Hello, I am very new to the world of fanfiction and writing my very first story, hope its ok.
Also, I suffer from dyslexia and sometimes find it hard to not get muddled when I write, but hoping writing and reading fanfiction will help me to improve.
Lucy Adams was 11 years old, and had lived with her Aunt and Uncle since she was 4 years old. Her mother passed away when she was 3 and her father had never really wanted Children, he was a doctor first and foremost and wanted to help people. He liked to help people that no one else would which is why he found himself in places that no one else would work. His current location was Syria, and although Lucy worried about her father she was used to him not being around. When he wasn't off in some war-torn country, he would be in London with his new wife Sophie and his new daughter Annie, Lucy was a distant memory to him that he only seemed to remember when he made his annual visit to America to visit his sister and friends.
They lived in a horse farm in Virginia both her Aunt and Uncle were teachers at University of Virginia, it's was a great life with her older cousins Alison and Jason, she had an older cousin Stevie, but she was at college now and not home so often. Alison was 15 and although they were close she now spent more time with her boyfriend. Lucy and Jason were both in middle school although he was a bit of a pain sometimes she did love them. Today was just a normal day for the family, but things were soon about to change.
"I thought we said no gadgets at the table" Henry said.
"We did, but then they didn't come to the table" Elizabeth said as she walked into the family's kitchen. "Besides its Saturday"
"Yay, no rules Saturday" Henry replied as he turned the TV on to the 24-hour news channel
"Hay Dad, can you turn that off?" Allison said
"What is my screen competing with yours?" Henry asked
"Auntie Lizzie, can we go out riding today?" Lucy asked
"Sure honey, for a little while, remember we are going to the Opera tonight" Elizabeth said before pretending to yawn
"I saw that" Henry said laughing
"But, you need to help me muck them out later"
"Deal" Lucy said excitedly before finishing her breakfast.
The news reader continued to talk about Secretary of State Vincent Marshes plane coming down in the ocean.
"Mum, do you think it was terrorists?" Allison asked, Lucy suddenly looked very worried
"No, I think people shouldn't fly in such small planes" Elizabeth replied placing a gentle hand on his niece's shoulder.
Elizabeth and Lucy were returning from their ride, Allison and Jason had both lost interest in riding a long time ago, but Lucy still loved it, and she like to spend time with her Aunt alone, she liked the attention that she got but nothing replaced the hurt she felt when her father left 7 years ago
"Can you muck out Poppy's stable and I'll get Ted's?" Elizabeth asked
"Sure, but I have homework I need to do first" Elizabeth put down the shovel she was holding and looked across at the young girl who was biting on her lip. She knew she was meant to do her homework on a Friday, Saturday was meant to be family time.
"And you didn't do it last night because…?"
"em I was playing my computer and forgot" she replied sheepishly as Jason came into the stable
"Mum, your phone wouldn't stop ringing so I answered it, it's some lady from the president's office" Jason said handing over the phone
"PTA?" Elizabeth asked
"The United States"
"It's obviously a prank" Elizabeth replied "hang it up"
"Just take it, she sounds serious" Jason said as they suddenly heard sirens coming closer to their secluded house, the 3 of them walked out of the stable and around to the side of the house where a police car followed by 7 SUV's and another police car at the rear parked outside their house.
"What's happening?" Lucy asked worriedly
"It's OK it's the President, isn't it?" Jason replied just as President Conrad Dalton got out of one of the SUV's"
"You two go into the house" Elizabeth said "Lucy do your homework" she added as the two kids walked into the house, both of them keeping turning around to see what was happening, why was the president at their house.
"What's happening?" Lucy asked Jason as they walked to the TV room at the rear of the house
"I don't know, but I have feeling we will have a family meeting tonight"
To be continued….
