Enchanted Bonds by Julie Catherine
Author:Julie Catherine [Catherine, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
NINE
BRING IT ON, BRANDI
We examined the walls for hours, but the barn was a solid structure. The materials and the workmanship of the old building were of a quality you just didnât find in modern construction. The planks were thick and true. The nails, giant sticks of steel. Every angle was built exactly right. When this barn was raised, it was meant to last forever. The building standards would be impressive if they werenât the obstacle holding us back from our freedom. Neither Ethan nor I could find any exploitable flaws and the space was growing darker and darker by the minute.
Night had fallen. It had been hours since either of us had eaten anything. Our stomachs were rumbling. And our cage had turned black. We struggled to see in the growing shadows. The cool autumn night set into our bones.
âWe have to be ready,â Ethan told me. âWhen they come back for us. They donât know weâre out of our cells and we can use that to our advantage.â
âIt has to have been six or seven hours,â I judged, based on the deepening shadows on the walls.
âAt least.â Ethan agreed. âSo when they come with dinner, bam! We pounce.â
âI could create a net.â
âYeah. Oh, that would be perfect. The door swings open and splat.â He mimed an imaginary net springing on their surprised faces. âThatâs just what we need⦠and maybe some burgers? While we waitâ¦?â He peeked at me. âCould you razzle dazzle up some grub?â
As if on cue, my stomach rumbled, the gastric juices crying out for a feast. I shook my head. âIt wouldnât work.â I was just as hungry as he was.
Our bodies had recovered from their initial shock of imprisonment hours ago. All we had now were dry throats, the dull ache of hunger in the pits of our stomach and the nagging impression that weâd cry with excitement at the sight of an opening door.
âYou have to be fooled,â I said. âAnd you canât be. You already know. We both know. Thereâs no food in this prison. Weâve been over every inch.â
âHave we?â
âYes.â
Ethanâs face took on a playful smile. âMaybe we missed a bit.â He winked.
âWhat do youâ¦? Oh.â I picked up on what he was getting at. âOh?â
âI havenât looked in the back of the barn.â He shrugged. âWho knows whatâs there? Could be anythingâ¦â
âThatâs so weird.â I played along. âI havenât been back there either. Perhaps we should checkâ¦â
A hamburger would be so delicious right about now. Or a meatball. Maybe a salad. Literally anything.
âWho knows what weâll find?â
He pulled me to my feet and together, we walked to the back room. My mouth salivated at the thought of being able to conjure food on demand. A piping hot pizza from a wood stove oven, the cheese still oozing over the sauce⦠a perfectly proportioned peanut butter and jelly sandwich, bread so soft your teeth would sink as you bit your way in...
âCould be a burger and fries, still steaming hot from the fryer,â Ethanâs mouth also watered.
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