Gabby
We reach the garbage chute and noises from the house drift down toward us. I jump out of the way just in time to keep from being buried under a load of trash.
“Disgusting,” I mumble with a grunt as I signal to Jeremy to put out the torch.
Trying not to breathe through my nose, I climb up into the chute, using the rough stones to haul myself up. It doesn"t take us long before we emerge into the dark at the top. This is where the real plan begins, the slave quarters.
If only they realized how close they"ve been to their freedom all this time.
I find a place to tie the rope Ana gave me, and toss it down the chute. Climbing down may not be as easy as climbing up was. There are footsteps and voices just around the corner now. I motion Jeremy forward and we round the bend slowly.
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