Chapter Ten
"Jacob, put me down!" Daphne yelled since she was being held over his shoulder like a bag of grain.
The red haired boy set her down gently. He was about to say something, when sudden a knife passed by his ear.
Daphne gulped. She put his arms around her waist. "Pick me up before we get killed!"
Jacob carried her like he had done previously and ran. His boots pounded the hard dirt beneath him. He stopped when he saw Paul.
The twins looked behind them. The thugs were still chasing them, but they were far away.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" A teenager who was a few years older than Paul and Jacob asked. He had black hair, dark olive skin, and brown eyes. He wore bright colored clothes, and had a dagger at his side. He glared at the red headed boys. They must have kidnapped the children they were carrying. He drew his dagger.
Daphne's eyes widened as she heard the boy's voice. She recognized it! "T-T-Tobar?" Daphne asked.
The boy gave a confused look as he heard his name being called by one of the captives.
"Jake, put me down," Daphne said. "Paul, put Flynn down too."
The red headed boys obeyed.
Tobar smiled as he saw the girl before him. "What ar-"
"No, time to explain," the brunette interrupted him. "We need you to hide us. Please."
"Follow me," Tobar said. He grabbed her hand and led her to the gypsy camp. The three boys followed them.
Once they reached the camp, Tobar stopped at a wagon. He went inside and motioned for the boys to come in.
"Wow!" Flynn, Paul, Jacob, and Daphne exclaimed at the same time. The inside of the wagon was beautiful. The floor was made of oak, and there were many wood carving on the posts of the wagon of different animals.
As they were led deeper in the wagon, Tobar pulled up a rug and opened a trapdoor that was beneath it. He made sure Daphne went down first then told the boys to follow her. "Watch out for the supplies in there," he said. "My parents will not be happy if things get ruined."
"We will be careful," Paul replied as he saw Flynn and Jacob go in.
Tobar closed the trapdoor, once everyone was down in it. He put the rug over the hatch and went outside. He was going to have to tell his parents about this. He let out a deep breath they were not going to be happy about this.
After being under the trapdoor for an hour, Flynn tapped his foot with anticipation. He hated to stand still. The space that they were in was small. He and Daphne were face to face with each other, and Paul and Jacob were the same way.
The trapdoor opened. "They are gone now," Tobar said.
Paul climbed out first. Jacob was about to follow him, when he accidentally stumbled back and hit Flynn's back. This caused Flynn to lean forward and accidentally kiss Daphne.
Jacob did not realize what he had done, but he apologized and climbed out. Daphne and Flynn broke apart from their kiss and blushed.
"You go first, Daphne," Flynn said.
The brunette climbed out. Flynn smiled. He had actually kissed Daphne! He went up the ladder with a small smile on his face.
Tobar took them outside. "Welcome," he said, "to the gypsy camp!"
I am sorry that it took so long for me to update. I am three quizzes and a test this week. So I am sorry.