The Last Battle: Train Wreck
I tried to concentrate on my book report, but kept getting the feeling that we were in danger.
"Protect them, Peter. You will join me in my country, but only if you protect them. Be ready for the accident, peter. Be ready," A voice inside my head told me. Aslan. I looked over to Lucy and Edmund next to me. They were both reading (that's a HUGE accomplishment for Edmund). A train wreck! That must have been what Aslan was talking about. I shut the book and put it in my bag.
"Lucy! Ed!" I screamed. The train had begun to speed up, as if it were hurrying to get to the station. I looked out the window. We were coming towards the bend. The bend that would kill us all. "Come here, you two, now!" I screamed. They looked confused. I grabbed them both and pushed them down. I threw myself down to shield them from the blast. Before I could react, I said only three words: "I love you!" to both of them. I meant it with all my heart. Lucy screamed. The end was too close. Then again, I remembered what I had promised Mum so many years ago, right before she died; that I would protect them with my life. It was true- I was doing that now. I started to cry, half in fear, and half in sorrow, for I was about to let them go. The blast almost ripped them from under me. I had time to only grab Lucy's hand. A shock came through my whole body, worse than anything I had ever felt.
Soon, I knew, I would be reunited with them…. Or would I? I was breaking a promise. I could not save even myself, much less my 13 year old sister and my 14 year old brother."Ed! Lucy!" I screamed. I searched the rubble and the debris for my brother and sister, sobbing. I found Edmund a few feet away. He was barely alive with a blow to the head and a piece of rock on top of his leg. He was holding on to Lucy as if he would never let go. I took them both in my arms. Lucy was in our lap, and Edmund was leaning against my shoulder. "I see the stars, Peter," Lucy mumbled.
"We're going to die, aren't we?" Edmund said. His face was covered in blood, but I could still see the light in his brown eyes. I did not want to lie.
"Yes. I think this is it. For all of us," I said. I did not try to push the tears back into my eyes. Instead, I let them fall gently onto Lucy's face. A lump formed in my throat as I watched the blood pour from Lucy's forehead. "Whatever happens, I want you two to know that I'm sorry. This is all my fault, and that I love you, you two are my soul," I said quickly.
"We will see more stars in Aslan's country. But for now, let us just savor the time we have together," Edmund said. I rocked Lucy like a baby in my lap and stroked her hair.
"I feel it, Peter. We're all going to die. I can see the stars now. They're as bright as the sun" Lucy said weakly, then shut her eyes, and died.
" Don't fret, sweetheart. I'll never leave you. Never," I said. We cried until we had no tears left. I kissed both of them on the cheek and wiped away their tears. We sat, huddling together, and listened to the cries of the wounded, the fires burning, and the screams of those who would never go home.
"Oh, Peter, I can feel it now. Aslan is calling us from heaven, Peter! We will see each other there," Edmund said. Then, we all died.
