Chapter 7 - An offer of freedom.

Summer woke up to the sound of breathing that wasn't her own. It was heaving, like a man and it was rapid as if he was running into the room. She listened, still, trembling. He started moving slowly, his heavy feet creaking floor boards that were silent for her. She rolled to her left and slid down the crack between the bed and the wall, praying that an empty bed will send him away.

The door creaked and she could tell he was inside already.

"Get up girl."

The Old man's voice said and she slowly looked up. She was slightly shivering out of fear.

She had no idea where they were or where they were going. She only knew that whatever it was that was happening wasn't going to end well for her.

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