The record player had been sat in the ballroom. The room itself was large but empty lookin leaving ample room for anyone to dance if they had wanted to. On the walls there were pictures of people some who had been famous at the time the house had been new. On the far side there was a stage. Dark red curtains hung over it obscuring one side, and half of a banner that hanging from it. It mentioned something about a masquerade ball. There were masks that littered the floor as if they had just been discarded a few minuets ago.On the stage the curtain that covered the other half moved slightly as of someone was hiding right behind it.<br/><br/>The room was silent for a moment then there was the faint sound of laughter, and pieces of conversation as if their was actually a party going on. A few seconds later the music started to play again. The curtain on the stage moved just a little more reavealing an outline  of a  person.