Escape to Freedom

The cold iron shackles bite into your wrists as you lie on the straw-covered floor of the quarters. Outside, you hear the overseer's boots on the wooden porch. Tomorrow marks ten years since you were brought to this plantation, but tonight feels different. Through the crack in the wall, moonlight streams in, and with it, a whisper of hope.

You've been planning this moment for months. The route north is dangerous, but staying means a lifetime of bondage. Your heart pounds as you consider your options. The other workers sleep fitfully around you, and you know that whatever choice you make tonight will change everything.

What do you do?