their
children. She said she couldn’t stand the thought of me going through what they
had been doing to her for years. One night we escaped. We didn’t get far when
my mother collapsed and couldn’t go on. Her body unable to make it further
after the years of abuse they put her through. She begged me to leave her
there, but I couldn’t. She was all I had left. I had carried her for only a few
miles when they caught up to us.”
“They
figured that since they hadn’t been able to get her pregnant, she was of no use
to them anyway. So they killed her right there in the woods. They didn’t even
bury her body. That was when they decided to make sure I couldn’t escape again.
They began breaking my legs, and not setting them correctly. You know how fast
we can normally heal. The bones were mending within a week, but when they
weren’t set properly they began to heal malformed. After a few months of
different breaks in different places on my legs, it worked. I can never run
from them again.” Jess said sadly, gesturing to the twisted legs laid out in
front of her.
“Oh
my God!” Cari gasped in horror as she realized the pain the poor girl had to
have endured for months at a time in order to make her legs look like that.
“I
can feel your compassion and horror radiating from you in waves. You’re very
strong. But don’t feel sorry for me. Obviously, the All Father has meant for me
to be here. If I wasn’t here, I wouldn’t have been able to help so many others
escape, just as I will help you. Right now, you need to make sure you don’t
radiate any emotions that will cause them to come in here and hurt you before I
can get you out of here. Ok?” Jess asked hopefully.
Cari
struggled to control her emotions as Jess had asked. “I’ll try. Can’t you
create something that can help you heal your legs so you can try to escape
again?” Cari asked curious.
“I
tried. But my gift doesn’t seem to work on me, only on others. They will come
for me soon. When they do, you will have to pretend like you are still passed
out. You can’t let them know you are awake. If they think you are still
unconscious they will leave you alone, and that will give me time to get a
knife or something sharp from them, so I can cut you free.” Jess told her.
“When
I leave, I will take you with me. I won’t leave you here with them.” Cari vowed
stubbornly.
“You
can’t. I would only slow you down, and we’d both be captured again and
punished. If you get back to your protector, maybe one day you and others can
come back and kill them all. For now, I do better for our people staying here,
than I would if I were on the outside.” Jess said sadly.
“They
killed my protector, my Uncle. But I know how to contact others like us and
their protectors. I swear Jess, when I get out of here, I will come back for
you. I will find you. I promise I will.” Cari replied with conviction. She
would not allow this poor girl to spend another day with these people than she
had to. One way or another, she would come back, she would find Jess and bring
her back to her people.
“Just
promise to kill them. That’s all I really want. I hear them coming now. Pretend
to be unconscious. No matter what, don’t let them know you are awake!” Jess
whispered, standing awkwardly she began to hobble back towards the two stalls
in the corner of the barn.
Cari
could hear raised male voices coming closer to the door of the barn. Quickly,
she dropped her head to her chest, closed her eyes and made it look like she
was hanging by her wrists again. Whatever Jess had crafted for her seemed to
make the pain of her weight on her wrists, not nearly as bad as it had been
before.
The
door opened, and a group of men entered the barn. Judging by the sound of it
there had to be at least four or five of them. And they all seemed to be
arguing over Jess.
“Vikan
said we can’t touch the new one; she is only for him. He said she’s special.
She’ll be special
children. She said she couldn’t stand the thought of me going through what they
had been doing to her for years. One night we escaped. We didn’t get far when
my mother collapsed and couldn’t go on. Her body unable to make it further
after the years of abuse they put her through. She begged me to leave her
there, but I couldn’t. She was all I had left. I had carried her for only a few
miles when they caught up to us.”
“They
figured that since they hadn’t been able to get her pregnant, she was of no use
to them anyway. So they killed her right there in the woods. They didn’t even
bury her body. That was when they decided to make sure I couldn’t escape again.
They began breaking my legs, and not setting them correctly. You know how fast
we can normally heal. The bones were mending within a week, but when they
weren’t set properly they began to heal malformed. After a few months of
different breaks in different places on my legs, it worked. I can never run
from them again.” Jess said sadly, gesturing to the twisted legs laid out in
front of her.
“Oh
my God!” Cari gasped in horror as she realized the pain the poor girl had to
have endured for months at a time in order to make her legs look like that.
“I
can feel your compassion and horror radiating from you in waves. You’re very
strong. But don’t feel sorry for me. Obviously, the All Father has meant for me
to be here. If I wasn’t here, I wouldn’t have been able to help so many others
escape, just as I will help you. Right now, you need to make sure you don’t
radiate any emotions that will cause them to come in here and hurt you before I
can get you out of here. Ok?” Jess asked hopefully.
Cari
struggled to control her emotions as Jess had asked. “I’ll try. Can’t you
create something that can help you heal your legs so you can try to escape
again?” Cari asked curious.
“I
tried. But my gift doesn’t seem to work on me, only on others. They will come
for me soon. When they do, you will have to pretend like you are still passed
out. You can’t let them know you are awake. If they think you are still
unconscious they will leave you alone, and that will give me time to get a
knife or something sharp from them, so I can cut you free.” Jess told her.
“When
I leave, I will take you with me. I won’t leave you here with them.” Cari vowed
stubbornly.
“You
can’t. I would only slow you down, and we’d both be captured again and
punished. If you get back to your protector, maybe one day you and others can
come back and kill them all. For now, I do better for our people staying here,
than I would if I were on the outside.” Jess said sadly.
“They
killed my protector, my Uncle. But I know how to contact others like us and
their protectors. I swear Jess, when I get out of here, I will come back for
you. I will find you. I promise I will.” Cari replied with conviction. She
would not allow this poor girl to spend another day with these people than she
had to. One way or another, she would come back, she would find Jess and bring
her back to her people.
“Just
promise to kill them. That’s all I really want. I hear them coming now. Pretend
to be unconscious. No matter what, don’t let them know you are awake!” Jess
whispered, standing awkwardly she began to hobble back towards the two stalls
in the corner of the barn.
Cari
could hear raised male voices coming closer to the door of the barn. Quickly,
she dropped her head to her chest, closed her eyes and made it look like she
was hanging by her wrists again. Whatever Jess had crafted for her seemed to
make the pain of her weight on her wrists, not nearly as bad as it had been
before.
The
door opened, and a group of men entered the barn. Judging by the sound of it
there had to be at least four or five of them. And they all seemed to be
arguing over Jess.
“Vikan
said we can’t touch the new one; she is only for him. He said she’s special.
She’ll be special
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