Elena tried to take another step forward, but her legs felt like lead.
Her hand slipped off the smooth white wall and dropped to her side.
She let out a sharp terrified scream that echoed through the massive room.
The heavy plastic bucket tipped over and spilled water across the clean floor.
Up on the high balcony, the maid and Thomas gasped in total shock.
They rushed to the gilded railing and leaned over to look down below.
Thomas: Oh my goodness, someone call for help right now!
Maid: She is falling down toward the hard stone floor!
Inside his office, Arthur heard the loud scream echo through the heavy door.
He dropped his expensive pen onto his wooden desk and stood up fast.
He sprinted out of the office and reached the top of the grand staircase.
He saw the young woman in the polka-dot dress crumpling toward the ground.
Arthur did not hesitate for a single second as panic filled his mind.
He ran down the marble stairs faster than he had ever moved before.
His dress shoes pounded loudly on the hard stone with a heavy rhythm.
The massive crystal chandelier shook above as he pushed past the balcony railing.
Elena felt her knees touch the cold floor as her vision faded away.
Before her head hit the hard surface, two strong arms caught her tightly.
Arthur slid onto his knees on the marble, catching her full weight easily.
His grey three-piece suit hit the spilled water, but he did not care.
He pulled her fragile body close against his chest to protect her head.
His breathing was loud and ragged as he looked down at her face.
Arthur: Hey, wake up right now and look at me!
Elena opened her eyes weakly and stared up into his frantic blue eyes.
She was trembling violently from fear, pain, and total exhaustion right now.
Elena: I am sorry... I did not mean to break anything.
Arthur: Forget about the floor, just stay awake with me here!
Arthur reached out his trembling hand to lift her chin up slightly higher.
His thumb brushed against the soft skin behind her left ear and neck.
He froze as his eyes locked onto the small silver crescent birthmark there.
A sudden wave of shock hit his heart like a heavy steel hammer.
It was the exact same mark his lost baby sister had possessed back then.
His mind raced through twenty years of painful memories and endless searching effort.
Arthur: Don't you dare close your eyes right now, Elena!
She gasped softly as he spoke her actual childhood name out loud today.
She had not heard that name spoken by anyone in over fifteen years.
Arthur looked up toward the high balcony where his staff stood frozen tight.
His face contorted in pure rage and desperation as he raised his voice.
Arthur: Call an ambulance right now, do it immediately!