Family Secrets

An Hope Holmes Adventure Chapter XIII

Faith Robin

I let him have it. I dashed out of the room only to run into another. I fought back but unfortunately he twisted my arm behind my back and over powered me quickly.

"I've caught her!" Dawson yelled, I counter attacked by tripping him up with my leg. Dawson let go and fell to the floor. I started running faster. There were three others waiting for me at the bottom of the staircase.

"Stop there!" one of the goons said as they charged up the stairs, Dawson tried to grab me from behind; unfortunately for him he tripped. I slid down the rail and Dawson fell into the others. I jumped off at the bottom of the staircase and kept running. I ran out into the kitchen and out the back. I was in a ship yard. I kept running into the city. There were no constables on duty. I heard shouting behind me. I ducked into an alleyway. I hid behind a wall as the men ran past the alley in which I was hiding in. Once they were gone I ran towards the Thames. I hailed a cab. The cabbie stared at such a shabby fare but I jumped in before he could protest.

"To Diogenes Club!" I said glancing out the side. The goons came chasing around the corner. The cabbie took one look at them and slapped his reins. The horse took off. I sighed and laid back into the seat.

Holmes walked down towards the docks and sat near a staircase. It was nearly midnight.

'Well so far nothing,' he thought. Then he heard yelling. Then a girl ran past, she ducked into an alley. 'Now wait a minute, that just looked exactly like. No it couldn't be,' he thought. A group of men ran past; when they were around the corner the girl came out of the alley and ran in the opposite direction. 'It's Hope!' He thought smiling to himself. She called a cab and the cab sped off after of course the minions came chasing around the corner.

'She's safe,' Holmes thought to himself, 'At least I know she's okay.' He stood and started to walk away. He heard footsteps come up from behind him and he felt something hard make contact with the back of his head. He fell to the ground and the world turned black before his eyes.

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