One ordinary wintry day, Mariah found her chance to escape. A man delivering vegetables to the orphanage needed help from a few girls to carry in his crates. Mariah volunteered and went outside with two other volunteers.
As soon as the others were distracted, Mariah jumped into the wagon and hid herself underneath a pile of hay. Half an hour later she heard the wagon driver hop in and hit the horses to start moving.
“I see fingers poking out from underneath the hay… If you’re a thief, I warn you that—”
“I’m no thief! I’m a girl from the orphanage! Please, don’t stop the wagon!”
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