Cosette pov
I ran from the bridge leaving Javert behind, at first I felt free and relieved but it wasn't long before my excitement soon turned to fear as I had no idea where I was or where I should turn next.
In the dark nothing looked familiar I just kept walking and turning desperate that something familiar would appear and show me the way to go but my wishes were not fulfilled as I soon came back to the bride, Javert wasn't there no one was there.
I set off again trying hard to recall the way he had dragged me this time but failing miserably yet again passing house after house and apartment after apartment none of them looking familiar.
I soon began to panic praying that the sun would rise soon but the night was dark and lonely and showed no sign of morning. I screamed as suddenly I bumped into something,
"Watch where you're going!" a rough accent barked at me gripping onto my arm, he shoved me into the moonlight so he could see my face,
"It's you." He said his voice suddenly high and intrigued.
"Get away from me." I said trying to tug away quickly recognising him as Thenardier.
"No way mademoiselle." He said holding onto my harder with one hand the other soon curled up and he shoved it inside his mouth whistling into the night.
Within seconds many more men began sauntering towards us of all shapes and sizes all of them looking sinister, one small one looked at me before stroking my face,
"Where did you find this one Thernardier?" he asked crudely looking me up and down I shivered under his disgusting glance and tried to pull away yet again, only to have both of my arms pried behind my back as Thernardier placed me directly in front of him.
"This is Cosette, Eponine's replacement." He said showing me off proudly, my stomach filled with nerves again as they all now looked at me again,
"I think you should give her back straight away if she's Javert's." one of the older men said looking at me warily,
Thernardier laughed, "Javert won't mind he threw himself of the bridge a couple of hours ago."
"What?" I said in disbelief the feeling of guilt filling me up inside.
"So she speaks, what a pretty voice," said the smaller one coming closer towards me again I tried to move away from him but Thernardier had me clamped in place,
"Don't worry Montparnasse won't bite." Laughed Thernardier as he shoved me towards Montparnasse.
Montparnasse clamped his arms around me, I carried on struggling as his hand snaked around my neck,
"Calm down now mademoiselle." He said his hot breath pouring over my shoulder.
"Get off of me!" I screamed struggling harder.
"Shut her up." Thernardier whisper shouted to Montparnasse as he began to lead the rest of the men away with the two of us trailing behind.
Montparnasse clamped his hand over my mouth, and I watched as the men in front of us gained some distance on us and them I slammed my foot onto his forcing him to let go I then used both of my arms to shove him to the floor before sprinting away as fast as I could go.
"Get back here!" I heard Montparnasse's screams but I knew they were far behind me,
I kept on running into the darkness knowing that I couldn't stop running this time, I screamed in horror as I bumped into someone again.
I felt the person take hold of my arm but I thrashed it away still screaming, only I thrashed too hard as the person's hold wasn't as strong as I believed it was and I was thrown to the floor, I didn't stop though I carried on scooting back.
"Cosette it's me." I looked closely at the person in front of me and realised that it was,
"Enjolras!" I screamed throwing myself into his embrace tears of relief pouring onto his shirt,
"It's ok, you're safe." I looked up and he wiped away my tears which soon came to an end,
"I think we should go home, there is a lot of people who want to see you." He said wrapping his arm around me and leading me away,
As soon as I came through the door Marius ran to me embracing me tightly, I held onto him not wanting to let him go,
"I thought you died, I saw you." I cried through my tears,
"Your step father saved me." He said his eyes sparkling with tears of joy just like my own,
"Cosette!" Eponine squealed running over to me and embracing me,
"I can't believe you went to the barricade." She said after she pulled away from me.
"Well if you were there I knew I could be there too." I said realising I was just as brave as my best friend.
Soon after they had all embraced me over and over again and more tears were shed, and then I saw her come downstairs and rush towards me,
"Cosette!" nine years' worth of heart ache and tears pouring out of her eyes holding onto me as if she couldn't let go,
"You're so beautiful," she said stroking my face as she pulled backwards, I looked back at her tears welling up my own eyes she had filled half of my dreams for nine years.
"Mother" I said taking hold of her in an embrace once again treasuring every part of her.
As I pulled away again I saw a man walking down the stairs his old eyes were filled with joy as he looked down on the two of us,
"So you must be Cosette." He said smiling as he walked towards me,
"And you must be Jean Valjean." I said as he approached me, this was the man who has saved all my loved ones risking his life for them, it was this that was in my mind as he stood before me all the stories and complaints from Javert, all I could see was that he was a good man.