The owl and the Book
Not for the first time, Lily woke up sweating. Her room was still dark and the only noise was the heavy breathing of her sister, Petunia and her clock ticking. Lily leant over to her desk standing by her bed and flicked her lamp on. It flickered once, twice and came on. Lily pulled a horror book out from her pillow and started to read. If her parents knew about her horror books they would confiscate them at once. These books were of course the reason for her nightmares.
'tap tap tap' Lily screamed. A pretty stupid thing to do in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep and quickly covered her mouth. An old grey owl was outside the window tapping on it. It was as if the owl wanted to get in.
Lily's mother ran into the room closely followed by her father. Lily quickly hid the horror book behind her back.
"What happened?" asked her father.
"Are you alright sweetheart?" asked her mother.
"I'm fine, fine. Just another bad dream. Nothing happened."
Her mother saw the owl. She gasped.
"Get the camera quick dear." Lily's parents were environmentalists. Petunia was still asleep.
Lily sat down on her bad and tried to tuck the book under her covers. Her mother saw.
"What have you got there sweetheart?" She took the book out of Lily's hands.
"I'm glad to see you were… Oh. How many times have I told you not to read horror stories? Vampires are among us? Where did you get this book from anyway? I'm confiscating it!" With that she marched out of the room and Lily heard her go downstairs. She also heard the dull thud of the book banging into the rubbish bin. Now how would she get it back?
Her father walked into the room,"Sweetheart, I've got the camera! Where has your mother gone? And the owl! The owls gone!" He cursed and muttered about never going to be able to get another chance to see owls interacting with humans. Lily rolled her eyes. She had more problems to worry about. For example, what she was going to wear to school the first day back. And how to get her book back. Her mother marched back into the room.
"You'll never guess what she was reading…" They both left together muttering about how they should only have suitable books in the library. Lily looked out of the window. The owl had gone.
"Ha! You really got busted then! Ha ha ha!" Petunia had woken up. She laughed like a maniac while Lily looked at her coldly. "You should have seen your face! Ha ha ha!" Lily rolled her eyes again and started walking for the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To get my book back" Lily opened the door slowly and Petunia jumped out of bed behind her.
"You can't!"
"Why not?"
"You'll get in trouble"
"Why would you care?"
Lily left the room and tiptoed down the stairs. She jumped the creaky step and heard footsteps behind her. Her twin was following.
"Shh. Be quiet Petunia!" she whispered and tiptoed into the kitchen. Petunia stepped in too and they shut the door behind them and Lily flicked the light on. Lily looked into Petunia's blue eyes and Lily saw the reflection of her own bright green ones in her sister's ones. They both laughed quietly at how daring they had both been. If there parents had caught them they would have been in loads of trouble.
"I won't tell mum on one condition." Said Petunia.
Lily snorted. What right did she have to tell on her?
"If you lend me that book when you've finished." Lily smiled.
She grabbed the book out of the rubbish bin, wiped the banana bits off of the front cover and ran back to her bedroom, closely followed by Petunia.
Not for the first time, Lily woke up sweating. Her room was still dark and the only noise was the heavy breathing of her sister, Petunia and her clock ticking. Lily leant over to her desk standing by her bed and flicked her lamp on. It flickered once, twice and came on. Lily pulled a horror book out from her pillow and started to read. If her parents knew about her horror books they would confiscate them at once. These books were of course the reason for her nightmares.
'tap tap tap' Lily screamed. A pretty stupid thing to do in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep and quickly covered her mouth. An old grey owl was outside the window tapping on it. It was as if the owl wanted to get in.
Lily's mother ran into the room closely followed by her father. Lily quickly hid the horror book behind her back.
"What happened?" asked her father.
"Are you alright sweetheart?" asked her mother.
"I'm fine, fine. Just another bad dream. Nothing happened."
Her mother saw the owl. She gasped.
"Get the camera quick dear." Lily's parents were environmentalists. Petunia was still asleep.
Lily sat down on her bad and tried to tuck the book under her covers. Her mother saw.
"What have you got there sweetheart?" She took the book out of Lily's hands.
"I'm glad to see you were… Oh. How many times have I told you not to read horror stories? Vampires are among us? Where did you get this book from anyway? I'm confiscating it!" With that she marched out of the room and Lily heard her go downstairs. She also heard the dull thud of the book banging into the rubbish bin. Now how would she get it back?
Her father walked into the room,"Sweetheart, I've got the camera! Where has your mother gone? And the owl! The owls gone!" He cursed and muttered about never going to be able to get another chance to see owls interacting with humans. Lily rolled her eyes. She had more problems to worry about. For example, what she was going to wear to school the first day back. And how to get her book back. Her mother marched back into the room.
"You'll never guess what she was reading…" They both left together muttering about how they should only have suitable books in the library. Lily looked out of the window. The owl had gone.
"Ha! You really got busted then! Ha ha ha!" Petunia had woken up. She laughed like a maniac while Lily looked at her coldly. "You should have seen your face! Ha ha ha!" Lily rolled her eyes again and started walking for the door.
"Where are you going?"
"To get my book back" Lily opened the door slowly and Petunia jumped out of bed behind her.
"You can't!"
"Why not?"
"You'll get in trouble"
"Why would you care?"
Lily left the room and tiptoed down the stairs. She jumped the creaky step and heard footsteps behind her. Her twin was following.
"Shh. Be quiet Petunia!" she whispered and tiptoed into the kitchen. Petunia stepped in too and they shut the door behind them and Lily flicked the light on. Lily looked into Petunia's blue eyes and Lily saw the reflection of her own bright green ones in her sister's ones. They both laughed quietly at how daring they had both been. If there parents had caught them they would have been in loads of trouble.
"I won't tell mum on one condition." Said Petunia.
Lily snorted. What right did she have to tell on her?
"If you lend me that book when you've finished." Lily smiled.
She grabbed the book out of the rubbish bin, wiped the banana bits off of the front cover and ran back to her bedroom, closely followed by Petunia.