Chapter 4

Chapter 4

The bucket finally reached me but I was spinning. My mind wouldn't quiet down long enough for me to make a rational decision. I didn’t have to get inside… I could just stay down here. Right? I knew I was trapped no matter what I did… And if the Reaver didn't kill me, my mother would... At that moment, I didn't know which thought was scarier… It was a lose lose.

I hesitated and looked back up at the Reaver who was waiting for me. I hadn't even reached for the rope and bucket yet. I still wasn’t sure if I even would. He seemed to be waiting patiently, but why wouldn’t he? He knew I had no other way out. “Take the rope.” He said. The way his voice sounded as it echoed between the flat stones and nestled its way into my ears, struck enough fear into my small body that I listened.

Immediately I grabbed the rope and climbed into the bucket. It was really the only thing I could do being 9 years old and stuck in an impossible situation. I had no other option and we both knew this.