Alicia's pov
After I entered the bathroom, the two ladies waited for me in silence and I could feel their presence.
What am I going to do?. I was right in front of the bathroom mirror, my head was gradually getting painful.
I looked around the bathroom trying to spot a window. It was there in the south but it was small like it was meant for prisoners.
Finally as I walked closer to the window, I could hear the sound that seemed like it was a car passing. My heart was hopeful at that, I knew I was closer to the exit.
But those ladies were standing firmly on the door, how am I going to run away from them?.
"Hey!Why is it taking so long?"The lady noked on the door.
"I'm almost done!", I shouted.
I took the dress that I chose and wore it. I opened the door, but my mind was blank, I didn't know how to get away from these two ladies.
But then, I couldn't allow them to take me to that man again. Suddenly I saw a pot of flowers and roses. It looked fancy but strong and made of steel.
"Can I have a flower please.., you know I love the fragrance of flowers", I didn't hesitate to take the flower pot in my hands.
The two ladies besides me stood and looked shocked at my words. They looked at each other.
I took the opportunity and hit the lady on the left with a flower pot. I used all my strength and she fell down.
The other lady didn't wait for a second to attack me, before she could reach closer I hit her on her head.
She didn't pass out but fell on the ground dizzly. I had no time to watch her suffer the pain or stand up.
I ran back to where I spotted the exit. "Yeah I found it",. Before I could take a step and walk outside, I saw too guards.
They were heavily guarding the place. I hid on a corner looking for an opportunity to run out. My eyes looked at the gate that was closed.
Oh my God, where will I find the keys? Or should I jump off the fence?, I was puzzled.
"Hey Bruno, watch for me I will be back soon", one guard spoke.
"Where are you going?", The second guy asked.
"To the restroom", he turned and began to walk in my direction.
I had to hide behind a statue that was on the exit. The guy passed by me without noticing me.
Finally there was only one guy remaining. I started watching him carefully. I was afraid the two ladies would find me or report to their boss.
Suddenly the guy remaining took his phone out of his pocket and glued it to his ear. He turned behind and I could only see his back.
I saw the key hanging on a key holder behind his trousers. I had to get the key from him.
The key slipped off the key holder and the guy was still on the phone call. He looked like he had received bad news.
I took the key that fell down and opened the door silently. Before I could fully run out, I saw the guard that went to the restroom.
He saw me and shouted "hey!"The guy on the phone got startled and dropped his phone down.
I ran as fast as I could but it was really dark and scarcely. I finally lost them. There were no traces of any car that could offer me a ride but at least I was free from those thugs.
The pain in my heard became unbearable and I started seeing everything blurry. What's happening to me?.
Suddenly I started seeing a faint light coming towards me. It finally approached me, and I started crying for help.
"Help me!"Then I saw a man come out from the car, everything was blurry but I managed to see his face.
His hair was curly and he had brown eyes. "Please help me!'' I cried again, walking straight in his arms.
I saw he had someone who was standing behind him. He was saying something that I couldn't hear. Everything became dark and I passed out.
The next time I regained consciousness, I was laying down on a bed. Did that man find me again?I looked around and it seemed like I was in a hospital.
Then I heard a door trying to open, I had no choice but to pretend that I was still unconscious. I could hear footsteps heading to me.
"She's not awake yet?", Suddenly a voice spoke.
"Not yet doctor", the second voice spoke and I could distinguish their voices.
"Make sure she doesn't go anywhere when she wakes up!"The man's voice said. My heart was scared. Could they be the old man's accomplices?.
Suddenly I heard the door open again and they left the room. I had to run away from there. I stood from the bed and hid in the bathroom.
The door opened again, I saw a nurse looking surprised when seeing that I was no longer there.
She decided to check the bathroom where I was. I hid behind the curtain that was close to the door.
She didn't think to check there and left, running out of the room. I walked away from the bathroom. I found myself on the hospital passage that was long.
I had to find the exit. When I finally found the exit, I saw three guys standing by the way. It was the guy who served me and his companion together with the doctor.
The nurse was shouting, "doctor! doctor!"Then I hid in a corner. I couldn't hear what the nurse said next Because she lowered her voice.
The next thing I saw was the doctor, the nurse and the two guys who served me running into the room where I was.
The exit was finally cleared. I ran outside without being noticed. It became colder and darker than before.
But the place was familiar. It turned out that I only had to walk to reach home. I walked home in less than ten minutes.
When I reached home, I saw that the door was closed, but the lights inside were still on. Could it be that mom was still waiting for me?.
I knocked on the door, then I heard Tristan's voice ask,"who is there?".
"It's me Alicia!"He didn't hesitate to open the door.
"Alicia, where have you been?" I was welcomed by a warm hug from mom.
"Thanks Tristan for taking care of mom".
Tristan was my adored neighbor and was like a brother to me. He watched over mom whenever I worked overtime.
Mom couldn't stop sobbing, she hadn't fully recovered from the trauma of losing dad. "I thought I lost you too", she cried, hugging me titly.
"Mom I'm okay, just had to work overtime", I said, rubbing off the tears from her eyes.
"What's up with you, why are you wearing this dress?"Mom's face became serious.
I forgot that I was Wearing the short dress that the old man gave me. I had to lie to her again.
"Mom, my dress got torn by mistake when I was saving the food". I lied to mom again.
"This is one of Katie's dresses she lendere me", finally she looked convinced. I sighed with relief.
"I will be going now", said Tristan.
"Alright, thanks again!"He left to his house that was almost attached to ours.
Mom and I went to bed and I easily fell asleep from exhaustion.
....
"Alicia! Alicia!Wake up, it's already 9am. Ain't you going to work today?", Mom's voice woke me up.
I can't believe I overslept like that. As I was trying to step down from the bed, my phone bipped, it was my boss Gino. He sent a text saying I should be at work in 30 minutes.
I couldn't continue that risky job anymore, so I quited. "Am sorry sir, can't continue working with you anymore", I texted him.