Endless Hope by Ann Poppet (the little red hen read aloud .TXT) 📕

Chapter 1

Rebeca was forced down into the hold and forced to lay down. the boy who had brought her down put the chains on her as she sat motionless. Her husband had sold her. a single tear crept out from under her eye lids. she couldn't even wipe the tear away.

~Over the next couple of months she didnt have her courses and grimaced when she knew why. she had been humiliated many times. there was a cry above "Land!!!" ~

John smiled as he saw the ship being tied down in the port. he stepped aside as a man came running past. Then he pulled out some money. he frowned he only had enough money to buy one slave. he stopped being lost in his thoughts when he looked up. They were unloading all the slaves first the woman. he stared into each of their faces. then did a double take, the most beautiful woman walked by in chains. her hands wrapped around herself. he smiled he would buy her. he walked up to the boy holding her chains. "i would like to buy her..how much?"
The boy smiled his teeth rotten and decaying. "2 pounds sir..." John pondered if he could pay it. "okay..." he handed over the bag of money. He took the chains off the woman and pointed to himself. "john.." he pointed to her.


Chapter 2

"rebeca.." Rebeca whispered. John smiled. Rebeca watched him as he slid his hand into hers. He led her down the street. toward a big mansion. Rebeca was suddenly scared. But as she neared the manision door all these men and woman came out who were her color. she smiled and rushed toward the woman. "oh thank God!! woman i can talk to..why is the master not angry?"
One of the girls shrugged."we are all free but most of us choose to stay and work for free for him. i am to teach with his help how to speak english..." Rebeca looked back at the man named John who was talking to another black man. He was good to look at and was kind. "maybe i will like it here.." rebeca said to the girl named mary.
John walked toward them smiling "mary..please help Rebeca wash up and find a good dress.." after saying that he left to walk with the black man. Rebeca walked into the house holding mary's hand as she led her up to the second floor. "all us woman live up here rebeca.." Rebeca nodded then when mary left she changed ino the clean and dress and grimaced she was into her pregnancy far enough now that there was a slight bump. Rebeca was frustrated. "john will surely send me back when he finds out..." she smoothed a hand over the small bulge. she crept down the stairs in the parlor door stood john. He looked up his eyes scanned over her and rested on her belly which she was covering with her hand protectivly. He called a black man in and they conversed and pointed at her. She shivered then the big black man turned to her and smiled. "congradulations....John would like you to move into the room across from his, because of you delicate state..." he motioned to how the dress hugged her belly. she nodded at john relief on her face. he smiled at her.
John turned back to william and touched his arm. "i...i wish i was the father..." William shrugged. "you could be...Mary told me that the father of the babe is the one who sold her...she might marry you..." William had a weird smile on his face. John thought it over. "marry her?!?!" William nodded. "but people will say things...and she is a beauty...i'm sure there will be more children.." smirking he strolled out of teh house leaving John alone with Rebeca. he turned toward her. "rebeca.." She turned and looked at him. "john?" He smiled and made a heart shape over his heart then pointed at her. Rebeca gasped then smiled. she liked him and he liked her. She stepped closer there was commpassion in his eyes. when she got close eough he dropped his hand to her belly. She went to move back but he had wound his other arm around her back pulling her to him. she stared up at him with big brown eyes. His eyes were darkening but he was not angry. Me...he wants me...something Michah had never wanted. when he went to consumate their marriage he coudnt so he released in me. A pregnant virgin...who was married. Who would think!!! Rebeca backed away slightly scared. "i..i have to go.."


Chapter 3

John watched her go and sighed as he mentally hit himself on the head. "what has gotten into you!?!?" he walked off toward his study.
a servant came in awhile later and told him something was going on outside. John rushed to find out and fix the problem. his jaw dropped. Two of his men servants were duking it out. John walked over to where rebeca was yelling at them to stop. "i suspect rebeca..you know why they are fighting?" rebeca nodded. "the rude man in blue asked me to bed with him and i said no..he kept persisting ..so reuben..in the yellow...pulled him away...the man in blue punched him first and started toward me again...so..reuben fought him..as you can see..." she ruffled her dress. john huffed before swiping a hand over his eyes."Enough! stop this minute , Names! i want names! "
Reuben stepped forward "name's rueben and this down dirty fella is kane..." John stepped up to rueben. "i believe you were saving miss rebeca from uncertain fate were you not?"
reuben looked grim. 'yes sir..i was.." john stepped up in front of kane. "you are fired..if i ever see you on my property i will give these men who witnessed your rudeness the right to beat you..now go!" John turned grabbed rebeca by the arm. and led and dragged her to his study. once there he plopped her down in a chair. "rebeca i cannot have you attracting all of this manly attention..." he paused and her faced paled. "so..i am going to make you My Wife..." Rebeca blanched. then stood. "No! ..i can't...people wil-" John rounded the desk. "to hell with people rebeca...do you wish to be my wife?" she pinkened then bent her head and nodded. "i do...oh i do.." John smiled
" i knew it !!! " rebeca sighed and stepped toward him.
"there is something i must tell you ..well..i'm pregnant..." John gasped and a hand flew to her shoulder and he wrapped her in his arms, "it doesn't matter i will love the child as my own anyway..." he pulled back and leaned down as he fused their lips together in a hot tangle of tongues.


Chapter 4

Rebeca leaned into the kiss. her insides turning to mush. John lifted his head and smiled at her. "I think we will have a very good marriage..." Rebeca hoped so..oh she hoped with all her heart.

Publication Date: 11-09-2010

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