“Light’s out you filthy beasts, now get to bed ! ” matron snapped as she came through the door  with a candle in her hand checking everyone was asleep. This  was Robert’s chance, he was ready to escape this living hell. Slowly matron moved into the next room like a levitating phantom. Focused and determined, he was ready to escape the dormitory ; he tiptoed out into the vast corridors.

Even though, he could be caught at any moment he was fearless, every so often he did get a rush of adrenaline but he put a brave face on. Tension built up in his mind. oh no! he heard a voice “Ha, I have caught you boy !” Mr Sharp boomed. petrified Robert turned around to find out it wasn’t him in trouble it was William Brown he had followed him !  Fortunatley  Robert was in the shadows invisible.

Like an escaping convict, he slowly crept through the corridors staying in the shadows. He could feel the coldness of the stone floor gripping him. He was nervous as he was making his way towards the gate. He stopped to have a look at the gates to freedom thick, iron bars with points at the top so no one could EVER escape ivy overpowering the walls that were towering over him. Then he looked at the workhouse this horrible hell of a place that he would never see again. “Oi, you boy escapings da workhouses are we ” the man shouted. His  blood ran cold as he grabbed Roberts ear hard, it hurt so much that Roberts hit the man and the man slowly let go as Robert ran off through the gates into the world of freedom.

By Lily