A Victorian secret

Chapter Two-The Master

"Hey are you okay?" Sarah asked

Am I OK? Elizabeth asked to herself. Why would I be okay? Just 5 minutes ago I was hanging out with my friends and the next thing I know I am here in the past.

"I think I need a minute or two." Elizabeth finally said.

"Okay... my houses is just a little while down the road you are welcome to stay there for a while" Sarah said.

"Thanks"

As Elizabeth picked up Sarah again, she continued down to Sarah's house thinking what could have happened.

"I bet it was the alleyway"She thought to her self,"But this is just impossible."

15 minutes later Elizabeth reached a grim looking house. The walls were torn down and the only window was broken. The door was at least intact and the gate was hanging of its hinges.

"How can anyone live here?" Elizabeth thought.

Walking to the front door Elizabeth saw a shadow coming towards her. Turning around Elizabeth came face to face with a eight year old boy.

"George" Sarah proclaimed "Do you think you could open the door and grab a wet cloth please"

George nodded. He opened the door silently and walked to a bucket and placed a rag inside it. Elizabeth sat Sarah down and looked around. In the corner of the room, there sat the only bit of furniture in the house. It was a bed and inside lead a old frail women who looked exactly like Sarah.

"That is our mother" Sarah said as if answering Elizabeth thoughts. "She is sick and can barely move most days but she is very kind. Mother this is Elizabeth she helped me from when I was being chased and I have offered her to stay for a few days as she is in some extreme circumstances"

The mother looked at Elizabeth and smiled. "Welcome I hope you forgive me for not coming to greet you but thank you for looking out for my daughter, I only have her and my son left"

"No probs and thanks for letting me stay" Elizabeth said.

Looking out the broken window she realised how dark it had it had become. Haven been given a small portion of bread Elizabeth ate it and then curled up next to Sarah and George in another corner of the room and fell asleep thinking about what she would do in the morning.

Bang Bang Bang

Elizabeth shot up. Where am I? She thought and then remembered the previous day.

Bang Bang Bang

Sarah and George woke up and so did their mother.

"Open up it's the police"

Sarah hurried to the door and opened it. Immediately Elizabeth and the others were grabbed and shoved into a cart.

"Where are we going?" Elizabeth asked.

"To the masters house" Sarah replied with terror in her voice.

Elizabeth looked at her and hugged her and George who was in the corner shaking. "They will be okay," she thought, "she would get them out of this.". Moments passed and the cart stopped. Elizabeth and the others were pushed out the cart and brought up a set of steps that led to an enormous mansion. Inside they were brought to there knees and as they looked up the master came down the stairs. He was elegantly dressed in a black suit and he walked with grace. As he reached the bottom of the stairwell he looked at Elizabeth. "What does he want?" she thought. With the Swiss of his hand the policemen left the mansion and Elizabeth could hear the sound of horse hoves leaving the grounds.

"Well what do we have here...a thief!" He said "Now what do you have to say for yourself and how will you repay me?"

"Master I am terribly sorry but it was for my..." Sarah started to say

"Excuses are not needed! Your punishment will be severe on both you and your family" He said. Looking back and forth between them, Elizabeth suddenly stood up and smacked the man in the face hard. "How dare you speak to Sarah that way!" she shouted angrily.

"What are you doing?" Sarah asked "You can't hit the master, you could be killed"

"Killed!... I doubt that." Elizabeth exclaimed. Looking at her properly now the man began to speak.

"How dare you. You insolent girl. I am Christopher Knight a very powerful man who I might add am related to royalty" He told her.

"Well Christopher Knight I don't care who you are no one messes with my friends and gets away with it! Yes she stole a loaf of bread, So what! Your rich buy another. She needed it for her family that could not afford it. Have you even looked in the street with all the hungry people? Do you even pay her enough so she can at least feed her family? You don't do you?" Elizabeth shouted

Christopher looked at her astound but with admiration as no one had ever talked to him like that before and with great force and to his face. "Who are you and where do you come from?" He asked

"I'm Elizabeth Winters and I come from a different place which I want to get back to but can't because I don't know how I got here in the first place." Elizabeth ranted

"Well Elizabeth Winters I admire your fierce lion impression but I am sorry to say that the punishment on this girl will be to work here for a month without pay. But as so undesire for them to work and since I did like the impression I will let her mother and brother stay in a little cottage down the road and give them a well lived life until the mother is back on her feet but for a price".

"Name it" Elizabeth said

"You will work here and do whatever I tell you to do for as long as you are here in London. You will entertain me with that sharp tough of yours"

"Deal" Elizabeth said without hesitation.

"Okay then... Miranda" Christopher called and a fat maid appeared. "Take the maid into the kitchen and summon a carriage to take the two people here to the cottage on Dairy street and take this female lion to a guest room" Christopher said with evil grin. As he had said all he needed Christopher walked into the lounge leaving everyone scared relived and for Elizabeth annoyed. Just as Miranda was about to untie the bounds on the other three Christopher suddenly appeared again. "And by the way how did you get out of the bounds?"

"I cut them with a small knife I keep hidden away in my bracelet, my dad got me encase I was ever kidnapped" Elizabeth answered.

Satisfied Christopher walked out again. Just then Sarah ran to hug Elizabeth.

"You are very brave"