The Secret Girl of Mr. Thelar
Efforts to Escape

Clara ran back down the hallway without looking back. Finding a way out however difficult. Faced again at several intersections that connect the area with each other. Confused to choose which path. He immediately stopped his steps when he saw the stairs that lead to the bottom floor.

“How is this? I can't get caught" he lamented in fear. "Should I come down? Where am I hiding?" He was confused because of panic.

Clara looked back again before deciding to head downstairs. After noticing several bodyguards walking in the corridor, he rushed down.

”Let's go, it feels the same I'll be doomed to go back to the room," he murmured, bracing his determination to escape from there. 

Clara came down the stairs at a faster pace. It felt very cold when his feet had stepped on the marble floor. He was very upset when he realized that his shoe had fallen off. He was forced to walk on his tiptoes to reduce the discomfort that ran through the soles of his feet.

“Excuse me, Miss. Can I help you?" asked a servant who was suddenly behind him. Clara spontaneously stopped her steps nervously. He gulped, holding his breath with an anxious heart.

”Yes, have I been found out?" his mind was tense, he had not dared to look over. 

“Nona, excuse me?" call the servant again as he walked, approaching Clara who was standing in the middle of the room.

”God, please save me.“ Clara pleaded with a frightened mind. Eyes closed.

Clara closed her eyes when a female servant came over. His hands trembled, still hugging the remaining one tightly. He did not dare to look at the servant at all for fear of being discovered.

“Nona?" call the waiter again in a soft voice.

”Ah, yes. M-sorry, I'm lost," replied Clara nervously—still not turning towards the waiter.

His feelings were filled with deep uneasiness. If until his attempt to escape tonight fails at the initial stage, it is clear his desire to go out and feel free life will disappear, there will be no more opportunity as good as tonight. He wished that the servant did not recognize him. Clara is still trying to complete this risky mission in order to escape from Teshar's life for good.

The servant immediately approached Clara with a warm smile. Looking towards Clara who looked very beautiful and innocent. While bowing respectfully, the maid greeted Clara while gesturing with her hand—meaning to show Clara the way out towards the park.

Clara still tried to look calm, but deep down she felt very anxious. The girl then returned the servant's gaze with a reasonable attitude. 

“Please follow me, Miss. From earlier many guests who came and intended to go to the bathroom instead lost because the house is very large," said the waiter made Clara breathe a sigh of relief. 

”Really? I was so embarrassed because I was lost and confused which way to go," said Clara trying to kink so that the house maid was— not suspicious.

“No, Miss. I myself sometimes still get lost, too" replied the waiter smiling in response.

The waiter also walked with Clara's steps to outside the house—more precisely in the direction of the open garden, where the luxury party was held. 

Clara walked slowly, throwing away her shoes that lived next door into the grove of shrubs without realizing the waiter who accompanied her. The long dress she was now wearing had definitely covered her feet while stepping on the grass. He held the discomfort and tingling on the soles of his feet so as not to look suspicious.

”Please Miss join the party back. I can only take Miss here" said the waiter bowed and said goodbye to Clara. 

“Thank you.” 

Clara nodded quickly with a smile, allowing the servant to leave. His heart is more relieved. 

“Wah! The party is very luxurious and lively. They danced like pictures in some fairy tale book I had read," he muttered as he stepped closer, his eyes sparkling with great pleasure to join the party for the first time.

The party of the rich does not care much about the situation around. It is very profitable because there will be no guests who pay attention to the presence of Clara in the party. The beautiful girl can take and eat whatever dishes are on the table with other guests. He did not realize at all that a pair of sharp eyes were now focusing on looking at him. Clara looks still fun to enjoy a dish of food that she has never felt without thinking about could be a threat coming to her.

”Yeah, why am I even joining the party. I have to go now. At least when my stomach was full, I was strong running.“ Clara smiled, encouraging herself. 

The girl quickly regained her senses and inching back from the party after observing all the guests present were clapping their hands, welcoming the two couples in their sixties who are now hugging while conveying heart expressions on stage.

Clara stepped slowly while observing the direction of the exit leading to a tall gate. The fence that is usually tightly closed is now half open. There were several guards on one side of the door watching the guests arrive.

”How do I get past all of them?" clara was trying to find an idea. 

Clara continued walking without paying any heed to the small pebbles that began to make the soles of her feet uncomfortable. The distance where he was standing at this time left only a few meters away from the tall gate he was in. 

“I have to leave now or get stuck forever" said Clara.

The girl immediately walked in confident steps while facing towards the on-duty doormen. Although clearly his legs and hands were trembling, but it all did not lower his determination to leave the house. 

”Goodnight, Miss. What can I help you with?" reprimand the guard as he stepped forward, trying to cover Clara's path.

Clara felt confident that her presence in the house was only known to a handful of people. So, it was perfectly safe for him to lie a little in order to escape the on-duty gatekeeper examination. 

“I was looking to approach a friend who was still outside," Clara replied looking up at the guard while putting on a firm face full of confidence.

The guard immediately lowered his head awkwardly when he saw the beautiful girl before him smiling. Clara was even confused by herself seeing the reaction of the guards who suddenly even behaved clumsy.

”There's food left in my face, huh?" guess it's plain while rubbing the face.

The guard simply smiled in response. Not expecting, there was one of the guests from the upper class, but it could still be very friendly towards guards like him. The guard was overwhelmed with a feeling of admiration.

“Alright, Miss. Please you meet your friends outside.” The guard eventually gave way to Clara.

The girl smiled happily, nodded while giving her thanks and rushed out of the high gate. His feelings were happy not to be overcast, especially he did not have to bother to run from the park to the outside.

”This isn't a dream, is it?" muttered the girl while looking back again with sparkling eyes.

Clara walked past several parked cars along the shoulder of the road. It all made it easier for him not to be seen by some security guards who were in the area outside the Indira family residence. Clara still occasionally turned her head towards the luxury home building where she was trapped inside. 

“I have to where this is?" muttered Clara felt confused when she was far away at a crossroads.

His head twirled to and fro, hesitating to choose in which direction. The unfamiliar surroundings at night really confused him himself. Especially without any supplies, it was clear he would starve to death on the streets. With weak steps, feet sore, he chose to the right from where he was standing at the moment.

”At least when you die later, you already feel the free world, Clara," he muttered to himself.

It continues to set foot on the asphalt surface that increasingly feels rough and sore, barefoot. I don't know how far he's going. Clara had no idea what danger she would be in when wandering the outside world.