Chapter One: Escape
She ran as fast as she could, bruised, beaten and exhausted, through the pouring rain. She had to escape him. If he caught her, she didn't want to know what he would do to her.
She ran to the harbor, a dead end, save for the ships and the water. She ducked behind some crates, waiting for him to run past. She caught her breathe and wiped the water from her face. Her belongings were soaked and her shoes ruined but she had escaped. Soon he blundered by, leaving her to quickly run up the nearest gangplank.
Silently, she crept below deck, looking for a secluded corner to stow away in. She found a dark, dry corner behind some crates and curled up on a large pile of spare canvas. She shivered in her wet clothes and tried to think back on the evening. Her head was pounding so she closed her eyes and consciousness left her in a dead faint.
