Malory towers
Chapter one
To Malory Towers we go!
Katie Franklin ran down the stairs, her brown curls flying behind her. She rushed outside, dragging her suitcase towards her mother, Darrell Franklin – who, before she was married, was called Darrell Rivers. "Ready to go to Malory Towers, Katie?" asked Darrell, her clear brown eyes looking down at her daughter.
"Gosh, yes! I can't wait. All the stories you have told me about that school sound amazing! I can't wait to get there! I just can't WAIT!" Katie said, going on as usual. She climbed into the car where her father, David Franklin, was sitting. Darrell climbed in the front passenger seat and the car started, Katie jumping up and down. "Where is your twin, Katie?" asked Mr Franklin, looking out the car. Katie's sister, Suzanne, came running down the steps. She was identical to Katie.
"The teacher's will have trouble with us twins! They won't know which is which! It will be fun to confuse them!" laughed Katie.
"It would be funny, but not to be done." Said Mr Franklin, strictly.
"Yes, but if you did do it be careful not to play any tricks on Madam Rougier…"
"Darrell!" said David, an amused grin on his face.
"Sorry. I did play tricks when I was younger at Malory Towers, so I'm falling back in the habit of telling which teacher's to beware of." Said Darrell laughing.
Suzanne climbed in the back seat, tying her long brown hair up. Katie and Suzanne had both grown it to their hips and both had fringes at the front. In their school uniform, it was very difficult to know which was which. Even Darrell, if she had not just been talking to Katie, would have had difficulty. Normally they wore different clothes, so you could tell them apart. But today they didn't, of course.
"Were there any twins when you were at Malory Towers, mother?" asked Suzanne.
"Yes, but they were very different. One had straight hair and one had wavy hair and they were different sizes. The bigger one, Connie, was always making her twin, Ruth, her shadow and so Ruth never said anything. But I tried to sort it out and I did!" said Darrell.
"What form were you in?" Katie asked.
"I was in the fourth form. I was head girl then."
"That means you were head girl twice. Once in the fourth form and head of the whole school!" exclaimed Suzanne with admiration.
"Yes, and a sports captain in the fifth form."
"Well, you are a boaster, aren't you Darrell." Said David, his eyes twinkling with laughter. Darrell laughed.
"In the fifth form you wrote the pantomime, didn't you?" asked Suzanne, longing to hear more of the school.
"Yes. I can tell you all about it if you like." Said Darrell, grinning back at her daughters.
"Yes please!" said Katie and Suzanne in unison.
Half of the journey was taken up with the tale of the pantomime and all the other exciting things that had happened when Darrell had gone to Malory Towers. Her best friends, the troubles, when she lost her temper and all the bad people including Gwendoline. "She was spoilt and horrible. But at the end of the school her father almost died from a bad illness but he survived and she changed after that." Darrell explained. She loved talking about her old school. She would tell her daughters different stories every night, but they loved to hear them many times.
They were almost at Malory Towers now and Katie and Suzanne were excited. They had wanted to go on the train, but Darrell wanted to see them off.
"I will let you go on the train next term, but I would like to see you off." Said Darrell. Secretly she just wanted to see the school again, and Mr Franklin guessed this. Half an hour later Darrell woke up the sleeping twins.
"You can see the school now!" she said, just as excited as the two children. All heads turned to the gracious building, made of white stone. A creeper was growing around it and the sun shone off the windows. They could hear the faint plash of the waves on the beach below the cliff, which was out of sight. "It's beautiful." Said Katie and Suzanne together. They often said things at the same time. The car swept into the front drive and they were immediately engulfed in a crowd of shouting girls, rushing around. Katie suddenly grew very shy. She was glad that she had Suzanne. If she had been on her own she would be very scared. "Come along, girls. I'll get your stuff." Said Darrell, getting out the car. Darrell was in a daydream, thinking she was back at school. She got the bags down and gave them to her daughters. She hugged them and they all said goodbye.
"Have a lovely time. Write me a big long letter. Goodbye!" said Darrell. And then the car drove out of sight. Katie and Suzanne were at Malory Towers, feeling lost and scared. But they could not believe how beautiful the building was.
Author Note: What do you think? I know it's old fashioned language, but thats how Enid Blyton writes, so i have to follow that style. Please tell me if you liked it and if i should add another chapter! Ta xxxx