SAVING GRACE by Honey Palomino

Author:Honey Palomino [Palomino, Honey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-27T18:30:00+00:00

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I held my breath as Eli pulled away from the curb, my heart pounding in my chest. We’d gotten a few blocks away when I asked him to pull over.

I unbuckled my seat belt and turned around to face the girls in the back seat.

“Okay, now that we’re away from there,” I said, smiling gently at them, “I want to properly introduce myself. My name is Grace, that part is true. I’m part of an organization called Solid Ground. We help girls just like you. I want you to know that you’re safe now. All three of you. You never have to be in a place like that again. Nobody will ever hurt you like that again. We’re going to get you to a safe place and make sure you’re taken care of.”

“Are you the police?” Lucy asked.

“No, Lucy, I’m not,” I said.

“The police are the ones that took my mama away,” she said. “She never came back.”

“I’m not the police, I promise. I don’t work for anyone else.”

“So, will we be back home for Christmas?” Sadie asked, her voice rising in hope.

“I’m not sure about that, Savannah, but maybe,” I said. “Obviously, we have a lot to talk about. I’m sure you have a lot of questions and there’s a lot to sort out. Right now, I’m going to take you to meet a couple of my friends, Lacey and Frankie. They’re going to take you to a really nice place to spend the night. After you’ve rested and eaten and settled in, we’ll have some good long talks about what’s going to happen. Does all that sound okay?”

“Yes,” Lucy said, a quiet smile forming on her face.

“Will there be real beds there?” Fiona asked, breaking my heart.

“Yes, absolutely. It’s warm and quiet, too. And all the food you can eat.”

“Okay, good,” she nodded. They glanced at each other with shy, hopeful smiles and I turned around in my seat and nodded to Eli.

“Let’s get out of here,” I said.

He took off and I let out a big, long breath. I think I’d been holding it since we’d arrived.

We did it, I thought.

Three girls down.

Thirty-seven more women to go.

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