Trouble
by
Blue bird
Chapter One
It was a wet cold day, and Maddy was riding her bike back from school.
She huffed, and puffed, up the big hill, she reached the top and went whizzing down the other side.
Then she slammed on the brakes, and skidded to a halt.
The road was flooded! She leapt off and started to walk through.
The water came up to the brim of her wellies. She grabbed her bike and climbed on, and went for it! Water swirled round the wheels, she wobbled, and fell, into the flood. She sat there, water up to her middle.
She heard an engine, a car was coming! "oh no!" she cried, "I'll be run over! As she tried franticly to move out of the way, the car stopped, and a rather plump woman got out, and ran over.
he had short scruffy hair, green coat and wellies.
"Hello, are you okay love?" She asked, in a friendly voice.
"Um, I fell off my bike, that's all" Maddy replied.
"Oh, but you must be freezing!" The woman exclaimed. "I am" Maddy admitted. "Oh dear, take my blanket, have you hurt yourself?" the woman fussed "I'm fine, I only grazed my arm a little" Maddy said, both embarrassed and touched by this stranger's kindness "wait, I will get you a plaster!" the woman cried.
Just then, Maddy's best friend Rhydian came whizzing round the bend on
his bike.
He didn't see the flood/puddle and raced right through it, water splashing up on both sides.
However, he never made it to the other side...
There was a CRASH! And a cry of "OW! Oh heck!" From Rhydian.
The woman whirled round "hello?" She said "Are you okay dearie?"
"wha... oh, me? I think so..." He mumbled.
"Oh ok then, why don't you leap inside and I'll take you to mine okay? Get you warm and dry?" The woman offered "Oh, um, thanks" said Maddie.
"Here, let me help you up," said the woman. "Thanks very much Mrs, um, Mrs..." She trailed off, uncertainly "Call me Lucy!" She said "and it's no trouble to help such nice children!" Rhydian blushed.
"Here you are dear, a nice blanket to keep you warm. Now leap in!"
Rhydian jumped into the car, then Maddy. Lucy got in too and drove off.
"So Lucy, have you any children?" Maddy asked as politely as she could.
"Yes I have, my girl Lisa." She replied "Lisa!" Exclaimed Maddy.
"Yes, why? Oh yes, of course! Lisa said she met a girl on the bus! You're Maddy, aren't you?" She exclaimed.
"Yes, and a little while later I met her again, and she punched me in the face." Said Maddy, and immediately regretted it "Really!?" Cried Lucy, and the friendliness was gone.
"Yes, and me!" Rhydian said crossly, and also regretted it.
"Don't be silly dears, my Lisa would not do something so... so Criminal!"
She cried.
"I'm afraid she did, mam," Said rhydian.
Maddy shot him a warning look.
"Shut it Luvvies! I won't hear such speech about my family!"
"Sorry mam," they said at once, rather meekly.