Purpose by B. Buechter

Author:B. Buechter [Buechter, B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-07-11T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Eva and Jake, still drenched in the blood and memories of the Post, found themselves staring down into the sewer tunnels. Similar to those in the West, these tunnels were built in the Old Times, and were capable of crumbling at any moment. Eva murmured something about these tunnels being “completely unsafe.” However, her hesitancy came not from the sewers themselves, but what lie on the other side. Even so, she was the first to splash down into the ankle-deep, stomach-churning sewage system. But that did not stop animals from dying and rotting down there.

Jake had snatched the Tiger’s lantern before they left, using it to illuminate the T’s they were instructed to follow. “How far to the compounds?”

“Not sure.” Eva kept one hand on the wall at all times. “Could be a few hours, a few minutes… or a day.”

“A day?” Jake repeated.

“I don’t exactly know how complicated this tunnel system is,” she said and punched him in the arm. “If the easiest route collapsed, we have to take a detour. But what if that is impossible to get through? Then we find another way. It could take some time. I never make guesses with places I have never been.”

“Sorry.”

“Stop stepping on my feet. You’re going to get water, and whatever nasty stuff is in the water, in my boots.”

“Sorry.”

“And stop apologizing. Talk about something else or shut up.”

“Sorry.”

Eva sighed. The darkness and uncertainty of the tunnel made them wary of a trap around every corner. The thick air and the smell made it nearly impossible to breathe. If it had been a warmer season, they would have surely suffocated. The smell of rotting carcasses alone was enough to leave the taste of death in their mouths. Occasionally, a rat would skitter past their feet, almost startling them into the muck. They would laugh nervously and continue on their way. With each step closer to the compound, their fear grew.

“I hope Tommy is okay,” Jake mentioned.

“Me too Jake,” Eva admitted. “He’s a strong kid. Give him some credit.”

He sloshed through the deepening waters. “Oh I do. I just… have seen how merciless the Gangs are. I can’t imagine what I’d do if they hurt him.”

“It is so different when you are a servant,” she breathed and slid her fingertips across another T on the concrete wall. “I think I was thirteen when I realized how many times I begged for death. Wh-when they beat me unconscious. When they would take me into their rooms and whip me or cut me. I never cried. Only begged for them to end my life.”

Jake opened his mouth to say something when Eva continued.

“One day, I made the decision that I wasn’t going to die. I couldn’t let them have the satisfaction. That was when I started training. When I took over the Serpents. When I rose to a level I could not control. Shit, even when I left the compound in the middle of the night so I wouldn’t be killed by my own men.

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