Infatuation Of Darkness

The hall had cream and beige coloured theme. Small chandeliers hung over every table and a huge one in the centre of the room. The tables word decorated delicately with the finest crockery and flowers. Every woman who had entered the hall for the first time couldn't help but admire the design of the hall and preparations of the banquet but that was not the only thing that admiring. their attention was immediately ceased by the women who had entered as the doors opened.

Dressed in a sparkling green column dress that yet should of a figure came the women of the hour.

Alexis de'Alessandro.

Donna.

The most powerful woman in New York.

Her eyes weren't calculating and cold but warm and welcoming attracting the women towards her. Her chin and backbone were not straightened up in arrogance but confidence and the smile on her lips were not taunting at all.

All and all Alexis was very different from what they had imagined her to be. She seemed like someone that they could approach for problems.

"A very good evening ladies," her soft and confident voice flooded in the hall and Alexis did not even yell for it. She simply commanded for their attention and she had it. "I apologize for the delay of this get-together but I hope that this is up to what you all had expected. Please enjoy to the fullest." She raised her hand and the music which had once stopped at her arrival once again began and so did the talk of the ladies.

Alexis didn't walk as she saw Isabelle and Nikita came to her. "That was good," Isabelle appreciated, "you bend your back a little but did not bow completely." Pride shined in her eyes.

Nikita squealed lightly, "they all love it. The love the banquet and how we have set it. They love the idea that they would have to write in a review book."

"The first step to their opinions is counted," Alexis confirmed her thoughts. "I hoped so, that they would like it and they did." She smiled.

"Yes, yes," Isabelle waved them off hurriedly, "Now that's it with us. Go and mingle. With the same smile, show the teeth."

Alexis laughed and moved forward. With a bright smile, she took her hand forward and shook the hands of the woman who stood together, introducing himself and taking in their introduction. She nodded as she heard them there was no problem told to her Alexis could sense the underlying sadness whenever they spoke of something. She took notes of that.

"But your dress is amazing!" Catalina, the woman with the wine business gushed. "I love sparkly!" She said in a bit of broken English but her bright smile covered it.

"Thank you so much, Catalina. I hope your journey here did not cause you much trouble." She held her hand, "and people are in the wine." She looked around the room as everyone had a glass of wine in their hands.

She blushed. "I am happy that the efforts of me and my women are being appreciated and we are honoured by the profit shares given to us."

Alexis hugged her. not because she used the word honoured but simply because Alexis did not know what else to say.

"Enjoy the night." She smiled and moved to the other group.

It was Juliette's mother-in-law; Helena.

"How are you?" Alexis waste and did not raise your hand making Helena stiffen up a bit but that was only for a few seconds as Alexis engulfed her in a hug taking her in my surprise.

"How are you, Auntie Helena?" She gave it a little touch as she rubbed her back a little.

"I-I'm good. Thank you." She said as Alexis pulled apart. "You look so beautiful." She praised as she kept her hand over Alexis's shoulder. "So pretty, like a doll." She patted her head and Alexis smiled, it was a little strained as she realised something.

Helena was sick. She was mentally ill. She kept on repeating have words, like a doll, over and over again.

Alexis took her hand which was patting her head into her hands and held it. "Helena are you alright?" She asked in a low voice. Helena's eyes darted around left and right and in the meantime, Alexis beckoned Isabelle over to her.

"I-I don't re-really know.."

"Helena, my darling, you were supposed to tell me when it started again." Isabelle jade hugged her in concern, her brows furrowed and her eyes became sharp. "Why didn't you inform me about it?"

Helena breathed a bit harshly and shakily answered. "Th-they took it fr-from me."

"Took what?" In a low voice, Alexis asked equally intrigued by the situation as well. By the looks of it, Helena had suffered enough to let go of mental sanity and Isabelle was the only one who appears to know about it.

"The took m-my phone away. T-they don't let me come out of the room, then they give me foo-od, yes they give me food, I like the food but I don't go out." She looked here and there as she spoke. Alexis for a second thought that Helena was searching for Julia but then the way her eyes darted around it was clear that she was doing it out of nervousness and fear.

She took Helena's hands in her own and squeezed them in comfort. "Auntie Helena, you do not need to be afraid. Tell me what happened." She said in all sincerity. Alexis did not feel pity for what I was going through in fact what she felt was anger. No human being should have been demeaned enough to have them lose their sanity.

Helena shook her head with a little smile as she looked up at Alexis. "No, no. Now is not the time. It is your party and you need to enjoy it." Her words made Alexis's heartbreak.

This woman had given through too much. She watched Helena as she went back and stood next to a group of women and talked to them casually.. In her mind, she was vowed to bring that women justice.