Chapter 1:
That's strange, she thought to herself, Jesse isn't home.
The rain poured down heavily outside. She reluctantly made her way to the river. The rope was still there, it looked fine to her. Her vision was blurred by the rain. Nevertheless she had to look for Jesse. What was he doing in Terabithia in the pouring rain?
She took hold of the rope and swung as hard as she could. The rope was slippery and she could not hold on to it for very long. The river current held her against her will and she fell into an abyss of darkness, slipping away from the mortal world.
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"Thanks for the ride, Miss Edmunds," said Jesse to the young teacher sitting in the car. "No problem Jesse," she answered before she drove away.
Jesse ran into the living room. "I'm home," he shouted. All of a sudden his whole family was hugging him and crying with joy. "What's wrong?" he asked. His mother looked at him with tear filled eyes. "What's wrong?" he asked again. Reluctantly, his mother replied, "Your friend Leslie is in the hospital. She had an accident. Her parents called us half and hour ago and said she was in surgery. We thought you were with her Jesse, we thought you were dead," His mother gently filled him with the rest of the details.
"NO! That is a lie! She can't be dying, she can't be,"
A sob escaped from Jesse's throat. Memories of his best friend flashed through his mind. I have to get to her quickly, thought Jesse.
"We need to get to the hospital now!" shouted Jesse, pushing everybody out of the way. "Hold on son, let me get the keys to the truck, I'll drive you there," said his father.
The ride to the hospital was a quiet one. Jesse felt miserable. It was his entire fault that his best friend is dying. He should have turned down Miss Edmunds' offer. At least he could have stopped Leslie from going to Terabithia. It was his entire fault.
To be continued ……