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us. We stepped into the walled patio where we retrieved our water. The cool air hit me like bricks and caused me to gasp. We stood by the wall that I thought faced the woods.
“You’re going to get on my shoulders and climb this fence, and you’re going to do it quickly. The castle is fenced, and there’s no doubt they’re searching for you as we speak. I don’t know how to get you out of the gate. This is the best that I can do. Just run.” Our eyes began to tear at the thought of this terrifying moment being our forever good bye. I hugged her. My heart pounded as I choked back the tears. “Now hurry,” she said.
Just then, we heard movement on the other side of the wall. We stood silent, trying to understand the whispers we now heard. In a moment, I saw his face at the top of the wall. Madeline braced to run.
“Chester?” I asked, stunned.
“Rowena? What are you doing here?” He looked equally as surprised.
“I told you I was here. What are you doing here?”
“I’m here for you. Blast it, we’re breaking you out.”
“Well, fancy that because I’m breaking me out,” I said.
Madeline stared at us confused.
I got on Madeline’s shoulders and Chester pulled me over the wall. There were several hairy, identical men, each about three foot tall, gathered at the bottom.
“We’ve got to bring Madeline too,” I told him stubbornly.
He wavered for a moment, but I think he could read that I wasn’t going to budge. And we definitely didn’t have time to waste. He climbed the fence again, with the help of the little men, and soon pulled Madeline over.
“I hope you’ve got a plan,” I whispered.
We were off, like bats out of hell, like fat kids after cake, like my mom after Brad Pitt. We all darted towards the main gate. Within seconds, we could hear the guard galloping towards us.
“We’ve been spotted,” one of the little men squealed.
“Keep running,” Chester insisted. I never turned back for fear I’d turn into a pillar of salt and the mad guard would sweep me up and serve me to Dresdem. But I could hear their boots stomping faster towards us.
When we reached the main road out of the property, we saw two guards running from the gate towards us. The little men arranged themselves into two towers, piled human Legos, one upon the other. The twin towers rushed the two guards, and Chester plowed into one’s knees like a linebacker causing the guard to fly over his shoulders and ram his head into a wayward stone. Madeline and I stood back for a moment watching the twin towers poking, pinching, punching, biting, and all sorts of maneuvers until finally the one on top decked him in the face and the guard was out cold. We ran towards the gate, with the rest of the guards still hot on our heels. I trailed my small saviors and Chester and climbed the iron, now unarmed, doors. I heard a screech, looked back for the first time, and saw Madeline in a guard’s arms. I noticed that it was the one from our hall, and others surrounded him.
“Let her go,” I screamed.
“It’s too late. Hurry!” yelled Chester. By this time, the little men were already on the other side, and Chester was waiting at the top. I thought for a moment. I badly wanted Madeline, my only friend, to be with us.
“Go!” yelled Madeline.
Without another thought, I was on the other side and running with the others into the abyss of the enchanted forest.
The guards were quickly on our heels again. The darkness made it difficult for me to see Chester and the shockingly fast tiny men. They swerved violently around the wide trees, making abrupt turns that made no sense to me. One turn too many left me lost. I stood still, hoping that Chester would realize I was no longer following him and turn back for me. I doubled over, out of breath, and gasped. The cold air stabbed my windpipe like a razor. I looked around, but there were no signs of anyone. The moons were far and distant, leaving only a faint
“You’re going to get on my shoulders and climb this fence, and you’re going to do it quickly. The castle is fenced, and there’s no doubt they’re searching for you as we speak. I don’t know how to get you out of the gate. This is the best that I can do. Just run.” Our eyes began to tear at the thought of this terrifying moment being our forever good bye. I hugged her. My heart pounded as I choked back the tears. “Now hurry,” she said.
Just then, we heard movement on the other side of the wall. We stood silent, trying to understand the whispers we now heard. In a moment, I saw his face at the top of the wall. Madeline braced to run.
“Chester?” I asked, stunned.
“Rowena? What are you doing here?” He looked equally as surprised.
“I told you I was here. What are you doing here?”
“I’m here for you. Blast it, we’re breaking you out.”
“Well, fancy that because I’m breaking me out,” I said.
Madeline stared at us confused.
I got on Madeline’s shoulders and Chester pulled me over the wall. There were several hairy, identical men, each about three foot tall, gathered at the bottom.
“We’ve got to bring Madeline too,” I told him stubbornly.
He wavered for a moment, but I think he could read that I wasn’t going to budge. And we definitely didn’t have time to waste. He climbed the fence again, with the help of the little men, and soon pulled Madeline over.
“I hope you’ve got a plan,” I whispered.
We were off, like bats out of hell, like fat kids after cake, like my mom after Brad Pitt. We all darted towards the main gate. Within seconds, we could hear the guard galloping towards us.
“We’ve been spotted,” one of the little men squealed.
“Keep running,” Chester insisted. I never turned back for fear I’d turn into a pillar of salt and the mad guard would sweep me up and serve me to Dresdem. But I could hear their boots stomping faster towards us.
When we reached the main road out of the property, we saw two guards running from the gate towards us. The little men arranged themselves into two towers, piled human Legos, one upon the other. The twin towers rushed the two guards, and Chester plowed into one’s knees like a linebacker causing the guard to fly over his shoulders and ram his head into a wayward stone. Madeline and I stood back for a moment watching the twin towers poking, pinching, punching, biting, and all sorts of maneuvers until finally the one on top decked him in the face and the guard was out cold. We ran towards the gate, with the rest of the guards still hot on our heels. I trailed my small saviors and Chester and climbed the iron, now unarmed, doors. I heard a screech, looked back for the first time, and saw Madeline in a guard’s arms. I noticed that it was the one from our hall, and others surrounded him.
“Let her go,” I screamed.
“It’s too late. Hurry!” yelled Chester. By this time, the little men were already on the other side, and Chester was waiting at the top. I thought for a moment. I badly wanted Madeline, my only friend, to be with us.
“Go!” yelled Madeline.
Without another thought, I was on the other side and running with the others into the abyss of the enchanted forest.
The guards were quickly on our heels again. The darkness made it difficult for me to see Chester and the shockingly fast tiny men. They swerved violently around the wide trees, making abrupt turns that made no sense to me. One turn too many left me lost. I stood still, hoping that Chester would realize I was no longer following him and turn back for me. I doubled over, out of breath, and gasped. The cold air stabbed my windpipe like a razor. I looked around, but there were no signs of anyone. The moons were far and distant, leaving only a faint
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