Today I'm sharing an excerpt from Gunpowder (KOSMOS Episode 2). Enjoy! :)
Excerpt:
Matt
lifted the lid from one of the barrels and looked inside to find it full of
black powder. It appeared to be charcoal, but with a strange smell to it. Matt
sniffed the air. It had an sharp, sour aroma to it that made him gag a little.
Wow, this dream sure is realistic, he thought as he swallowed down the bile in
his throat.
Footsteps
sounded from outside. They were coming this way. Matt jumped behind the barrels
to block himself from view. Wow I'm a
coward in my dreams too, he thought, as he tried to make himself as small as
possible.
"I'll
bring in more barrels later on tonight. It's safer to do it with the cover of
the night", said a short man. He was wearing some kind of strange tights,
with puffy looking shorts over the top. Matt's gaze worked its way up. A large
cape hung around his shoulders, and a large collar fanned out around his neck.
On top of his long dark hair sat a brimmed hat with a fancy looking feather
sticking out of it. He had a long moustache and beard.
I
must be in some kind of theatre, thought Matt. He used to love going to the
theatre. His dad would take them every year around Christmas time. It had been
one of their family traditions.
"We
should have enough gunpowder to do the job now. Twenty barrels, plus the
sixteen we brought in over during July", said the other man. This one was
tall, with a more powerful build. He had thick reddish brown hair, a flowing
moustache, and a bushy reddish brown beard. "Just make sure you bring some
firewood and coal to conceal it."
"Will
do John" said the short man.
"I'll
be back myself tomorrow to check on everything. We can't have the gunpowder
decaying like it did before. We need to stand station. The moment is almost
upon us, and we must be ready". There was no doubt that the taller of the
two men was the one in charge. "Wintour will drop by to check on things
over the next few days too", he added. He took a step closer to the barrels
and Matt froze.
"Right
you are" said the short man. Then the two of them, satisfied with the
conditions of the room, left shutting the door behind them.
Matt
let out the breath he'd be holding. Gunpowder? He was sat behind barrels of
gunpowder? Great hiding place idiot he told himself. It's a good job this is
all a dream or this would all be highly dangerous.
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