We 7 Forever

Chapter 50: Nicholas

Above: A Colorized Photo Of Nicholas

The woman turns around and i tense up, I have no weapons on me, Nothing to protect myself again. "Nicholas?" I can hear the English accent in her voice "No, I'm sorry." I lie, I know it's against orthodoxy but it's for my protection. I'll repent to God later "Don't lie to me, I'm your brothers friend." She walks closer to me and shows me her identification, Geraldine Johnson. Friend of Micheals? This could easily be a lie, I assumed he was dead. "I'm his secretary's wife." She smiles at me trustingly, But I've been too trusting, Trusting of everyone. "I'm sorry, I don't know anything." I put my small bag Anya gave me on the bed and turn my back to her, Trying to hide my face "Look, He asked me to find you and give you this." She walks to me and hands me a letter, I quickly skim through it and to my relief it's in Mishas handwriting, Nickie, I have seen the papers, I know we are not on best terms but come to Denmark with us and Georgiy, It's safe here, I hope this letter finds you, It's urgent. Your brother, Misha I shut the letter and a million emotions come up, He went against my will to marry. How can I trust him? No, I need to get to mama in Crimea. I must pray and hope I get there safely. "Thank you, Tell him I will not be coming." I tuck the letter in my coat with everything else precious I own, "May I tell him where you are going?" She pries, She can't. If that message to intercepted it would the end of me for real. "No," I walk over to the window, I always used to do this, It's how people knew the interview was over. I hear her leave and I collapse on the bed, I'm doin the right thing right? I ponder to myself as I drift off into a deep sleep.

I wake up the next morning feeling renewed, We have to get going again, We can't stay in one place too long, Or else they'll pick us up and start tracking us. I walk down the stairs to the main entrance and find Anya already waiting there in her wheelchair. I say a quick prayer before we go outside and catch a cab carriage "Do I know you lot?" The cab driver looks behind his shoulder, I shaved before I came downstairs, My handlebar mustache gone, I look like I did in my youth. Before I was even engaged to Sunny. "No." I say hurriedly, "You Seem mighty suspicious," HIs eyes drift to Anya "I DO KNOW YOU! YOU'RE THAT GERMAN SPY FOR THE GERMAN BITCH!" He screams at Anya and everyone's heart sinks, My heart hurts that the Russian people would say such things about my sunny even still. "GO!" I start shouting as the man gets out of the carriage and starts running to some revolutionary soldiers on the street "ITS THE GERMAN SPY! WITH AN UNKNOW MAN! THE ONE IN THE NEWSPAPER!" HE starts running and it gets their attention. I take the reigns and whip the horses so they go off in a bolt with soldiers hot on our heels.