Consequences

Allila sat boredly at the dining table, while the chairman and Mr.Adven conversed about business. Of course Robert would try to shove Ina few opinions here and there to get some attention, to which Caden smirked upon.

"Grand pa, may we leave? I'd like to show Zachery around the house. We've finished dinner ages ago, it may be quite tiresome for Zachery here to sit down all night long." Candice politely asked in a respectful manner. And no, it wasn't only because the Advens were there, but because her grandfather was still mad at her.

"Mr.Adven?" The chairman looked at the middle aged man questionably.

"Why of course. You're the head of the house, if you agree then I agree chairman." Mr.Adven replied with a warm smile.

"He is still our son, they can't tell him what to and what not to do. Only we have that right." Mrs.Adven said in a factual tone.

"Yes, honey. I know." Her husband replied, with a tight smile and worrisome expression. "Please excusey wife."

An awkward laughter erupted around everyone to which it did not lighten the mood.

"Well kids, you all can leave." The chairman ordered.

Candice took Zachery by the arm and pulled out of the dining hall in excitement. Whereas Allila, Carter and Clayton left the hall quietly.

"Allila." Clayton called out hesitantly.

She turned around in response and looked at her brother in surprise. "Have a goodnight." He quickly said before walking off.

Allila was too stunned to reply and just watched his body disappear through the corner of the hall. "That's...strange." She didn't remember conversing with Clayton before, but they'd already been seated together so there must have been some change.

Clayton was the only Cameron who didn't bully Allila, or mistreat her or talk to her. He just ignored her in general. Allila made her way up to the fifth floor, but stop mid way.

She then remembered, that this is where Candice had her tantrum. In a few seconds she'd bust open the bathroom and see her. So Allila quickly turned away and ran down the stairs, she heard the bathroom door slam open and was grateful she had gotten away. But just then she tripped on her foot and fell down the stairwell, bracing herself for the fall, she covered her head with her hands tumbled onto the floor.

"Ahhhh.." Allila groaned out.

A few moments passed by and her dizzy vision faded away. She looked up towards the ceiling and saw her sister Candice, leaning against the rail with a smirk.

"Hnngg." Allila winced in pain when she tried to support herself using her right arm. The area around her shoulder stung painfully and sorely.

"Here." A deep, smoothe voice said from behind. Slender, long, creamy, white fingers reached out to her and offered her help.

Instantly Allila knew who it was and turned head in a different direction.

"I was offering you a hand, I didn't think it'd offend you as much." Those same haunting words that Allila would reply again, and again were no longer funny and stupid but terrifying and horrible at this very moment. She tried not to get caught by Candice and end up going to garden-maybe she should've just got caught, gotten the beating and sit still in bathroom.

"I don't-Ahem, I'm doing just fine. I can help myself thank you." Maybe a different speech would do the trick?

"We all deny what we want as much as what we need. You-"

"Shut up." Allila said, cutting off Zachery.

He stood there wide eyed and dumbfounded. "What?"

"Please u-umm just stop talking." Allila quickly muttered before pushing herself up with her left hand and standing on her two feet.

Candice leaned against the rail in fury. "What is that bitch doing?"She whispered to herself. "Zachery! There you are!"

Zachery couldn't take his eyes off Allila as she stood there, watching her sister calmly walk down the stairs.

"Oh Alli! What are you doing here?" Candice asked sweetly. She knew exactly what happened to Allila but didn't care, she'd much rather have her dead. "Did you two meet by coincidence?"

The question was directed to Allila but she made it seem like it was sent to both. When no one replied Candice just smiled and held Zachery by the arm.

"I came from the bathroom just now, I saw you and my sister chatting down here. It was quite a surprise, she rarely speaks." But all words fell def on Zachery's ears. He only had one question. Who was Allila Cameron?

"Excuse me, I'll be on my way now." Allila muttered, bowing momentarily before walking off.

Zachery snapped out of his trance as his eyes followed her, small figure, though the dress was fairly loose, it didn't hide much of her curvaceous figure.

"So Zachery where did you disappear to after we visited the music room? I thought you were just going to take a call, but you ended up leaving me alone. Hehehe." The man didn't even bother to act sorry as he chuckled along with her. Candice had now noticed that his attention was stolen by Allila, she would teach that little bitch more than a lesson once the Advens leave. She'd teach her life. "Shall we continue the tour?"

"Sure." Zachery replied in a bland tone.

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"Sss." Candice winced in pain, her shoulder was surely dislocated. She wondered what was happening.

Sitting down in the library her mind began running wild. She wasn't sure how to avoid her fate, nor was she sure how to do it. Since the moment she had awoken, Allila was confused on what to do. All her life she'd only done what everyone wanted her to do, now how was she supposed to lead a life on her own? It was scary. Doing something she wanted, it was a risk honestly speaking.

Then suddenly she remembered her thoughts in her last moment. She'd experienced death before but...life was worse than death. It can make you feel like you're dying without dying, it's unpredictable and nothing is final. But with death... everything is final. Except this. This is not final. And Allila wanted to know why? But first she needed to figure out the simpler things...or the more processable issues. Like how to avoid her fate.

There's no sure saying but, Allila assumed that maybe there were consequences for every time she tried to avoid her faith. But wasn't so sure, as when she tried to avoid the scene that Candice would make in the dining hall nothing happened. Or maybe her falling dow the stairs was a consequence for trying to avoid Candice twice. Or was there something she missed? What game was fate playing?

She thought and thought till her head throbbed as much as her shoulder. "I should probably see nanny about this." Allila got up and carefully made her way down to the first floor, where the maids quarters were. She walked down to her nanny's room and knocked on the door.

"Nanny it's me." Allila called out, the door was opened after a few moments with a warm smile greeting her before words could be said.

"Please come in miss Allila." Her nanny said, opening the door wider. "What may I have the pleasure of receiving your visit?"

"Ummm, my arm. I think I must've broken my shoulder blade." She replied coyly.

"Oh good lord!"

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The chairman sat in his study with Mr.&Mrs.Adven. Their faces were serious and stern, even for the ever so bubbly Mr.Adven.

"I'm entrusting my son into your care. And your granddaughter will be entrusted with my care." Mr.Adven said in a factual tone. "But whatever happens between the two is not any of our fault. We raise them but not decide for them. So if this relationship fails or pulls through there are no promises to be made."

"I understand that Mr.Adven. And I can assure you there will be no accountability taken on both sides if anything happens." The chairman replied, he thought it was a fair deal and liked the part about no accountability being taken.

"Then we shall be off now chairman." Mr.Adven announced before getting up with his wife and shaking his hands with the chairman.

Soon the Advens were standing outside with the every Cameron member-except Allila, seeing them off.

"You're always welcome back." The chairman told Mr.Adven as they stepped into their cars.

Candice waved with a cute smile towards Zachery who barely acknowledge her presence and instead nodded in the direction of the chairman. She slowly took back her hand with a grim look and didn't bother to wave anymore.

Once the Advens had driven off everyone walked back inside. That's when Candice noticed Allila wasn't around.

"You, I'm glad Allila isn't here. Otherwise my mood would worsen." She said with a sigh of relief. Everyone began to notice that Allila wasn't there and the chairman felt greatly disappointed.

"Enough girl." The chairman coldly warned. "Send someone to find Robert's child."

Candice smirked and looked at her mother with a hint of mischief, to which her mother caught on earlier.

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Thank you very much for reading. It may not have been long, but I hope it was entertaining.(⁠ ⁠◜⁠‿⁠◝⁠ ⁠)⁠♡

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