Elle POV.
A party! Dancing, and drinks, and a club, something I never been into before the whole place was dark, there was no chairs, just some small tables and seating around it, the bar was in the middle, it was the only place with light in it, I guess so people would know what they are buying, and what they are paying. There was the bartender was doing some tricks, flipping bottles, shaking drinks, showing off his tattoo, I’ll give it to Nikolai, his employee are hot!
We kept walking until we got to set of stairs, we got upstairs, now we can see everyone underneath us, we could see the dance floor with people dancing but the top floor was empty, Nikolai wanted to empty the whole club for us, but Devil talked him into just emptying the VIP floor for us.
I took a sip from my pepsi, while everyone else was drinking alcohol, I stayed with pepsi, safer bet and one that won’t get be yelled at or kicked to daddy’s office, I want to stay in the party, I want to dance and have fun with everyone else. Devil did drag me down to dance, we could see Nikolai standing up on the balcony, watching us while we danced, we did decide to drive him crazy, it wasn’t even my idea.
“It’s my birthday princess, and you’re off the hook tonight, help me drive him crazy” Devil whisper in my ear, I never got encouraged to misbehave.
“Devil” I say when we made it to the dance floor, she was moving, gridding her body against mine, turning my whole body on fire, but that wasn’t the problem.
“Yeah?” she says still moving her body still moving all around me, I saw other people around us, but not too close to us.
“I don’t know how to dance” I whisper to her, I had no idea how to dance, or how to dance.
“You’re good love, just move your body with me” she says moving my body with her, her hand holding mine, moving me with her making me sway with her, I actually started to enjoy this, the feeling of being just with her, I ignored everyone around us enjoying the feeling of dancing. She made me do a full twirl making my dress move around me and my giggle to get louder, things were going well, until Devil’s movement got worse, going down and up against my body.
“You two are just trouble makers” Nikolai says finally joining us in the dancing, he took my place in the middle, dancing along with us, he could dance, he knew how to dance. He held both of us having no problem keeping with my bad movement and Devil’s sexy ones, he moved me when I didn’t know what to do, making me smile. When Devil’s move went a bit too far, he landed a slap on her bum, it just looks like a dance move but it’s actually a warning for her to stop it, I couldn’t help the giggle again, she’s gonna have both of our bums red by the end of the night.
“I’m gonna take a break” I yell over the sound of the music, going to sit down.
“Want me to come with you?” he asks me, I shake my head no, it’s okay, he should stay with Devil, it’s her birthday and she get the right to have some fun.
“Go back to our table, order another pepsi if you want, someone would bring it up to you” he order me, he didn’t have to yell but I could hear him clearly.
“Okay, have fun dancing” I say going back up the stairs, Paul was there with me, Helena, people from our family, I wasn’t alone, but I felt like something bad is going to happen, I had the sudden feeling of not being safe, of being watched. But I knew it wasn’t that, everyone is looking at us, I was dancing with the owner of the club, with Nikolai.
I sat down but the feeling didn’t leave me, I took a sip of my pepsi looking around but there was no one there, I decided to watch them dance, watching them, the one who could always keep me safe, the one I know wouldn’t let me get hurt, I trust them. I stood back on the balcony and watched them dancing, Devil was still strong on the sexy moves, on the gridding, and driving Nikolai crazy, every time he held her closer she’d move back away getting someone else to dance with her, making him go crazy and me to laugh out loud.
I could see everyone, I could see everything, I saw the guy walk in, I saw him holding a bag which is weird, why would someone bring a bag with him inside the club, he went straight to the bar, he doesn’t order anything which is even weirder, the guy was walking away from the bar, he wasn’t heading toward someone, he wasn’t going toward the dancing floor. He went toward the door, why is he leaving, my brain was working overload over this, why is he leaving, why did he leave the bag, the bag was still here!
I wanted to run down and get the bag, something is wrong, I knew something was wrong, Paul saw me running down he held me back asking what’s wrong, I wanted to yell, to call to him that something is wrong, that things are going to end badly, but my tongue it felt all tied up, I couldn’t manage words, not a single word. The music went quiet, or maybe it didn’t but in my ears it was silent, nothing could be heard anymore, nothing but my quick heartbeat, the fear in my stomach, we’re all going to die now, we’re gonna die. I felt cold sweat go down my forehead, down the back of my neck, I felt my whole body shaking now, the club suddenly felt darker than it was when we got in.
“She’s….” I heard someone say but couldn’t tell the words.
“Attack…panic…Elle…” the voice says again but I couldn’t hear the words, I was just dragged out of the club, I wanted to scream, to say something is wrong, that we’re all going to die, but the person dragging me out didn’t stop.
“Elle, look at me, it’s okay, you’re safe Elle” that was Nikolai firm voice, he was standing right in front of me, I could see him, I could touch him, things were going to be okay.
“What scared you love, talk to me, who did this?” Devil asks in a firm voice, I just ruined her birthday, I can’t do this.
“Nothing, I just got, it’s nothing” I say trying to get my breath to even out, this is bad.
“This isn’t bad, Elle, you had a panic attack, but you’re good now baby, you’re safe” Nikolai says holding me close in his arms, finally helping me feel safe.
“I want to go home” I say wanting to leave, I couldn’t stay anymore, although I wanted to be in the party, but I can’t stay here.
“Get the car we’re leaving” Nikolai says, but I didn’t want them to ruin their night, not after everything that Devil went through for me.
“No, don’t leave” I say trying to push them back inside the club, but I can’t move him, he’s like a tree.
“Now Marco” he says, but he’s not listening to me.
“Daddy! Nikolai!” I say calling him again and again until he finally answered me.
“Yes Elle?” he says finally turning back to me.
“Don’t go, stay, Helena and Paul can take me home” I assure him.
“No, Elle” he says, as does Devil.
“I’m not ruining your party, have fun, I’m a bad dancer, I’ll just go home and watch a movie with them” I say hugging Helena and Paul.
“Please!! Please! It’s her birthday! I’m not even big enough to be here” I say doing puppy eyes at him, I was about to say but she kept begging and begging, until I changed my mind and gave her what she wants.
“Fine, take her home, keep her safe” he says ordering Paul and Helena finally letting us leave.