Have you ever thought about running away into the unknown? Going as far as you possibly can? All to get away from the cruel judging eyes of others? I haven't. I have never had a thought go through my mind that wasn't controlled by my master. The only thoughts I had where simply this:
I am called Hugh.
I live in South Carolina.
I am lucky to be fed.
If I mess up I'll be punished by whipping.
I am a nigga.
I am a slave.
That's all. That was all. Mama always said that there would be someone that would come into my life and change it entirely. I finally found one. Her name was Avis Waldegrave. She wasn't like the other girls with the rich slave owner Daddies that I've ever worked for. She was kind. She didn't want to grow up and get married to the rich white man of her Daddy's choice. She had dreams. She gave me a dream.
In seven months, she achieved her dream.
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The Forbidden Expedition
Historical FictionHugh is a slave in the early 1800's. He always does as he's told no mater what it is. He never disobeys the rules. Avis is the daughter of a very wealthy man that owns a cotton farm, and owns manny slaves to run it. Avis does not like how things...
