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Twilight Alternate Ending

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Twilight segued into a blanket of soft obsidian darkness as Allie lay there feeling alone and helpless. Outside her door, the city began to come to life as lamplighters lit the gas lamps along the Battery. It was so quiet in the house that she could hear someone several blocks away in the midst of a fracas. They argued back and forth for a few minutes and then became quiet. A little while later, ribald laughter wafted through the streets from the bars and eateries near the wharf, hearing others laughter and happiness only saddened her more. For hours, she lay there wondering, worrying, what if- what if the Yankees caught Thomas, or what if something else happened to him. What if she never saw or heard from him again- could she go on with her life? At that moment in time, she did not know that she could… *** When morning came, …show more content…

Smoke from a cannon firing, rose upward in the wind then drifted toward her. Its scent reached her almost immediately. Remembering that Thomas said they mostly fired warning shots when ships came too close, Allie strained her eyes toward the sea looking for the masts of a ship. To her surprise, she saw sails heading into the harbor; she sat down and watched the large four-masted schooner lower its sails as it slipped quickly into the harbor. About an hour later, when Eli came to visit, he told her there had been a battle at Sewell’s Point in Virginia; the ship brought news of it. Riding along Pinckney Street, the carriage slowed to a walk because there was so much activity in the streets; she saw more and more men coming into town. Some walked, some rode broken-down old mares and geldings; some rode in wagons. Most looked to be farmers; several looked to be more affluent than others were; they rode spirited steeds and had their manservant’s with them. Something drew Allie’s eyes to their feet as she remembered her father and Thomas discussing how the army would be barefoot in a year’s

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