Family Secrets
An Hope Holmes Adventure Chapter XXXIII
Faith Robin
"Did you really think that would work?" Moriarty hissed into my ear as he twisted my arm behind my back. His grip would leave bruises on my wrist. He pushed me towards a cab. He pushed me into the cab and threw me onto the seat.
He gave an address to the cabbie, 'The same address that I saw Granger go to only but a few hours ago.' I thought to myself with some hope, 'At least that I know where I'm going.'
The terror swept away; the fear of him taking me a way from London. In London I could escape, anywhere else I would die without a witness. If I did die in London there's a chance that there would be a witness, besides that of my killer. The cabbie drove us to the address. I tried to drop a handkerchief as some type of signal but Moriarty watched me that I could not do so. We arrived at house.
Jenkins opened the door and Moriarty pushed me into the house. Jenkins locked the door behind us and Moriarty dragged me up the stairs. I tried to keep myself on my feet but unfortunately I stumbled a few times. Then at the top of the staircase he pulled his revolver on me and opened the door and pushed me onto the wood floor of the room.
"You wanted to see her Holmes so here she is!" Moriarty said slamming the door behind me.
Granger had gone back to the Diogenes Club with Watson and Mycroft. Now she was in what she supposed to be Hopes' room. Mycroft was furious with "Hope" for disobeying him and he informed her that she would be on the next boat to Paris. Granger had winced at his yelling although that she hadn't committed the deeds that he accused her of. Now she was ostracized in "her" room.
'What Am I going to do? I can't leave Hope, she'll get herself killed and it will be my fault. I have to tell Mr. Holmes the truth, I have to tell him I'm not his niece.' She waited until Mycroft came back in the room with a trunk in hand.
"Mr. Holmes, my name is Sally Granger," She said dropping Hope's voice and replacing it with her own. Mycroft dropped the trunk and stared at this wonderful deceiving young actress. "I'm a friend of Hopes' and I fear that she has gotten herself into more danger trying to save her father," She said ignoring his complete look of astonishment.
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