Captive Rebel by Erin McDermott

Author:Erin McDermott
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult, Romance
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2017-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Three

I mentally prepared myself to silently slip out of the room while Alice was sleeping. My original plan was to change out of my knee length, black cotton servant’s dress. It seemed entirely too difficult to run about while escaping in a dress. Unfortunately, finding a more suitable outfit would require me to search through our drawers. I knew that would create too much noise. Waking Alice was not part of my agenda. Escaping in a servant gown would just have to do.

Before leaving I reached for the necklace on our dresser. The one my mother had given me. I recalled her referring to it as a Statue of Liberty necklace. Apparently, it had something to do with a time before the wars killed off billions. The necklace was a gentle reminder that my family was still out there, waiting for me to set them free. I missed them terribly and knew I couldn’t leave without it. The green lady would always remain close to my heart.

I left the room quietly, easing the oak door shut behind me. Then I made my trek through the halls. The women’s servant quarter was eerily quiet. I heard nothing other than the clicking of my feet, echoing throughout. Each step I took sounded louder than the next. It was not until I reached the open lounge, separating the women and men’s quarters, that the trickling of a water fountain drowned out the sound of my feet.

I walked over to the fountain and stared at its statue. It was a statue of Poseidon surrounded by running water. He stood tall and confident, holding an over-sized trident in his right hand. “Thanks for not choosing my people to live.” I spitefully hissed at him.

After taking that moment to express my unrelenting anger at an inanimate object, I moved onward to the men’s quarter.

Quickening my pace, I was standing in front of Charles’ door in no time. The wooden door loomed over me, almost tauntingly. It took me a moment before I could muster up enough courage to knock against it. After what seemed like an eternity, I gave it a few light taps. The sound of each knock seemed to boom and reverberate in my mind. I darted my eyes left and right, being sure I woke no one up.

No one opened their doors. I breathed a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, Charles did not open his door either. I knocked several more times before attempting to open it on my own. Of course I was taking a chance hoping it was unlocked. To my pleasure, it was.

Or was it displeasure? A rebel spy, who was on the cusp of one of the rebels most crucial missions, should be intelligent enough to lock his own door when he slept. He should consider himself lucky that I was the welcomed visitor tonight and not someone else.

“Charles.” I whispered. No response. I took several small steps forward, blinded by the darkness. “Charles.” I whispered once more. Still, no response.

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