When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Stella paused, her response thoughtful and detailed, as she elaborated on her design philosophy and rich practical experience.

Amid this exchange, a jarring clatter of metal nearby sliced through the air, snapping Stellas focus back to her immediate surroundings.

Stellas gaze lifted slowly, settling on the once majestic crystal chandelier that now hung precariously above her.

Transformed by the shimmering lights, its splendor morphed into a sinister omen.

A collective gasp pierced the air as the audience caught sight of the impending disaster.

In a harrowing spectacle, the chandelieronce a beacon of luxury-hurtled toward the ground, driven by gravitys unyielding pull.

Off to the side, Sanford caught the danger too late, his reaction swallowed by the swift descent of peril.

Beneath the menacing fixture, Stella found herself immobilized, its oscillating silhouette casting a monstrous shadow over her.

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A chilling paralysis gripped her mind, her feet cemented to the floor while around her, the world faded to a cacophony of distant screams and blurred figures.

locked on the lethal

in Doreens tear-streaked cry, Stella, get out of the way! shattered the eerie stillness that

escape the looming catastrophe, but before she could react, a

nearly cascaded off the runway, her fall arrested

regained her footing, breathless and disoriented, she was stunned to find Lindsay-unexpectedly, implausibly-her

Confusion clouded Stellas relief.

with her known disability, how could she have executed such

did not strike Lindsay directly; it merely skimmed

crystal managed to slice through her leg, leaving behind a grim

eyes dilating with shock as she grappled with the

wheelchair lay overturned-a silent witness to the

waves of agonizing pain shooting through her, rendering her helpless on

ensnared in a loop of bewilderment, softly voicing

pandemonium, the air filled with

dashed to Lindsays aid, his features creased with concern as he carefully evaluated her

into a

temporarily tended to, Matthew hoisted Lindsay with utmost care back into her wheelchair, urgency lacing his