7 years ago

So I had gotten everything set; My props accessories and crew. My crew were like my second family in this very crazy life. 

They comprised of;

Bree (My best friend).

Thomas (son of our head butler).

Bethany (Twin sister of Andrew, but I liked to think of her as the sister I never had AKA the sister I was supposed to have but pushed out of the gateway of earth by said bratty brother).

Last but not least Andrew, my childhood friend. I know that I'm still in my childhood but I knew him since I could crawl and I know it's stupid but I always thought of him as the perfect guy despite my age (I even had a crush on him). He could get away with literally anything and that's why he's Fox (Yes, we have code names and everything) and from his code-name, you wouldn't even need to know what his ability was because you could already deduce it.

Bree's code-name is Owl. I mean, she's so smart for her age, but then with an IQ of 200, who wouldn't? She helped plan our heists and missions.

Thomas' our Hummingbird, meaning he's our eye in the sky or rather just everywhere and he has favours all around the mansion so he's pretty resourceful.

Bethany's our Peacock, meaning she distracts and makes diversions for our crew and me.

I was the mastermind, Cat.

We were all set for the mission. We met up in my "sitting room" (I was already 13 and acting mature so Dad spent a lot of time on it, I really like the decor and everything about it so I accepted it and made it was our HQ. I mean literally, we etched the letters using a fork) to discuss our plan

Bethany was to be in place beside the stage until Thomas gave her the signal to make her "debut" distracting everyone including the duke, then Andrew would swipe the "goods" from him just in case the duke spotted him, he could get away with it like he always did, and Bree will be watching, spotting for any mistakes to devise a plan B in case anything went wrong.

Nothing could stop us now. Everything was going according to plan. We were going to win this thing and Duke what's his name again, would lose.

We all got to our positions in the ballroom. Thomas gave Bethany the signal and she made her debut by singing "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele.

Dang! She can sing because everyone was taking pictures and fawning over her. Everyone... except the duke. He stood a respectable distance but kept touching his pocket so Andrew couldn't swipe it. Thomas winked at the conductor of the orchestra behind Bethany and they started playing in sync. This time, the duke couldn't resist. He took out his camera from his other pocket and started filming her performance, giving Andrew the opportunity to take it. 

I don't know where Thomas gets his favours from but I'm glad they came in handy when we needed them most. 

Still distracted by Bethany and her performance, I decided to make our plan more secure. I got a box identical to the one Andrew swiped and discretely put it in the duke's pocket. At-least it could buy us more time if he found out.

Now we met at HQ to see the contents of the box. This whole thing began with the suspicions I had about him. He looked very suspicious always swatting people who wanted to give him a hug because they would touch his pocket. 

Also, items were always reported missing at different duchies and houses, they are all places that the duke visited at least one day before the complaints came rolling in but the police didn't notice that, so I had to take the law into my hands because I couldn't bear to see the injustice done to these people especially Mrs. Watson's complaint of her missing sapphire earrings that people thought because of her age, she just forgot it somewhere, I couldn't stand by after everything Mrs. Watson has done for me.

And thanks to one of Thomas' sources for a crucial piece of information, the Duke was seen with sapphires poking out of his pocket so I knew I had to investigate. Poor Mrs Watson, widow and dowager countess of the estate of Carrington, was deeply affected, I couldn't stand by. 

Bree cracked the pass-code on the box (Dang! With an IQ higher than Zuckerburg, this girl could go places) and as we suspected, the earrings as well as other pieces of jewellery were found. I knew that person of a Duke was a two-faced liar but stealing from old people, now that's just cruel.

"Ah! You meddling kids, bring my box back!" The Duke screamed as he barged into the room

"Everyone retreat" I said as I opened the hatch on the top-floor, allowing everyone to escape. Everyone... but me.

"Bring my box back before things get messy"

Okay, this guy was a new level of psycho as he was holding a letter opener.

"Surely you won't kill a ten-year-old, would you?"

"I will as long as it gets me what I want" He said swinging it over my head. I dodged and saw that thing where my head was.

"Well, you can't get me"

I pressed a button on one of the drawers and thick sheets of metal were coming down on all forms of exits. I guess money can save lives.

I quickly jumped out a window and landed on the balcony where down below leads to the churning waters where your death would await you if you jumped, and my friends were on the beach beside it.

I suddenly saw the duke on the balcony with me, blood dripping from his... at least where his fingers supposed to be. Then I saw the metal sheets still firm as ever, blocking the window where I jumped out from and... a finger I think.

"Time's up girlie, give me the box"

"N... no wa...way", I said still clutching the box tightly in my white-knuckled grip.

"Give me now!"

"No way" I said with a determined look "You know what? If you want it so bad, come and get it" I said standing on the balcony edge looking as if I was about to fall.

"No, don't do that"

"Now, back away slowly"

He obediently backed up.

"Good, now I'm going to give you the box"

"Then do it already" He said, taking a step closer slightly agitated

"Hey! I said, no moving"

But he took two more steps forward.

"You... you're not abid... abiding by the ru... rules"

"Just give me the book"

I then jumped off the balcony with the box still in my hands but not before enabling the security protocol lever by the edge of the balcony. I pulled it and very thick sheets of metal came down in an instant surrounding him.

I was about to die and I hadn't even accomplished anything in my life but at-least people will be safer.

With the box still in my white-knuckled grip, I closed my eyes and felt the water creeping up my back.

The last thing I heard were my friends calling my name before I sank in the churning water.

A few seconds later, I felt a pair of arms around my waist pulling me up and I was pulled unto dry ground. I coughed for a while and opened my eyes expecting to see Andrew or Thomas but I saw an unfamiliar face and the only thing I could use to distinguish him from the rest were his hazel-coloured eyes before I slumped unconscious.