But as time passed and more people arrived, Sebastian found himself checking his watch more frequently.
These
he had felt at first began to vanish, replaced with a gnawing sense of unrest. He took a long beeath, attempting to calm the tense energy within, the lights from the chandelier. above appeared stronges, almost overwhelming, eating a dincing patterns in the floor. He turned away from them, anxious to find Madeline.
At first, he attempted to reassure himself. It was still early in the night, and Madeline enjoyed making an entrance. But as the hall filled and rumors spread among the purus, Sebastian wouldn’t ignore the uncomfortable churning in hiμL
He checked his watch again and grumbled barely audible above the thing, mun
marmmar of voices. Without further hesitation, he began weaving through the crowd, his gare darting from face to face as he approached each person with a query that rapidly became more frantic,
“Excuse me, have you seen Madeline?”
People shook their heads one by one
guests became aware of his rising evousness, they responded with polite smiles, sympathetic glances, and even a few embarrassing bangles. Despite their best efforts confort him, nobody had seen her.
Hemished over to a group of Madeline’s acquaintances i
nces near the entrance, his heart hammering,
“Excuse” he said barely concealing the tension in his voice, “Have any of you seem Madeline?**
They exchanged uncertain looks before one of them responded,
– I thought she was with you, Sebastian.n’t she supposed to be making her way down
Sebastian swallowed and mustered a tight smile, hosting in gratitude before stopping away.
His heart raced in his ears as he sought to figure out where she was, his eyes spanned the hall, becoming more desperate with each passing second. He needed to find her, she had to be here someplace, perhaps hidden behind one of the magnificent floral arrangements or waiting outside for some fu
At the far end of the rides, he noticed her younger brother, a teenager engrossed in his phone, oblivious to the des on the polished floor.
“Hey” Sebastian said, doing his best to keep his voice steady
“Have you seen Madeline?”
Jared looked up, his brow furrowing as he considered the question,
I, I saw her in the dressing room a while ago he replied, glancing down the colder,
“But that was, like, an hour ago. I figured she’d already come down”
