The Ball

Her heels clicked on the tile floor of the large ballroom. Her dress draped down her body showing off all of her curves. The room filled with unknown faces quieted as the Lu family entered. Standing close to but not quite behind Xima was Lei, Lei stood in this spot because she knew eyes would be on her, but didn’t want to attract attention tonight, so she made it seem to Xima that all the eyes were on her. Xima looked proud of herself for all eyes she thought were on her.

Lei stood around with her glass of wine shooing off every male who tried to woo her. Lei stood to the side while Xima socialized trying to draw all the attention to her.

“Lei honey, come here” Lei smirked and walked over to her father “yes father?” She replied “Lei, this is Mr. Hollin, he was one of our business partners a while back, before you came back from abroad.”

Lei smiled the most polite smile she could manage “nice to meet you” she extended her arm to shake his hand, “you too” he smiled back with the most disturbing gaze, slightly disgusted she continued the short conversation with, “have you met my sister Xima? She is very interested in what you do.” Mr. Hollin looked just as interested as he did pleased. “I have not, but I must say if she looks as fine as you, I would be pleased to meet her.”

Lei smirked develishly inside ‘dumb old man, such a bastard’ is what she thought in her head. “Then I shall take you to meet her.” Lei led the way towards Xima, “Xima! Dear sister, I would like you to meet someone, he is a very successful businessman, very rich” saying the last part to where only Xima could hear, and with that, Xima looked very interested.

Lei left them to talk as a waiter came up to her and offered her some more wine as her glass was getting empty. She accepted and began to take a sip, the waiter lingered around keeping Lei in her sight. ‘Stupid Xima, if only you knew how stupid you were to mess with me’ satisfying the waiter Lei took a big sip and pretended to swallow, seeming satisfied, the waiter started walking away, and Lei spit the wine back into the cup.

Lei knew how long it took roofie to settle in the blood stream, so she took advantage of the time she had left. Lei walked towards Xima and ‘accidentally’ bumped into her “oh I’m so sorry sister, let me repay you with a glass of wine, I’ll be right back” Xima excepted the offer and Lei headed towards the table full of wine glasses, she picked one up and put the roofie that she was able to take from Xima and poured it into the wine.

Lei walked back to Xima and handed her the wine glass “here you go sister, I’m sorry for bumping into you” Xima humphed and took the wine glass taking a big sip. As Lei walked away her devilish smile appeared took over her face. Now she only has to wait.

Mr. Hollins approached Lei once again, Lei politely greeted him as he started trying to discuss business with her. Lei answered all his questions and avoided the ones he didn’t need to know. After a few minutes of talking, Lei offered Mr. Hollins wine given from a waiter, he accepted and, her plan started falling into place.

Lei saw Xima leave the room and new it was time, Lei had spiked Mr. Hollins drink with a stronger roofie in order to catch up for the lost time while talking pretending to become dizzy, Lei headed wobbly up the stairs, knowing exactly who was behind her she entered a room staying in the corner of the room near the door, while Mr. Hollins entered Lei swiftly went behind him and left the room. Lei walked down the hall and entered a control room, she watched the camera that she placed in the room carefully waiting for the right time to press the button. The time came and she set a timer for an hour giving her enough time to head back to the ballroom and for those two to sober up.

Lei had made it back to the ballroom and came up to her father and started socializing “Lei, oh how I’ve missed you honey, I haven’t seen you since you came back from your business trip” Lei turned around and before she knew it there was a lady wrapping her arms around Lei’s back. “Hello mother, how are you? I missed you!” Lei said.

Anna Chen, the one and only, Xima’s mother, my step-mother, Anna has played many dirty tricks on Lei when she was a child, and Lei finally found her way out when she got excepted into her dream college at the age of 16. It was prestigious college, not many people knew about it, she didn’t even tell anyone before she left, she just told them she was going to college to get further education and left. Lei recently returned and was finally ready to get revenge on the the sick and horrible things those two people did. Her father would come last, for she wanted him to crumble slowly in the palm of her hand.

55 minutes had passed, during this time Lei had socialized with her step-mother and father, as well as all the important business people her father had introduced to her. Xima, came back around 15 minutes ago and answered all the questions of why she disappeared, of course they believed that she didn’t feel good. it had been a long hour, but it was time now.

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A screen in the ballroom extended from the ceiling and the screen loaded, a video played of Xima and Mr. Hollins. Shamelessly doing what no humane person should do at a high class party. It was show time...

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