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The Begining of the Plan

By.Gabriella

By Gabriella Published 2 years ago 6 min read
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We all know the stories of the knights who save the damsel in distress. How the girl gets saved by a strong and fearless man, But what if it was the girl who was doing the saving and not the so-called knight in shining armor.

Nova Sat by the steel bars that were cool to the touch. Her view cast out taking in the sight of green grass and a sky of deep blue and white. Today she was to be sold to her, well to what her captors called her permanent home. She was to be sold to a man in Dust burn Village. A village that is known for its cruelty to slaves and even its own locals.

Äs her gaze drifted off into the distance memories of what she once knew flashed through her mind, far back to when she lived a life of luxury and riches. Her father was a merchant that was known to scam his clients with prices that would bring a city to bankruptcy, and him in control of it all. She was unaware of what her father had been doing, and soon she had to pay the price for being oblivious to the world around her.

¨Number 302 it’s time to get you bathed and ready to head out¨ Voiced a lady that had to of been in her late 50´s at least. She pushed the door that was twice her weight open and held her hand out to nova for her to take. Nova stood hesitant at first then slowly grasped the old lady’s hand and followed her out the room and outside to a building that she could only assume was a bathhouse. ¨ Now Dear, enter and undress call me in once you are in the water´ She paused for a moment her eyes looking at nova as if warning her to not try to escape unless she wanted a death sentence.

Understanding the women’s look she stepped inside the bathhouse and took in the sight, steam surrounded her warming up her ice-bit skin from the frigid cold outside. She slid the dank white dress off her shoulders that had turned a grayish-black from all the dirt and grime that had surrounded her. Novas skin which once was a light pale now gray and a dark dirty tan which was just like her dress.

Once done with undressing she stepped into the heated water and sat down. ¨ Ma´am you may come in¨ Nova spoke her voice cracking slightly from the lack of usage. The lady walked in, in hand, she held a cotton cloth and charcoal soap. ¨I don’t believe I have told you my name, call me ann dear¨

Ann dipped the cloth into the water then wrapped it around the soap ¨Im glad you didn’t try to escape dear, many have tried before you and all have failed it would sadden me to see another¨ Ann began to scrub at Novas Skin turning the water a murky gray but nova a deep pale. ¨Ann why do you help these men¨ Voiced Nova dunking her head under the water to dampen her hair.

¨To survive my dear in hopes to see my son¨, Before Ann had started working under the trators she was a known seamstress who had a son, who which she had raised herself after the passing of her husband. ¨Lets leave together then right now I will get dressed and we leave through the back gate¨ Quickly standing up she rushed over to her ragged dress and slipped it on all while Ann stood there in shock questioning if she should really try to leave.

Nova seemed like a smart girl to Ann, Could they really do what so many others have tried and failed at?. ¨Listen dear if we want to have a chance to leave we go through the front gate, they expat us to go through the back if we try to leave so the back is more heavily garded¨

Grabbing the Charcoal soap Nova began to sketch out their plan onto the wooded floors. ¨Try to memorize the plan before I wash it away with the water¨ Ann nodded to novas orders and looked over the plan. Seeing if there were any holes that might get them caught. ¨We go right past the front gate when you are supposed to take me to the main house right¨, ¨yes we do but they guard when I go past with the girls, but I have a certain time I am supposed to take them by so the gate will be garded¨,

Nova began to think about what ann had just said, they have her bring us, girls, by at a certain time, does that mean they only guard the gate at that time to make sure we don’t escape?. ¨Thats It!¨ She yelled out with hope in her eyes. ¨Come on ann we have to leave right now if we want to make it before the guards get there¨ Ann quickly splashed water onto the drawings on the floor to wash them away and headed to the door with Nova.

Ann poked her head out the door and looked around, grabbing Nova’s hand they ran across the yard towards the front exit. Nova tugged away from ann and ran over to one of the buildings and grabbed a broom. ¨We don’t know if there will be guards there so we need to make sure that we have something to at least protect us¨ Heading on their way they soon reached the front gate. ¨Something is wrong… it should not be this easy¨

Nova voiced out her concerns as anns face darkened and a sinister grin shown on her face. ¨Sir I have brung Nova like requested¨. Nova’s heart began to race as men came out of every corner surrounding her and Ann. “Good job ann you may go now the next captor is ready to be bathed¨ Ann nodded and walked off her eyes now cold holding no warmth as she looked at Nova.

Nova quickly stood in a definitive stance and held the broom tightly in her grasp her hands shaking from fear ¨ I’m not going down without a fight¨ She hissed out and charged at a man in front of her his eyes as if they pierced her soul. He stepped aside as she swung. Not hitting her target she lost balance and fell face-first to the ground.

The man kicked her in the head knocking her out cold. Nova’s Body went limp but them unaware of he true plan of how to escape.

Horror
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Gabriella

Life does not start when you are born, life starts when you push to achive

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