Hello there! This is my first Narnia story and I am hoping you like it! This chapter in the introduction and then the story really begins…
Disclaimer: I do not own anything. At all.
Summery: What if there was another person with Polly and Digory? What if this person never came back to England and was there to see the coronation of Peter Susan Edmond and Lucy? How is this possible? This is the story of Hailey the only English girl to never leave Narnia...
Chapter 1: Hailey and Max
"Hey you! Get back here!!!"
"Catch her!!"
"Who is she??"
"Look out!!!!"
"Ahhh!"
Thud!
The girl tore out of the store holding a bundle of bread. A small black dog ran after her as she scampered out of the bakery clutching her stolen goods.
"Get back here!" cried the Storekeeper, waving his hand in the air. While a crowd of people watched.
The girl ran around a curve her bare feet hitting the cobblestones and her wavy blond hair whipping around her face…
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"I wish the sun would come out." Polly Plummer said to her friend Digory Kirke
"Me too, sitting inside is such a bore." Digory replied.
The two where sitting on Polly's window seat watching the rain poor down the glass.
Quite suddenly the rain stopped. It was almost like the children's wishes had been answered for the sun came out and the grass sparkled. Neither one of the two had to speak for a second later they ran out the door and let out screams of joy. The two chased each other around and soon fell onto the grass laughing.
Abruptly a small black, fuzzy, and very muddy dog came tearing about the curve and squeezed under Polly's fence.
"Well aren't you the cutest little thing!" Polly cried skipping up to the dog. "Where's your owner puppy?"
"Why I would think that would be her." Digory said pointed to the end of the fence.
A small girl stood there looking at Polly and Digory. She had a muddy face and wore a button down shirt and a knee length skirt. Her blonde hair was long a wavy and looked as though it had not been combed in days. Though the girls overall appearance was a disgrace, it was her eyes was caught the children's attention; they where such a startling blue that you almost had to stare into them.
"Hello," Digory said "is this your dog?"
The girl nodded looking at the ground.
"My name is Digory and this is Polly, what's your name."
Instead of answering the girl merely continued to look at the ground.
Digory tried again "This is a lovely dog you got. What's his name?"
This time the girl look up, her eyes held no emotion but she stared at Digory as if trying to answer his question.
There was a long silence in which the girl did not move or say a word.
Polly then spoke "Can you speak?" she asked
The girl shook her head. Polly and Digory glanced at each other.
"I am very sorry to her that." Polly said looking at the girl.
The girl looked at Polly confused.
"Do you live near here?" Digory asked.
The girl shrugged carelessly.
Realizing that they where not getting anywhere Polly tried a different approach. "Do you have any parents?" She asked.
The girl again shook no.
"And you have no where to stay??" Polly said.
Again no.
Polly and Digory exchanged looks of shock. Neither knew what to do.
They looked back at the girl shock visible on their faces.
At this the girl smiled. Then she mouthed a word at the two dazed kids.
"Hmei?" Digory questioned.
The girl shook her head still smiling, and tried again.
"Heyli?" Polly tried.
Very slowly the girl tried again
"Hearty?"
"Hail?"
"Hemie?"
"Hermioi"
Each guess the girl shook no.
"Heiley" Digory said.
At this the girl raised her eyebrows and said the word slowly.
"Hailey!" Cried Polly! "Is that your name?"
The girl's smile grew and she nodded.
"That's a very pretty name." Polly said
Hailey again mouthed something however this time the two got it right away. (Thank you)
"You're very welcome." Polly replied.
The girl smile widened then she patted her leg. Her dog ran to her side.
"Does your dog have a name?" Digory asked
"Max" mouthed the Hailey.
"That's a good name, nice and simple I like it. Here max, come! Good boy" she said as the dog ran up to her. "You know if you don't have a place to stay I could asked my parents if you could stay with us for a while."
Hailey looked shocked. It was obvious that no one had ever invited her into their home before.
"Oh come on they won't mind. It will be great you can stay in the guest room. And as long as we wash Max up mother won't mind. She loves dogs."
"Okay" Hailey mouthed as she stepped passed the gate.
