Chapter 1
Wendy Darling woke up by a light. Not a very bright one, but it was enough to capture her interest. She stepped out of the bed and walked towards the giant window. Her eyes searched the sky, like so many times before, but she couldn't se anything. Wendy sighed. The clouds were dark and the wind ruled the streets of London. As always. It hadn't been decent weather in four years. She looked down in the garden, then up in the sky once more. Nothing. It was no use try to sleep now. She dragged her chair to the window so, perhaps, she could discover the light that had woke her up. John or Michael snored in the room next to hers. Wendy had got her own room last summer. She had been protesting. She had always shared room with her younger brothers. It was like a comfort to her, that they were there. But now she was all alone. A woman, according to her aunt.
Tomorrow she would meet her future husband. She was very angry with her parents; they almost forced her to marry him! They were betrothed, Maxwell and her. He wasn't evil. He didn't treat her bad. But she hated him anyway. She knew that she would end up dead if she actually did marry him. She would kill herself! Her aunt told her that she would learn to like him. Wendy swiped away the tears that were falling from her eyes. She couldn't believe that her parents were so selfish! They were never like this when she was younger!
Her door opened. Wendy stopped crying at once. She looked over her shoulder. It was Slightly. She smiled at him.
When did you get here? she asked.
Just now. Mother is going to visit her friend in Bristol, so I am staying here for a week.
Oh! Sorry, I forgot!
He looked at here face. Then he said:
Have you been crying, Wendy?
She nodded.
Just a little.
Slightly opened his mouth, but Wendy interrupted him before he started talking.
I do not want to talk about it! It is nothing, all right?
He nodded and left the room. Wendy turned her face to the window again. It was no use. The light would probably not appear again. She went to bed, tried to get some more sleep. Her eyes got heavier and heavier. Before she knew it, she was asleep.