Well I expected the oh so great plan to be along the lines of training us girls to be bad ass fighters and then we'd all go and fight and get the girls back. There are a lot of faults with this plan but hey that was what I imagined it would be like but do you know what they want ??To use us as freaking BAIT!!
"WHAT THE F***?! That's a shitty ass plan!!" Someone screamed . Oh wait, it was me. Lol.
Ever since Margaret and James walked into the room not another voice was heard except theirs. So when I suddenly screamed that out every single eye in the room seemed to find their way to me.oh shit!
"What I mean is ,using us as bait is your big plan? You've had quite some time to think about this and this is what you come up with? And what if you can't save us ? We should be planning how to get the other girls out and not how to get more in" as I spoke I became more pissed and no one was stopping me now
"Or is that the real plan ? Huh! Use us as exchange for your sister ?! " Cecil's hand flew to my mouth just as my eyes grew wide and someone gasped. Ugh! I did not just say that out , I feel like utter shit."No" came his voice. James. I could tell he was disappointed and maybe even angry but I couldn't tell if I cared or not.
"Our plan is not to give you guys up. What do you think we are?" He says and there's a long pause.
Is he waiting for me to reply? That's a rhetorical question. Isn't it?.Just as I'm about to answer and tell him exactly what I think they are he speaks again.
"If you would have patience miss you would ..."
"It's Mary Jane". I cut in. At his dumbfounded look I feel the need to explain myself.
" It's Mary Jane . Not miss. I mean you should at least know the names of the people you kidnapped". I say .
I don't know why I'm suddenly pissed but the fact that he didn't even know my name , and that he probably didn't remember we talked last night got to me much more than it should have.
"Mary Jane" he says my name like he doesn't know how to feel about it. Like he's trying hard to be neutral about it.
"Mary Jane, I ...." Stopping again he groans ,pulls his hand through his hair, turns around and walks out making sure to slam the door. Dude we get it , you're royally pissed!."Mary Jane ,I'm sorry you feel that way" Lady Margaret says sweetly looking dejected and tired and I suddenly feel terrible for talking like that.
"Our plan would never be to exchange you guys , we aren't criminals or heartless people. Our plan is to train you guys for the 4 months we have and use you guys as bait. You wouldn't be defenseless because you'd be trained and we would not leave without everyone of you with us. We can't give all the details now but when the time is right we will". She stops looking around and then continues
"You ladies have been forced to be here, and after Mary Jane's outburst I realized how selfish we've been. If you want to go back home, we will let you go " she says and I gasp.
What is she doing ? How will she get girls to train and use as bait ? I mean technically they could hire girls but what would they put out as job description? Apply within if you're willing to be used as bait for a lot of money. I don't think that's gonna work.
Around me girls start talking and I know almost If not everyone is going to choose to go home. I look at lady Margaret and I see the defeated look on her face, she knows they're all going to choose to go.
This is all my fault and I've got to fix it.
I mean yeah it's really wrong how they took us from our homes no matter how desperate they were and now they're asking us to put our lives in danger for someone we don't even know with only their word as guarantee that we'd all be fine at the end, But still I find that I'm pushing my way forward, walking towards the platform where lady Margaret is at .When I reach her she looks at me questioningly and almost doubtful like I'm about to force all the girls to March out with me.
"Trust me , please" I whisper to her and she gives a small nod so I turn around and face the other girls.OMG! What am I doing ? I'm definitely crazy! Am i really going to ask these girls to stay? If I didn't feel the whole need to stone for my sins would I choose to stay? to choose bondage and possibly death over freedom?? I'm definitely going to make a fool of myself and suddenly like a reminder my brother's image flashes through my mind and i don't know how to feel, I know I'm being selfish but I feel like I need to do this. I can't clean up my mess if everyone leaves.
"Okay so, my legs literally led me here and my brains still somewhere trying to catch up." I say sighing.
Everyone's silent, curious to hear what bullshit I was going to spill. I look over at Cecil, confusion evident on her face but still she gives me an encouraging thumbs up.
"These people, these monsters took us from our homes, from our families, from the people we love and now ask us to put our lives in danger for one girl we don't even know?" I ask rhetorically, feeling the air still around me.
"These people took us forcefully from the streets. These people who are fighting for someone they love, risking our lives for just 1 life?" I stop taking time to stare into every eye looking at me.
"How could they be monsters if they could love someone, something so much? But how could you have so much love for someone and then be stupid enough to think it's okay to do to us exactly what was done to you? How can we even tryst them right?" Saying this out makes me realize that maybe I am a big time idiot to try and make these people stay.
"I don't know where you're all from, but where I'm from, our sisters and brothers are kidnapped on a daily. If it's not our neighbors son, it's the daughter of the lady who owns a bar down the street. Each day our population reduces and the risk increases. We live in fear every moment, so then how can we really live? I have experienced this loss first hand and I blame myself with every breath I take for it. And maybe I'm standing here today trying to convince you today to give this a try because I'm stupid, but a part of me feels like we can actually catch and stop these people once and for all" I can see I'm getting to them, a few people tear up and I feel a deep pain knowing that some other people had their siblings taken away from them too.
"Even if we agree to do this, how can we trust them? How do we know that if push comes to shove they wouldn't use us as an exchange for their own?" Someone asks.
"We make demands now. Most of us come from shit holes, we ask for money, protection of our families back home, anything, we can use this to our advantage. Get our people involved so they can't mess us up" I say. I turn to Margaret with a questioning brow raised.
"Yes! Make demands, anything, let's have it written down, sign a contract, whatever you want. We will not leave anyone behind" she says.
"What if it's not up to you to decide? What if we get to a crossroad, will you choose us over her? What decision will you make when you get to that point?" Cecil asks quietly. We all look towards Margaret waiting for a response. If I were in her shoes, I don't know if I'd be able to make a choice, or what choice I would make.
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Yoooo what do you all think Margaret's going to chose??
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Too much of an adventure, Dear Jane?
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