The Stories of America

Rise In Revolution: Part Four

In Order of Appearance:
Province of Massachusetts: Jeremy
Colony of Connecticut: Constance "Connie"
Colony of Virginia: Kennedy "Ken" Frank Jones
Colony of Virginia: Wes
Colony of Virginia: Jamie
Northern Colonies: Alfred "Al"
Province of Pennsylvania: William "Will"
Province of New Jersey: Nicky
Province of New York: Monty
Province of New Hampshire: Cassandra "Cass, Cassie"
Province of Quebec: Natalie
Province of New York: Ren
Lower Counties on the Delaware: Adela
Lower Counties on the Delaware: Hen
Province of Massachusetts Bay: Arthur
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Pat
Province of New Jersey: Lettie
Colony of Nova Scotia: Nova
Colony of St. John's Island: Samuel "Sam, Sammy" Bélanger
Province of Quebec: Montgomery "Mont" Bélanger
Colony of Nova Scotia: Samantha "Mandy"
Province of South Carolina: Con
Province of Georgia: Georgie
Kingdom of Great Britain/Country of England: Arthur
Kingdom of Great Britain/Country of Wales: Carwyn
Kingdom of Great Britain/Country of Scotland: Seumas
Province of Maryland: Mar/Miss Jones

In Order of Mentioned:
Province of North Carolina: John
Prince Rupert's Land: Manon

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April 19th, 1775-Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jeremy's never been in battles. He's been in fights, he's seen Salem and the Hartford witch trials. He's even seen the aftermath of Indian raids, but he's never been in battle.

He was stupid enough to not ask Monty or Ren or Lettie how battles are. All three of them were in the French and Indian war and he could've learned some skills if he'd asked. But, he hadn't.

Jeremy takes a deep breath and steadies his weapon again. He's nervous, his fingers twitching. Luckily, his hands don't shake any more than that.

He's glad Pat is next to him as the American Militia and the British Regulars stare each other down.

No one moves.

It's completely silent, even the birds are silent like they're holding their breaths.

The shot makes him jump.

Before he can turn to Pat, bullets start flying with the first shot still ringing in the air.

April 20th, 1775-Hartford, Connecticut Colony
As soon as Jeremy leaves, Connie takes Arthur, packs both hers and Arthur's bags and rides out of town on Samantha. She has left a note on the countertop, telling him she's left for her house in Hartford.

She had a bad feeling about the lanterns hanging on the steeple. And if Jeremy yells at her for leaving, then so be it.

However, when Jeremy and Pat arrive, covered in blood, Connie knows she has made the right choice.

Pat's fine. Jeremy, however, has a limp.

As she patches Jeremy up and somehow convinces him to get some sleep, she tries not to think about what would've happened if she didn't leave Boston.

April 20th, 1775-Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia
Ken isn't completely sold on the idea of revolution. It wasn't a good idea in his opinion. However, he can't help, but be mad when they took the colony's gunpowder away.

They haven't even shown an ounce of disloyalty and yet, Dunmore feels the need to take their gunpowder away.

He can feel the rage emanating off of Wes in waves. It honestly scares him. Never in his life has he seen Wes so angry.

"He had no right! We haven't even done anything! At least, not yet! There was no reason!" Wes shouts.

"He's afraid, Wes. Massachusetts is already under siege. It's natural. He's probably just paranoid." Ken explains. He wasn't trying to defend Dunmore, he was just trying to help Wes understand why Dunmore took their gunpowder away.