Chapter 4: Vacation to Disaster?

Daniell’s POV:

I didn’t notice that I already fell asleep while staring at the ceiling. I just woke up when I felt I had no one next to me. I opened my eyes and faced the side where Cyrille was lying. She is no longer beside me. Where is that woman?

“Oh, you're awake. Let's have lunch.” I turned to where the bathroom was. Cyrille just got out of there. She is now wearing a pink summer dress. I took her camera on the table next to our bed and took a picture of her.

"I will be your photographer for today." I said while smiling and looked at the picture of her that I took.

"Yeah sure. Fine." She answered with a laugh. I got up from the bed and wore the camera around my neck.

"Let's go." I said and walked to the door first.

"You’re going out like that? Like, you’re not going to change?" She asked and pointed to what I was wearing. I was wearing ripped jeans and a white cropped-top off the shoulder.

“Yeah. Why?” I asked her. She just shook her head and wrapped her arm around mine. She pulled me towards the door and went out.

"I'm excited." She whispered while smiling. I looked at her before shaking my head.

"Yes. It wasn’t that obvious. I’m surprised you’re excited.” I said and laughed softly.

"Heh, don't ruin the trip there. Just go with it." She said and jokingly slapped me.

While walking towards the elevator, Cyrille and I accidentally bumped into someone. Their things fell and scattered on the ground.

"I'm sorry!" We immediately apologized and helped the two men pick up what they were carrying.

“Oh no it’s fine. Sorry.” Said a man in a white polo shirt.

“We weren’t looking. It’s our bad.” The guy wearing blue long sleeves said.

When the guy raised his head, we looked into each other's eyes.

As soon as our eyes made contact, my heart thumped. It was beating so hard that any moment now it could go out of my chest. What he did next sent butterflies in my stomach. It made my organs curl and have a party inside my body.

He smiled at me.

He looks like a toothpaste endorser with his perfect smile. I looked at his face. He has a sharp nose, perfect jawline and a pink, thin kissable lips. In short, for me he’s perfect!

“Thanks, Ms. We’re sorry again.” He said and left with the man.

"Hey, Dani let’s go." I came back to reality when Cyrille tapped me on the shoulder. I held my chest because my heart was still beating non-stop. I could feel it’s beating so fast.

“Bes…” I called Cyrille.

"Oh?" She asked in confusion.

"Cupid has already targeted me." Not on my own I blurted out. Cyrille looked at the man who just left before poking me in the side and started teasing me.

"Ayieee he’s your type? Tell me, he’s your type, right?" She teased me. I looked at her and suddenly turned away.

“Heh. Let's go.” I said and walked to the elevator first.

"What is it? Is he your type? Ayie.” She doesn’t really stop nagging me about it. We were the only two inside, so she was like that. She just kept poking my side and teased me.

We stopped on the 6th floor. The elevator opened, but no one was there so Cy just pushed the button to close it again. But before it finally closed, a hand stopped it. The woman in pure black entered. As in black shirt, black skirt, black socks, black shoes. Cy and I just kept quiet.

We were surprised as the elevator went down continuously. Don’t elevators stop every floor? Ours is not. It continued down the floor relentlessly.

“Beware of who you’ll trust. Beware of who you’ll tell your secrets.” We both looked at the woman in black when she spoke.

"Daniell Jane Cruz." My eyes widened when she mentioned my full name.

"Cyrille Bertiz." Cyrille and I looked at each other.

"H-how did you know our name?" Cyrille asked tremblingly.

The woman did not answer. We also couldn’t see her face because it was covered.

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.”

My hand kept shaking. That song

It suddenly laughed horribly. Laughter filled and echoed inside the quiet elevator. I almost tore my throat because of my loud scream. I closed my eyes as well.

“Daniell! Daniell, what's going on?!” I opened my eyes and immediately went up from lying to the bed. I’m sweating and my heart kept thumping.

Dream… just a dream…

“Water. Quick.” I heard Celine said. It was as if water had been poured on me because I was so wet. I was also chasing my breath as if I ran miles away. My heart was beating incessantly.

"W-what happened?" I asked breathlessly. Rein first handed me a bottled water. I picked it up and hurriedly opened it. I drank it continuously, not minding the water spilling to my top.

