Chapter 16: Time's Up

Caleb and I dig all through the night. We agree that we need to escape as soon as possible but Peter needs to think we're still here. So I call for him.

"Peter! Peter I 'm hungry. Please Peter my throat is so dry! And I'm cold, Peter. Don't you love me at all?"

I hear the door begin to open and in comes Peter.

"Of course I love you, my sweet. Come with me and I will give you everything you need."

"What I need is some food and water. And maybe another blanket." I lean towards him to whisper in his ear. "I will go with you, but first you must let me spend time with my brother. Bring me food to have one last meal with him before begin our new lives together."

He smiles and cheers, "Your last meal together shall be a feast! I will return again soon with the food and then I will leave you two to say your goodbyes. Caleb you have 5 hours left with your sister. Spend them wisely." He speaks with a snarky voice and kisses my cheek.

I only breathe again when he leaves and the door is shut and locked.

I turn to my brother. "I don't think he's planning on letting me live, Tris." He says.

I shut my eyes and sigh. "Can we pull this off, Caleb? What if he finds the hole? It's only hidden by a jacket. What if we get caught? He'll kill us, Caleb."

"Hush. Is everything ready? Relay what we're going to do again. Walk through it with me." I admire my brother for being so strong. He has always been the smart one.

"He'll give us the food and leave. We'll pack it and gather everything. We'll pile the dirt among the door so it won't open right away. Then we'll crawl through the hole and see where it goes. We'll go as far as we can as quickly as we can only stopping to eat or to catch our breath." I exhale deeply.

Caleb offers me a smile and pulls me in for a hug. Just then the door starts to open and in comes Peter with three tray of food. The grin on his face shows that he believes I could love him. He thinks he is going to win. And boy is he wrong.

We wait five minutes after he leaves again. We need to start right away but we also need to be precautious.

We're all packed up and ready to go. We dump and pile the dirt at the edge of the door. We pack it down tightly and we decide we need to leave.

I crawl down the hole first. The smell is almost unbearable but this is life or Caleb's death so I will just have to suffer through it. I take a couple steps into a large puddle so Caleb can crawl through. He places his jacket over the hole and we trudge forward. It isn't a very good cover but it was the best we could do. We have to go as far as possible before Peter finds us missing. We may still have 4 hours but then again we may have 4 minutes.

We've been walking in this sewer for what feels like hours. Just miles and miles of tunnels and darkness. And rats.

Finally we stop to eat and rest. "We have to make this quick Beatrice. When he finds you gone, he'll send dogs. And dogs are fast."

I have a new fear in the pit of my stomach now. Of course it wouldn't have been this easy. He's going to come after us. He might already be near. I swallow the piece of the sandwich in my mouth and gaze into the darkness we came from.

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