ESCAPE
Chapter Six
"That-that’s impossible. He wasn’t on
the list, and I would have found him..." Rose caught the look in the
girl’s eye. She was serious. "How do you know?" Rose finally asked.
"See for yourself." Alice handed
Rose the newspaper she was holding. After such a shock, Rose had to wait for
her vision to unblur. When her eyes came into focus, she found herself staring
at a half-page picture of Jack. Underneath the picture was a caption that read
Self-Made Millionaire Purchases House in California. She quickly scanned the
article and found it to be about the recent moves made by many to the western
US. There was just one paragraph about Jack, reading, Dawson (top) recently
purchased a California mansion to suit his new lifestyle. When asked for a
comment, the twenty-four-year-old artist stated, "It’s always been a dream
of mine to live in California, where the sun shines all year long and the poor
live like kings." The article went on to state the community that Jack
was moving into and then gave some brief background information.
Rose looked up at Alice in amazement.
"It’s him! Good Lord! My prayers have been answered! God, thank you! Zeus,
I knew you’d come through! Jesus, you were always the kind one!"
Rose caught Alice up and together they
skipped and yelped. Alice because Rose’s story had touched her deeply, and she
was thrilled that the two lovers might still be reunited, and Rose because she
hadn’t felt such joy since Jack himself was close at her side.
*****
Rose now had something to live for, some
hope. But that wouldn’t make her escape any easier. Together with Alice, she
devised a plan so that she might be with her love once again.
*****
And,
Rose thought to herself as Cal approached her, that plan can finally be put
into action.