Saving Maya by Janetta Harvey

Author:Janetta Harvey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 2016-06-07T04:00:00+00:00

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She who saves a single soul, saves the universe.

Lewis Carroll,

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

We’re in my concrete cell, the dusty air of the barn is thick in my nostrils. She’s standing with me in her arms. Her warm, strong arms. And I’m petrified. I’m desperately trying to hold my head still and look straight ahead. I must not look at her.

Must not look.

I can hear and feel her breathing above my head. It’s calm and steady, and her warm, sweet scented breath is softly brushing the top of my head. Her arms are cradling my weak body with a hold that’s not as tight as I thought it was a second or two ago. It’s secure but not painful. I just thought it would hurt when she lifted me off the cold floor and into her arms. But no, it doesn’t, although I’m still scared as hell. My ribs press against her arms as I let out my own tight breath, just a tiny bit. A release of small breath and slight movement into the soft cushion of her arms.

My head’s spinning now as she turns slowly, moving towards the open gate of my pen. I can’t see or hear the Man. I’m not really able to see much as I must keep my head still; I daren’t move it to see where he is. I’m safest when I don’t move.

Now where is she taking me? Her body bumps and squashes against mine as she carries me out of the pen, along the dingy path. I think I can see a light at the end, far in the distance through the murky barn, yes, there’s a definite blur of light. She’s talking to me as she walks towards the growing brightness; I’m certain she’s speaking to me but I can’t understand anything. My head is a swirl of confusion. The sounds in the barn are different. There are other voices, ones I’ve never heard before and coming towards us is another person, a man I think but I can’t see him clearly. I’ve been used to the darkness for so long, the new light’s making my eyes sting.

Blink, blink, now he’s closer, I can see he’s also wearing a dark uniform. He stands in front of us and we stop. He speaks quietly to the woman and looks down at me, they’re talking above my head and I sense they’re cross. But, not with me. I can’t say how I know this, but I know for certain that it’s not me they’re angry with. They pity me, I sense their sad, heavy hearts full of pity… for me.

The new man looks closely at me, he bends his face close to mine, and I can see him for the first time. I let myself for a flash of a second look at him. His bearded face is kind; he whispers something to me and I feel his gentle touch on my shoulder. And it terrifies me.

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