To Make A Difference

Chapter 21

(Sparrow's P.O.V)

I look down on the camp. The guards are surrounded with guns and supplies. If I shot one of them the rest would be ready to shoot me right back. I waited until they were all asleep and snuck down the tree.

"Jay?" I said in a whisper.

"Jay where are you?"

"Sparrow I'm over here."

I walk around the trunk and there was Jay leaning up against the tree.

"I'm getting you out."

"Sparrow, wait."

"What?"

"Before you do anything else... Be careful. If not for yourself, for me. I can't bare the thought of you getting hurt."

Tears welled up in my eyes.

"Don't worry Jay I'll be fine."

I walk back around the tree and found the knot. It was a a very difficult, looking knot. I held the knot in my hands. I looked around it for that one knot that would unravel it all. I pulled it and the line loosened and Jay started walking around towards me.

"Good Job."

I smirked "I learned from the best. So do we get our stuff and run or what?"

"We are gonna get our stuff and hide on the trees like you did which was by the way impressive."

I blushed. I started climbing up the tree back to our sturdy branch. When we got there we got out some dried fruit and ate a little bit of it. We was trying to save up food. Jay looked me in the eyes and said

"So why'd you yell at me earlier?"

"I thought you got caught.... And you did so you know I kinda freaked out. When those guards got into the clearing I really freaked out!.... Jay?"

"Yes?"

"I don't want to get caught... I don't want to marry a man I don't know. I want to see my parents and let them know I'm ok."

I felt like crying. I've never missed my parents this much. I haven't seen them for a month now. They didn't know where I was, dad tried to kill a guard, and mom is probably terrified and my little brother... I'm hoping that he's ok. Jay starts patting me on the back. I start to cry. I couldn't help it the more I thought about my family, the more sickening feeling I felt. It was just tears no sounds. A messenger guard runs into the field.

"Sir! Sir wake up!"

"What is it?"

"The Sargent is telling you to quickly find Sparrow and return! They've got her father in jail until she gets married to the prince, the mom and the son are at the house, guarded of course. Oh and we have the chief awaiting her death sentence."

I tried to hold the tears back. I looked at Jay and he cradled me in his arms.

"I have an idea.... But you won't like it....."

Jay looks at me an anger and protection is shown on his face.

"Sparrow if you marry that man I will die of sadness."

"That's it! I won't! We will act out a capture scene where it looks like you caught me. Then we free dad and Rose and get mom and Jack out of the house!"

Disappointment spread across his face.

"What will you do if we fail?"

"I'd run. Run away far far away from here."

"Let's try this, how will we sneak in guns?"

"You pack the big ones I'll hide the little ones in my pockets!"

"Ok.... Fine."