A hole in the wall

"Nessa",Amber gushed in surprise. She didn't expect to see the girl again.

Nessa squealed happily and rushed forward to hug her. However, before she got close, Wendy stepped in front of Amber, blocking Nessa from coming closer.

"I'm sorry, who are you?",Wendy asked coldly. Her sharp grey eyes watched Nessa like a hawk.

"Um, Wendy it's okay",Amber placed her hand on Wendy's arms. Again she was shocked at the coldness of the woman's body.

"You know them?",Wendy asked, eyeing the trio suspiciously.

"I do",Amber nodded. "Just give me a minute to talk with them"

Wendy finally stepped away, but her eyes remained on the girl.

Nessa pulled Amber close for a hug, sticking out her tongue at Wendy. When she pulled back, there was a pleased smile on her face.

"Girl, you had me worried that night",Nessa began. "After you left with Derrick, I couldn't find you. Derrick said you left him for another man..."

Amber's head snapped up and she glared at Derrick. The bastard had the guts to smile at her after he lied about her following another man. He was the one that tried to get in-between her legs.

"...told us that Master Draco Birmingham was at that Club. Gosh, I wish I had seen him. I would love to get the chance to see him again, but we aren't allowed in that club again",Nessa finished her endless ramble. "Oh, forgive my rambling. How are you? You should come with us to hang around. It would be fun. Where do you live?"

Amber couldn't say a single word when Nessa kept blabbing without a sign of stopping. She couldn't tell Nessa that Derrick was the reason why they weren't allowed into the club again.

Suddenly Wendy placed her cold hand on hers. "We should leave now Amber"

Nessa grabbed Amber's other hand and tugged her slightly. "Watch it old woman. You have no right to try and take Amber away"

Amber suddenly felt self-conscious. The customers around them were already gathering and eavesdropping on their conversation, especially when Nessa raised her voice higher.

"Nessa please stop",Amber whispered.

"No",Nessa continued. "Who does she think she is? Trying to boss you around"

"If you knew who I was, you would be dead", Wendy said coldly.

Nessa was unfazed with the woman's warning. "Excuse me?",she snapped angrily.

"Are you threatening my girlfriend?",Jade chimed in and pushed Wendy's shoulder backwards.

"Lay a hand on me again",Wendy challenged. While a heated argument began, none of them saw the tips of Wendy's fangs slowly emerge. Her grey eyes flickered once.

Amber stood back, staring at her in horror. What was happening? First she had seen this same appearance on Draco. Now Wendy? What was with the flickering of their eyes? Who were these people?

"Come on Amber",Nessa said and gripped Amber's hand. "You're coming with us. Let's see what she's going to do about it"

"No... please stop...",Amber pleaded, trying to withdraw her hand from Nessa's tight grip. A crowd had gathered around them and some were recording the scene on their phones. Soon the security personnel would arrive.

Just as she was about to snap at Nessa, a deep voice interrupted.

"What's going on here?",Arty demanded and ripped Nessa's hand away from Amber.

The trio that had caused the argument stepped back, totally intimidated by Arty's muscular build and fearsome look.

"Arty it's nothing",Amber said quickly, not wanting the issue to escalate.

"Amber you know him?",Nessa asked in shock. "Is this the man you ran off with that night at the club?"

Amber felt her ears and her face turned red in embarrassment. Her eyes darted around, noticing the sneers she got from the people who heard Nessa's words. She felt like dying.

The manager of the mall was seen running down to where the commotion was, with two security men behind him.

"Arty let's just go",Amber pleaded. She had enough embarrassment for one day.

"Sir Arty",the manager greeted and bowed respectfully. "Is everything alright here? What's with the commotion?"

Amber stared at the handsome manager. It seemed he knew who Draco was, since he greeted Arty with respect. His eyes lowered to hers and she quickly averted her eyes.

"Nothing to see here Caleb",Arty said, much to the relief of Amber. "We were just leaving"

"Mrs Birmingham, please come with me",Arty said and turned to leave with Amber and Wendy beside him.

But Nessa heard his words clearly and her eyes widened, nearly popping out of her head.

"Mrs Birmingham?",she reiterated in a loud voice. "Amber, are you married to Master Draco Birmingham?"

Her voice echoed round the mall and everyone turned their heads to the group of people. There was a collective gasp as all eyes fell on Amber. Even the manager took a step back in shock, eyes locked on the young girl in front of him.

The question hung in the air. Was she really the wife to one of the wealthiest bachelor in Rockville City?

Everyone seemed to think the same question within them.

Then they descended on Amber, dragging her around to have a better look at her face. Some pushed their phones closer, wanting to catch a picture of the girl that was supposedly married to Draco Birmingham.

Arty ground his teeth in annoyance as he glared at Nessa and the two boys beside her. He took note of their faces, commiting it to memory before he turned away and tugged Amber out of the crowd surrounding her.

"Wendy! Let's go",he ordered and Wendy quickly hurried after him, pulling their boxed goods with her.

Amber hurried along with Arty as they walked towards the Mercedes Benz. She glanced behind her and saw Nessa standing with Jade and Derrick, staring at her as Arty ushered her into the car.

The car backed out of the parking lot and zoomed out of the mall.

...

When Amber got home, she was exhausted. It was past noon already and there was no sign of Draco.

She collapsed on the large bed with a tired sigh, while Wendy placed the large boxes at a corner of the room.

"I will bring you some lunch soon",she said softly and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind her.

Amber ignored her, thinking back to the way her expression turned deadly at the mall a few minutes ago, and the way her grey eyes flickered to black. The entire thing was making her go crazy with suspicion.

Suddenly feeling thirsty, she pushed away from the bed and was about to walk out when she heard a thud.

She whirled around, listening intently. It came again. Thud! And from the direction where she first heard the rattling of chains.

Becoming suspicious, she walked up to the wall and pressed her ears against it. There was silence for a while. And then...

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Amber gasped.

It wasn't her imagination this time, like she thought it was earlier. Something was definitely beyond this wall.

Moving along the wall, she traced her fingers along it until she got to the side where the closet was. There was no secret opening to indicate that there was actually something behind the room. Maybe her mind was just playing tricks on her again.

She knocked on the wall twice, and a surprised gasp left her lips when a tiny section of the wall shifted and a small black hole appeared.

Amber took a jerky step back, staring at the black hole, the size of a tennis ball. The interior of the hole was pitch black and even when she pointed a torch light into it, she saw nothing.

Putting her hand into the hole, she felt nothing. Just hot air and a kind of dampness.

That hole led to something, and she was sure of it now. She went on her knees and pressed her ear against the hole, listening for the slightest sound.

Suddenly a woman's painful scream echoed through and Amber jerked away from the wall. She skidded backwards until she felt her back hit the bed.

That scream, she thought terrifyingly. That scream sounded like someone was being tortured.

She pressed her shaky hands against her lips to stop them from trembling. Taking deep breaths, she tried to calm her nerves.

Something strange was going on in the house, along with the people staying in it.

And she was going to find out.

She crawled back to the wall and was about to place her ear on it again when a deep voice spoke out from behind her, startling her.

"What are you doing there?",Draco asked. The moment his eyes fell on the black hole, his expression darkened.