The Casquette Girls by Arden Alys

Author:Arden, Alys [Arden, Alys]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Itzy, Kickass.to
ISBN: 9780989757720
Amazon: B00GBE45DM
Publisher: fortheARTofit
Published: 2013-10-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26 Monster vs. Myth

Isaac’s shouts faded as we sped through the narrow streets.

I had no idea where we were going, but I was overwhelmingly eager to be there with Niccolò. To conceal our escape route, I began flicking out the gas lantern flames as we ran, hoping Nicco wouldn’t notice – but his fingers locked tighter around mine. The gesture was tiny, but I could feel his excitement. And his strength.

I struggled to keep pace; he wasn’t even breathing heavily.

Blue eyes flashed in my head. Dead,blue eyes.

Regardless, I didn’t stop Niccolò from pulling me along. I pushed myself to run faster. I wanted to get far away from everyone. Everyone who was hiding things from me. Everyone who thought I was blind to everything going on.

We turned onto Pirate's Alley and ran into the courtyard of St. Anthony’s Garden, through the gigantic shadow cast by the Jesus statue. The plastic popped against my bare skin as we ran straight through the yellow caution tape. My brain fired off warnings about breaking into the cathedral, but my heart unlocked the back door just before Niccolò touched the handle. He never let go of my hand.

That unmistakable church feeling crept over me as soon as we stepped inside – a mixture of guilt, as if I’d been busted doing bad things, and a total serenity: both wrapped into one. It kind of freaked me out.

Other than the moonlight shining through the stained-glass windows and a bright red emergency exit sign, the church was completely dark. This didn’t seem to be a problem for Niccolò, who navigated quickly through the towers of melted candles and the basins of long-dried-up holy water.

We raced up the stairs, past the choir loft, and through the mezzanine that ran the length of the vast space. I had been inside the historical landmark countless times, but now all sense of familiarity was absorbed by the darkness. The emptiness. Now it was just us and our footsteps echoing back down from the domed ceilings that separated us from the stars.

I squeezed his hand as we entered a pitch-black hallway. All I could see was a trail of glow tape spiraling up the staircase. He pulled me in front of him, and I slowly made my way up the glow-taped steps, dragging my hand along the stone wall as we ascended.

Each board creaked in pain under my weight.

His hands brushed my waist. I began to take the steps faster, confident that he wouldn’t let me fall. My leg muscles burned with exhaustion, but I refused to slow down in front of him.

I made the final turn and halted abruptly at a dead end: a small arched window shed a little moonlight on a small wooden door. It was sealed with a giant iron padlock.

My heart thumped as the metal tempted my fingers. Don’t do anything stupid, Adele. He would surely notice.

Before I could think any more about it, he stepped around me, turning to face me from the tiny top stair and blocking my view of the door.

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