Broken Trust by Leigh Bale

Author:Leigh Bale [Bale, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B00AU2G6UG
Publisher: LAS Publishing
Published: 2012-12-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Let me out of here!” Cara Hamilton banged on the iron bars for the hundredth time.

The musty scent of damp earth stung her nose as she peered through the shadows of her cramped cell. At least, she thought it was a cell.

She stumbled in the dark, reaching for the far wall. Vague light gleamed from a single dingy light bulb above a wooden door at the top of the stairs.

Not a cell, a basement. She felt the rasp of cold stone beneath her fingers.

Cement.

Iron bars extended across the room and she tested their strength with her hands. They didn’t budge.

On the other side of her cell, she could make out the shadows of large cardboard boxes stacked in a haphazard pile along with rickety shelves lined with Christmas decorations and old junk.

Definitely a basement.

A small window sat high in the wall on the other side of the cell. Cara searched the entire length of the bars, tugging to test their strength. If she could break through, she might be able to stand on the boxes and reach the window.

Where was she and how had she gotten here?

Toni had warned her not to go home, but she hadn’t listened. Her sister always over-dramatized everything. Cara could hardly believe someone would try to kill Toni. She’d gone home, planning to stay just long enough to pick up some clean clothes and to drop off her school books.

Cara remembered walking through the kitchen, opening the refrigerator door, searching for something to eat. She reached for a bowl, but strong hands closed over her arms and a cloth with a horrid smell pressed across her mouth and nose. She struggled, kicking, scratching, trying to pull the rag away so she could breathe fresh air.

So she could scream.

Her head had spun dizzily. Her eyes dropped closed, refusing to open. Something drugged her. That horrible smell.

She fought off the darkness, but her movements dragged and everything went black. She’d awoke to find herself on the floor of this damp prison, shaking and frightened.

“Please,” she whimpered. “Let me out. I want to go home. Grams! Toni! Where are you?”

She slumped on the floor weeping, barely able to see the hand in front of her face. Wishing she could curl into her mother’s arms and tell her she loved her. That she was sorry for being such a brat and causing so much trouble for Toni.

Wishing she were anywhere but here.

Fear and loneliness made her shiver. She wished she hadn’t fought with Toni. She knew her clothes were immodest, yet she continued to wear them, daring Toni to stop her. And yet, she knew her parents wouldn’t approve either. But they were gone. So, who cared?

No, that wasn’t fair. Toni still found time to help with her Algebra homework and Grams fixed meals and did the laundry. Mac and Eric had both been kind, too. Even Aunt Holly and Aunt Chris took her shopping or gave her rides to the mall. Her family had tried so hard. All of them.

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