Escape - A.E B (primary phonics books TXT) 📗

They left at night fall. They brought nothing with them, save for the cameo-tech body suits upon their backs, and a small selection of weapons. Aster carried a knife, along with a small powerful hand-gun. Driela was armed with a stave she adapted to suit her tech-savy preferences. They slipped out of the room by way of the wide window that faced the edge of the Academy's campus. Aster stood on the outer window sill and slowly croughed until her gloved fingertips semi-supported her weight and swung her feet off of the ledge, leaving her hanging over the edge. She swung her legs until her booted feet found slight purshase on the chinks between the blocks of steel. Driela followed suit, her own feet and fingers deftly feeling the outer wall for the slightest grip. There was a reason no one left through the window. Getting down safely, was nearly impossible. Aster was nearly 50 feet from the ground when her fingers lost purchase on the smooth metal and she slid. Her body banged against the reformed steel with a jarring, heart wrenching thud, not once, but twice before she was able to slow the fall with outspread fingertips those grippy gloves squeaked noisily against the wall. Driela frantically was watching, concern pulling at her mouth before continuing her slippery, and now more cautious descent. It was a good half unit of time before they reached the safety of the ground, but there was still far to go.

Text: Anna Berggren
Images: Bing
Editing: Myself
Publication Date: 12-30-2012

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