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Polly's mother did not mind in the least. In fact she felt so sorry for Hailey that she insisted she stay. Saying things like "My dear girl however did you get this skirt so dirty!" and "Oh my look at your hair!" as well as "You must be starving! Polly fetch this girl something to eat!" Mrs. Plummer also insisted that Max stay as well as long as he was given a bath. Hailey took a long bath and then dressed in some of Polly's clothes, and though Hailey was maybe then same age, or even older than Polly all the clothes had to be rolled three times before they fit.
Soon Polly, Digory and Hailey became the best of friends doing everything together. And because it was the wettest coldest summer almost everything they did was done inside. Usually in Polly's house because they all believed that Digory's uncle Andrew was mad.
"Is Mr. Ketterley really mad?"
"Either that or he is planning something in his study. Aunty told me never to go up there, which is mysterious in itself..."
There first real adventure began when Digory had the idea to go to the abandon house at next to his.
"Daddy said it has been empty since before I was born. He thinks it might have something to do with the drains…"
"I don't think so. I think someone must live there in secret only coming in and out at night."
Because all the houses on the block where connected there was a small crawl space where there was the slates of the roof and floor made an area you could walk across. This space stretched all along the houses until you reached the last house, and there where doors to each house that connected the crawl space to the rooms. This was how Digory proposed they get to the abandon house.
Hailey, and Polly agreed and they set off. Walking along they calculated the distance that it would be to get to the abandon house. They soon reached a small wooden door. Here some discussion took place then Digory pushed the door open.
It was not as they expected an abandon attic room, but a furnished sitting room. There was a high back armchair facing a fireplace opposite from the three and in-between that and the small door was a table piled high with books, papers and everything you could think of. There was a faint humming in the room but other than that it was totally quiet.
At this point Hailey's instinct kicked in she reached around Digory to shut the door but Polly put her hand out and held it open.
"It's all right there no one here." Polly said.
At that moment there was a bark from behind them Hailey whipped around and saw Max making his way across the boards to the children. Faster than anything Hailey scooped up Max and held him tight.
"How did he get here?" Digory asked looking alarmed.
Hailey shrugged as Polly stepped through the door.
"Come on." Digory said "Let's get out of here."
"Don't be silly no one's here." Polly said.
Hailey look at Polly worried, still holding onto Max. Then she to stepped though the door.
Digory followed saying "Look I really do not thing we should be here. The sooner-" However he never got to finish. For at that moment the armchair began to turn. Reveling Uncle Andrew. Normally people viewed Uncle Andrew as not a frightening person, but at this moment he was beyond frightening. His gray hair was standing up on all ends, piercing green eyes stared at the children and pale skin wrinkled with age. Paralyzed with fear the children watched as Digory's uncle walked over to them, shut the door, and locked it.
This was the point that Hailey decided not to listen any more. Having lived her whole life on the streets she was used to people scaring her and yelling and at these situations the best thing to do was not listen to the threats and things they were telling you and concentrate on getting away. This is why Hailey did not hear the conversation between Uncle Andrew and the other children.
However she was able to concentrate more on her surroundings. As previously described there was a table sitting in the middle of the room, and now that Hailey was in the room she was that sitting on the table was a tray of rings. Gorgeous, shiny rings. Hailey had never wanted anything more. But something told her the rings where not to be touched. As she was staring at the rings she was drawn back into the conversation between Uncle Andrew, Polly and Digory.
"Would one of you ladies like a ring, before you go?" Hailey though she wanted one so badly shook her head.
Polly said "Oh yes please! You mean one of the yellow and green ones?"
"I am afraid you can only have a yellow one. Go one take one." Uncle Andrew said.
Polly made her way over to the rings. This is when two things happened Digory yelled "Polly don't touch them!" and Hailey grabbed Polly's sleeve just as she touched the ring.
Hailey, Polly and Max all vanished.
Hopefully you enjoyed the first chapter. It is a bit boring and unfortunately the most exiting stuff in not going to be coming until later chapters when they get to Narnia and extra… anyway PLEASE REVIEW!