The Unfortunate Survival of Peter Cunningham by Karen Reis

Author:Karen Reis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: divorce, time travel, multiverse, time dilation, parallel universes, executions, wormholes, stoning, child loss, rigged trial

Chapter 7

“Get up! Lindsay! Get up!

Lindsay shot upright, nearly smacking her head against David’s. “What is it?” she asked grouchily. “It’s not morning, is it?”

“No, now hurry!" His voice was low and urgent and he threw her clothes at her. “Get dressed. We have to go now!”

“Why? What’s going on?” she asked blearily.

“Apparently, I’m not the only person able to connect dots on a map.”

“Huh?”

David pulled her covers back and yanked her to her feet. “There are men from Barlowville come just a few minutes ago demanding to speak to Kevin. So, get your head on straight. We have to leave. Now!”

Barlowville? Those crazy, backwards, judgmental people had figured out where she had disappeared to. “Holy God!" Lindsay grabbed her clothes up as David, seeing that she was moving, left her to get dressed.

“Stupid, stupid, stupid!” Lindsay muttered to herself as she threw her clothes on. David had figured it out. He wasn’t the only person with a map and a thinking brain. She’d been a fool not to have realized that she was wasn’t really safe.

30 seconds later, Lindsay flew around the cloth partition, every piece of clothing she owned on because a run through the night would mean being out in freezing temperatures, and ran smack into Bob.

“Bob! What are you doing here?”

Bob was dressed for travel and held a tiny candle in his hand, his face flushed with exertion. “I live next to the mayor’s apartment and I’m usually awake this time of night, working. Five men from Barlowville showed up a few minutes ago at the government building door, demanding to see the mayor on a mission of ‘public safety and justice.’ I listened as long as I dared to their tirade, then sneaked out and came straight here." He picked up a sack with his free hand that lay by his feet. “I have some food. David is getting the horses saddled. He said he’s going to take us someplace we can hide.”

“Why are you coming? Won’t you be safe here?” Lindsay asked as she pulled on her boots and coat.

Bob shook his head. “It’s public knowledge now that I know you from long ago. And I’m a foreigner. Besides, now that I’ve found you, I’m not letting you out of my sight.”

Lindsay smiled gratefully and Bob and clasped his arm since he wouldn’t have tolerated a hug. A clattering of hooves on crumbling asphalt and a soft nicker announced the arrival of horses outside. Bob looked out the small front window. “It’s David! Come on.” He blew out his tiny candle, and Lindsay followed him outside.

“Professor,” David whispered when they came out. “I’ve got your horse. Lindsay." He came to her and wrapped a scarf around her neck, then checked her hands to make sure she had her gloves on. “You’ll ride double with me on Bruce.”

Lindsay glanced over at his white horse, which had dark blanket thrown over its back, no doubt to hide its color. “Double? Won’t that tire him out?”

David knelt down and fairly threw her into the saddle.

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