I went to the Duke's side at 10:00, to act as if I was
going to sleep. I lay there for an hour. As soon as the
clock said 11:00, I got slowly out of bed. As silently as I
could, I got dressed. I braided my hair loosely to keep it
out of my way. Before I left the room I grabbed the suitcases
which were under the bed. I was getting ready to leave the
room when I had a thought. I grabbed the key that hung on a
nail next to the door and locked the door from the inside.
Instead of leaving out that door, I would leave through
Mary's room. Once inside her room, I locked that door too.
Clare was in Mary's room getting ready. While she did that I
put the key in her suitcase. I new it wouldn't be long until
somebody found another key but if the Duke woke up at least
it would buy us more time.
"Almost ready?" I asked Mary.
"Aye, just a moment." While Mary bothered herself with buttoning Clare's coat I took my purse and took out 100 pounds and a note that said "I hope that you will join us in India someday.... I will send you information about where we are living, if you're interested. PS: Burn this when you find it" I slipped it in her drawer underneath one of her petticoats and turned around right when she finished with Clare's hat.
"She's ready." Clare looked up at me sucking her lip. I smiled. She looked like a little Eskimo.
"Thank you for all your help Mary. We couldn't have done this without you." I hugged her and then departed with Clare in hand. ~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~* *~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~
I waited around at gate three, and at exactly 12:00 I felt an arm around my waste.
"I love you." The voice whispered in my ear. I turned around to look at Christian. A hat covered his eyes and he had grown a beard. "Don't worry the beard goes as soon as we get to India." I giggled. "This is really it. Were going to make it." He smiled at me and we kissed. "Let's go. The Train leaves in five minutes." He got a cart to put our luggage on and gave me my ticket and Clare's. Clare held both of our hands and we walked to our train. We were walking up the steps to the train when I heard a scream. Clare's scream.
"Gotcha!"
"Duke!" I turned around and there he was. Clare in hand. Christian pushed me onto the train and then hopped down. I heard the whistle blow and the engine began to go.
"Give her back, Duke." Christian said looking him dead in the eye.
"Not until you give me my wife back." He spat at Christian.
"I beg your pardon, but she's my wife. The girl Gwen Meire is not she. There for your marriage was not legal." The Duke's face was tight. I saw him grasp Clare's arm tighter, causing her to screech in pain.
"In the same respect, you killed Warner."
"Yes, but he was going to kill me. It was in self defense."
"OW!" The Duke twisted Clare's arm more.
"Christian the train is getting ready to leave..." I warned.
"Come with me Satine, and I will let your poet live and I will leave your daughter alone!" The Duke said. In one quick move, Christian punched the Duke in the face, causing him to let go of Clare. Christian picked Clare up by her waste and stepped upon the deck of the train right when it started going. But the Duke recovered quickly. He grabbed onto Clare's leg and started running with the train.
"Mummy!" She almost fell completely out but Christian caught her wrist. The Duke had a death grip on Clare's ankle. The train started speeding up. Christian's grasp on Clare's wrist was slipping. Thinking franticly I took my shoe off and hurled it as hard as I could at the Duke's face, hitting it dead on. He let go of Clare's leg. The force of it all causing him to topple backwards, hitting his head hard on the ground. Killing him almost instantly. Clare was flung foreword, her stomach hitting the brass gate; knocking the breath from her. Christian picked her up over the gate and laid her down on the ground.
"Is she okay?" I asked, looking down at her. When she caught her breath she began to cry.
"I think she'll be okay. Though she's probably scared shitless right now." He picked up Clare and we walked inside the train to find our seat. Clare, Christian, and I were together as a family at last.
YAY! Well now that that's done. I'm currently working on a sequel. Please R&R and no flames please! I hope you enjoyed it.
"Almost ready?" I asked Mary.
"Aye, just a moment." While Mary bothered herself with buttoning Clare's coat I took my purse and took out 100 pounds and a note that said "I hope that you will join us in India someday.... I will send you information about where we are living, if you're interested. PS: Burn this when you find it" I slipped it in her drawer underneath one of her petticoats and turned around right when she finished with Clare's hat.
"She's ready." Clare looked up at me sucking her lip. I smiled. She looked like a little Eskimo.
"Thank you for all your help Mary. We couldn't have done this without you." I hugged her and then departed with Clare in hand. ~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~* *~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~
I waited around at gate three, and at exactly 12:00 I felt an arm around my waste.
"I love you." The voice whispered in my ear. I turned around to look at Christian. A hat covered his eyes and he had grown a beard. "Don't worry the beard goes as soon as we get to India." I giggled. "This is really it. Were going to make it." He smiled at me and we kissed. "Let's go. The Train leaves in five minutes." He got a cart to put our luggage on and gave me my ticket and Clare's. Clare held both of our hands and we walked to our train. We were walking up the steps to the train when I heard a scream. Clare's scream.
"Gotcha!"
"Duke!" I turned around and there he was. Clare in hand. Christian pushed me onto the train and then hopped down. I heard the whistle blow and the engine began to go.
"Give her back, Duke." Christian said looking him dead in the eye.
"Not until you give me my wife back." He spat at Christian.
"I beg your pardon, but she's my wife. The girl Gwen Meire is not she. There for your marriage was not legal." The Duke's face was tight. I saw him grasp Clare's arm tighter, causing her to screech in pain.
"In the same respect, you killed Warner."
"Yes, but he was going to kill me. It was in self defense."
"OW!" The Duke twisted Clare's arm more.
"Christian the train is getting ready to leave..." I warned.
"Come with me Satine, and I will let your poet live and I will leave your daughter alone!" The Duke said. In one quick move, Christian punched the Duke in the face, causing him to let go of Clare. Christian picked Clare up by her waste and stepped upon the deck of the train right when it started going. But the Duke recovered quickly. He grabbed onto Clare's leg and started running with the train.
"Mummy!" She almost fell completely out but Christian caught her wrist. The Duke had a death grip on Clare's ankle. The train started speeding up. Christian's grasp on Clare's wrist was slipping. Thinking franticly I took my shoe off and hurled it as hard as I could at the Duke's face, hitting it dead on. He let go of Clare's leg. The force of it all causing him to topple backwards, hitting his head hard on the ground. Killing him almost instantly. Clare was flung foreword, her stomach hitting the brass gate; knocking the breath from her. Christian picked her up over the gate and laid her down on the ground.
"Is she okay?" I asked, looking down at her. When she caught her breath she began to cry.
"I think she'll be okay. Though she's probably scared shitless right now." He picked up Clare and we walked inside the train to find our seat. Clare, Christian, and I were together as a family at last.
YAY! Well now that that's done. I'm currently working on a sequel. Please R&R and no flames please! I hope you enjoyed it.
