Savannah's Story - 2 : Free At Last!
Days, weeks, months passed as they travelled by foot on the Underground Railroad. They were now in their final destination before they crossed to Canada.
Savannah grunted as she was pulled out of the small bed.
“Let’s get a move on, child!” Harriet demanded, walking out of the small room. Savannah sighed, getting up and putting on her tattered shoes and slipped her hood over her head. She looked to see the other runaway slaves doing the same, two of them being her mother and Harriet.
“Let’s move out!” Harriet demanded, and that was it. The walked in the shadows swiftly, in small dispatched groups. They all had weapons hiding in their thick coats, and it’s only a matter of minutes before they cross the border.
The walked for long agonizing minutes, but they knew it was worth it, as the border was in plain sight.
“Free at last!” Savannah sighed.
“Free at last.” her mother repeated.
“Thank god almighty, we are free at last.” and with that, they crossed the border to freedom.
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Savannah's Story
Historical FictionSavannah's story. Written in 2012 Savannah is an eleven year old slave in Southern Louisiana on the McGreggory plantation. She's worked all her life, she's been beaten all her life, she wants out. But when she gets a visit by a certain runaway slav...
