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Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. Settling in the Valentino Mansion was not at all what I had expected it to be. I had no exact idea about what I was to expect at the Valentino family home, but what I was met with far exceeded my every expectations. The warm welcome by the two women of the house, Alvida and Alisia, was more than enough to quell every of my doubts and worries about my stay in their house. The only other thing I worried about was having to meet Alfredo; I had neither laid eyes on him nor spoken to him since that family dinner we had months ago- the one where he had called my original course of study useless, and had basically forced me into starting business school so that I would be a worth daughter and daughter-in-law to both my father and himself respectively. It was safe to say that I was not particularly excited about coming face to face with Alfredo- not after what he had said to me the last time we had met. After visiting her own room and lying on her bed while aimlessly
Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-TWO.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. After the tour with Alisia, I had come to a conclusion that the Valentino Mansion was indeed just as impressive outside as it was inside. This opinion of mine was solidified at the presence of not only Alvida's impressive garden, but also the mini playground that Alisia dragged me along with her to visit. "This is the second most beautiful place in the entire compound." she had said before pulling me with her into the open space which was confined by a small black gate. On our entry into the compound, I realized that it was a children's playground. Although it was like most playgrounds in town as it had the basic things found on any other children playground, it looked unlike any other playground. "This looks like an extension of Alvida's garden." I gushed, looking and admiring the colorful flowers that littered the field and beautified the place. "It sort of used to be her practice grounds." Alisia said, "She first started planting her flowers here
Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-THREE.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. Following Alisia through the back door, I entered the kitchen and was met with an astonishing sight. Unlike a few hours ago when it was just Alisia and I in the room while she was giving me a tour of the big kitchen space, the room was now filled up with several household helps. They scurried in and out of the kitchen, bearing trays of food. A man stood at the kitchen counter, giving orders to the helpers. He was a huge person with broad shoulders and biceps that strained through the material of his chef clothing. I guessed that he must be Etienne, the Valentino family chef that Alisia had always mentioned. "Bon soir, Etienne. How are you doing this afternoon?" Alisia greeted. "Very good, Ma'am Alisia." he replied before barking an order to another help as she scurried out of the room with a tray. "Etienne, we have a special guest amongst us in the house." Alisia said to him, drawing his attention to where we were standing. "Oh really?" he aske
Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FOUR.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. I woke up with a start. My chest heaved, rising and falling rhythmically; my breath came out of my nostrils and lips in breathless huffs; my throat constricted, squeezing and pressing together painfully, and I felt the sweat that coated my forehead and brows. I quickly ran the back of my palm across my forehead and brows, wiping away the cold sweat that covered them in small balls. I had awoken from a dream, I knew that, but what I did not know was what it was about exactly. I knew that it was some sort of nightmare because I felt fear coursing through my veins, causing my heart to beat faster, and the blood in my body to rush, but I could not for the life of me recall what it was I had dreamt about. I heaved a deep sigh before looking around at the unfamiliar cream walls of the room, my brain struggling to process where exactly I was. It took me a few seconds to recall that I was in my assigned room in the Valentinos' mansion. I closed my eyes, squeez
Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-FIVE.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. For the first time, since I started attending the Leonard N.Stern School of Business, two things, that were usually not an occurrence, happened that Monday morning. One, I wasn't behind the wheels of the car driving me to school, and Two, it was dead quiet in the car. Even the sound of the engine, which was usually soothing for me to hear, was blocked out my the closed windows while the only sound in the car was the one produced by the air conditioner vents. This quietness allowed me to think- an action that I wanted to do away with for the moment. Thinking would allow my mind to explore thoughts and happenings that I wanted so badly to avoid as I could not afford for my imaginations to soar towards places that would furthermore instill, in me, the fear of being wanted dead. I sighed, placing my forehead on the closed window glass which had been made cool by the fully blasting air conditioner, and watched in silence as the trees passed by in a blur. It
Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SIX.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. The hustle and bustle of the school cafeteria, though temporarily, served as a source of distraction, for me, from my warring thoughts- situation that I was very grateful for as the ideas that were filtering in my mind were confusing and scary, putting me in a quandary. "We all agreed on having the cheeseburger, fries, and soda for lunch. Are you okay with that?" Melody asked. "Yes, I'm fine with whatever. As long as it fills my stomach and rejuvenates my fatigued spirit." I replied, shrugging my shoulders. "Good! They should be here with the food any minute from now." she said, turning her head to face the fastly growing queue. They? I was sure that Azra had gone to get the food on her own, so who was this second person who made up 'they'? I meant to voice out my thoughts, but I was beaten to it by Madelyn who had on the same confused expression as myself. "I thought Azra went on her own?" she asked Melody, her forehead creasing with a confused frown.
Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-SEVEN.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. My ears rang and my heart beat faster at the uncomfortable topic of conversation that Azra had brought up at the lunch table. I knew that Adrian and I's identity had been kept anonymous by the reporter who had covered the story and that there was no need to worry about our names being brought up while my friends discussed the topic, but I could not help the flurry of panic that had started to grow in my stomach and chest. For some reason, unknown to even myself, I was distressed about the path in which the conversation was sure to take. I wished I could do something, anything, to change their line of interest, but the topic of an elite's penthouse being burnt down was just the type of gist that my friends would like to talk about, and I feared that trying to change the topic would only lead them to be suspicious of me. Therefore, although my utmost desire was that they talk about anything else but the one tragedy that had befallen my family and I- that one
Sweet, Sweet, Nightmare. CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT.
DANIELLE'S P.O.V. Azra and I opted for the later option; we both erupted into a loud laughter that reverberated in the room. We continued to laugh our hearts out until the doctor fixed us with a look of disapproval that caused our laughter to subside into awkward chuckles. "She's a germophobe, you said?" the doctor asked Mason, giving him her undivided attention. "Yes, she is." he replied, nodding his head at the same time. "Did she come in contact with a form if impurity or something unclean? Is that why she fainted?" she asked. "Yes, ma'am." Mason replied. "What kind of dirt or germs did she come in contact with exactly?" the woman asked. Mason looked at Azra and I, his eyes glinting with a question. They seemed to ask, "How in the world do I tell her what actually happened?". Azra seemed to understand the question in his eyes as she answered the doctor's question in place of him. "A piece of a half chewed French fry flew from someone else's mouth into hers." she
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DANIELLE'S P.O.V. I did not know how long I slept for, or how many days had passed by while I was in a state of unconsciousness; all I could remember when I slowly opened my eyes, the heaviness of sleep still lingering in my limbs, was that I had been taken against my will and the culprit of my kidnapping was none other than my former childhood friend and recently reconciled nemesis. As my vision started to clear, I found myself in a dimly lit room; it was not as small as the one I had previously woken up in, but it felt the same to me as I felt the sterile walls closing in on me. Panic coursed through my veins as the memories of the events leading up to my kidnapping flooded my mind. My heart raced and thumped loudly in my chest as the realization of my situation settled in once more. I would give anything to exact as much pain on the culprit of my predicament and source of my pain at that moment. Chase Sinclair! A name that I had once associated with friendship; a name that
