quite short and had a tall slim build - and obviously, from the way she dressed, came from a very rich family. My only response to her impatience was,
"Shut up and wait your turn. Some people have bigger problems than whether they can get the milk home to mummy in time to have their earl grey! Seriously… I was gone for like, a minute!" She was stunned into silence, as was, um… everyone else in the store. The old Rose Hathaway was resurfacing.
I paid and got out of there. Out of the corner of my eye It looked like the same girl from 7/11 was talking to some guy in a coat I thought I heard someone whispering in an angry tone "WHAT?" but I probably imagined it. I started walking down the street back to my hotel when I heard the girl from the store yell "Wait!" from behind me. I turned around to see her running towards me, hands outstretched as if to say sorry.
"What do you want now?" I said tiredly, "come to abuse me more?" The stress of running away and not being able to know what was happening to anyone but Lissa, it was killing me. And in typical Rose Hathaway style, I was taking it out on anyone and everyone.
"Look, I'm sorry I was rude. I didn't mean it and I was uh… Wondering if you wanted to hang out sometime?" she looked at me hopefully.
"So now you think you can just waltz up and ask me this and it's all good! Seriously Get. A. Life." I pronounced each word slowly and clearly so she would get the picture
"okay, okay… I know I was rude, can we just forget it and be friends?" she was pleading now
"So now we're friends!" I was just about to tell her where she could stuff her 'friendship' when I realized that, I could work this to my advantage, she could help me get around the city unnoticed, she seemed to know her way around.
Tired, I sighed "yeah, okay… why not."
We exchanged phone numbers and decided to meet up soon, although I didn't really plan on following it up. As I watched her walk away I realized that she was moroi. I was so tired that I hadn't realized! Man, I really needed some sleep. I hoped that she was the kind of person who wasn't really up to date with what was happening in the vampire world because if she knew about everything with the Queen and I, she would probably turn me in, no matter how much she wanted to be friends. God I hoped she didn't turn me in! Then I remembered my new 'disguise' and calmed down. She probably hadn't recognized me – she didn't seem like the brightest spark. I doubted she would ever put two and two together and realize who I was. I had to give myself some credit, even with a disguise I still had people falling over themselves to be friends with me. I smiled to myself and continued walking home admiring my silky, dead straight black hair.
I stopped… was it just me or did I hear footsteps? I had an eerie sense that someone was watching me, I was just paranoid though… I think.
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PS: if anyone is a bit confused, yes I did change the chapter a bit because I've come up with a whole different plot for my story ! :)