A Rebel Among Redcoats: A Revolutionary War Novel

A Rebel Among Redcoats: A Revolutionary War Novel — page 9
noise a terrible noise A gunshot Then another shot cracked the air Furious shouts erupted The sound jerked me to a stop I clamped my teeth around my knuckles to keep from crying out Please not Father I whispered Suddenly I didn’t care if I lived or died The redcoats could string me up in a tree and leave me for wild animals for all I cared I could not I would not leave Father I stumbled through the trees until I could see the road Father lay upon the ground and a soldier stood glowering over him musket aimed at his chest Sorrow leaked deep into the marrow of my bones Please don’t be dead I prayed As though he felt my prayer Father lifted his head Do not move the soldier commanded Father’s head fell back onto the dirt Two other soldiers moved quickly to the wagon bed and lifted the tarp Colonel Bellingham