MOSANA (THE UNION) - PART XVIII
EPISODE 18 I was on edge that entire week. The Society had told us to “be ready”, but they hadn’t said when. I didn’t know the day or the time. But I did know what I could do to get ready. I could begin to sow a few seeds. By seeds, I mean hinting about the impending liberation in the ears of my fellow slaves. But I was careful. Not everyone wanted to be free, you see. On a plantation like mine, some slaves were comfortable, choosing to work to an age where they could request for emancipation. Some were even promised that. And some were able to bring their emancipation time forward by ratting out those who threatened to flee. So I couldn’t tell everyone. But I could tell Sue. When I told her, she almost had a heart attack. I came into the kitchen like I did every other day, and asked her casually, “Do you wanna leave?” Sue didn’t look up from the pot she was stirring, but I saw one eyebrow go up. I clarified for her. “I mean, leave here. The plantation.” In case she still didn’t c...