“You’re shouting. I don’t know what to do so I called them here.” Said Cyrille.

"Was it a nightmare?" Katherine asked.

I nodded and wiped my face.

"Let's just do room service first." Said Celine. Katherine nodded and approached the phone. I leaned on the headboard of the bed and hugged my two knees.

"What is it?" Cyrille asked worriedly.

"I-I woke up, then Cyrille said we’ll go down to eat lunch with you guys." I started telling them. They all listened quietly. Paying their whole attention to what I’m saying.

"Then when we got on the elevator, we met a woman in black. She spoke and then she knew Cyrille and I's full name. Then—" I was about to continue by accidentally looking at Cyrille's camera. My eyes widened when I saw the photo there of Cyrille in a pink summer dress. The very dress I saw in my dream.

I covered my mouth and couldn't help but shiver.

"Hey hey why?!" Rein asked confused.

"W-when was that picture taken? " I asked and pointed at the camera. Cyrille picked it up and looked at it.

"Earlier."

I couldn’t stop myself and shivered. My whole body is shaking and the tears that I had been holding back were falling. If so, it's not impossible…

“You fanted earlier when we were just entering the elevator. Good thing we got back here to the room. You’e quiet, but then you started shouting that made me panic.” Cyrille explained it to me.

“Daniell…"

"Daniell come here…"

Gradually my vision faded. Slowly I also had difficulty breathing. It was as if something had blocked my throat and airway.

"I-I can't breathe…" I said with difficulty. They are even more panicked. I saw Ashley and Rein come out.

"Calm down Dani!" Panicking, Katherine said. I was caught in my chest.

Please… air… I need air…

“Calm down! Inhale! Exhale! Celine, call a doctor now!” Katherine's orders. I imitate her to inhale exhale but lacking. I…need…wind…

"Daniell…"

“Stop! Please!” I shouted breathlessly.

“What? What are you saying? Dani, please calm down! Don’t hold your breath!” Said Cyrille.

W-what? Me? Holding my breath? No!

I felt myself and only then did I realize that I was holding my breath. I tried to inhale but…

“NO! DANIELL!”

“YOU’RE MINE!”

It was as if I was the only one hearing that scream. Because they just keep on doing what they are doing.

“Breathe Dani! Breathe!”

I can’t heart them clearly. I can’t see clearly. All I could hear is a ringing in my ear. And muffled voices. I can only see a blur.

The last thing I heard is the door opening harshly and someone lifted me off the bed.

---

"AHH!" I get up and turn around. I scanned the whole room.

I'm still in the room… The things are still the same… wait,

Where is Cyrille?

"Hey Dani." I looked at the bathroom. My eyes widened in horror.

She’s wearing a pink summer dress. She’s wiping her hair.

“Let's go downstairs, the others are already there. Let's have lunch. I was about to wake you up but, yeah.” She says. She combed her hair for a moment and smiled at me. I took a deep breath and calmed myself.

I smiled at her and got up from the bed.

" You’re going out like that? Like, you’re not going to change?" She asked and pointed to what I was wearing.

Those are her exact words…

I managed to smile despite the trembling of my hand.

“Yep. It’s more comfortable.” I said. She nodded and held my hand. She pulled me out of the room and towards the elevator.

"I'm excited." She said and held my hand tightly. I think she’s holding herself from screaming.

That too…

“Oh really? I didn’t know because it wasn’t that obvious.” I said. She laughed and pushed me jokingly.

We then bumped into someone.

Wait, I remember this…

“I’m so sorry! Are you two okay?” I looked at the guy we got bumped into.

The guy with the white polo shirt.

"Y-yeah w-we're fine." I said and stood up. Then I helped Cyrille.

“Here. We’re so sorry.” The guy with a blue long sleeve said and handed me my bag. I took it and smiled at him.

"Thanks." I said. He also smiled at m before leaving.

Oh my. That dream felt real. But this is so much real. I could really feel my heart thumping!

"Hey let's go." Cyrille said and pulled me towards the elevator. When we entered, my eyes widened when I saw the lady in black inside the elevator.

No!