Nora Perspective
I was standing at the railing of the gallery. I hear footsteps behind me, and I knew who it was. Nicholas. We were just going to sleep I wear my sleeping wear which was a royal blue sleeve less slip and a gown which end to my upper thigh. He also came and laid on railing, I glance at him he also wears silk royal blue dress shirt and black trousers. Few minutes we kept in silence. Until we hear a loud noise from the backyard.
"What was the noise." I asked to Nicholas.
"Maybe some thief came." He said, in amusement.
"Really? Then why aren't you going?" I asked terrifying at the idea. He strained his posture and turned over me.
"Are you really serious. Maybe there was a cat or a mouse." He spoke.
"What kind of cat or mouse made these kinds of noises." He just shrugged, I sighed. "Should we look?"
"Oh, come on, Nora, maybe it would be wind or something like that. Why are you so into it?" He said coming close to me.
"I-I was just s-scar-, Nicholas w-what are you d-doing?" I asked when my back hit the railing and his hand locked me from either side, I was forced to stop my breath. "Nicholas?" I tried to call him it just came out as a whisper.
I hear another noise from down. I jumped but he was in his position. Suddenly the sky was pitch black, there were no stars only moon behind the clouds. My breathing rate increased as he came close to me. Infront of me he was standing and behind me was railing. I was trapped.
"Nicholas, there some-, I-" I want to say something, but he put his finger on my lips.
"Look at me Nora." He cut me off and I did. "Forget everything, just think it's only me and you." He said it in almost whisper like someone would listen. It was almost he didn't spoke. I narrowed my eyes and tried to back away, but my hand got slipped from railing, but I caught it again and gripped it tightly. Suddenly there was a storm, my hair was spreading across my face, I can't remove it across from my face because I felt like if I moved a little, I would fall.
He used his hand to remove my hair out of my face. He smiled seeing my face, but I couldn't smile. I didn't know what was happening. I can hear my heartbeat in my ears very loudly as I felt my breathing rate increased but it almost felt like I wasn't breathing. I was on the edge; I didn't know what he wanted. He came closer to, our body touching but I step back. I can't look behind; I was just hypnotizing by his eyes. He smiled, the smile that took my breath away and skip my heart. The smile that made me fall like crazy.
But what he said and did next make my eyes wide and skip all of my heartbeat.
"It is from your stepmother." He whispered with that smile and pushed me. My back slip through the railing as I was a piece of cloth, I tried to catch his collar or extended my hand so he can grab it, but he was just standing there watching me fall with that smile on his face.
Suddenly it felt like the time was stop. His smile, whispering, pushing me of the railing, me trying to grab his hand, him leaning on the railing to see me all with that smile. I just stare at him in horror. At that time was blank what just happen and then there was sharp pain on my head, then back and then my body going limp.
And I was just staring at him who was still smiling at me.