What happened to make Susan forget Narnia? This is my version of what happened. I'm not totally satisfied with it, but here it is!
Susan looked out of the train window on her way to school. Lucy's head was leaning against her shoulder. As the countryside past in a blur, Susan tried to sift through her thoughts. How could Aslan do that? Just when she was finally feeling comfortable, he sent them home telling Peter and her that they could not come back. Tears started welling up in her eyes. It wasn't fair. All these years she had been hiding behind a mask, trying to fit in. She had dropped it for Aslan, but had only slapped her in the face. She couldn't talk about it to Lucy, she wouldn't understand. No one could.
By the time the train pulled into the station, Susan had decided she would forget Narnia, forget being queen, and forget Aslan.
Susan dropped Lucy off at the younger girl's school. As they parted Lucy whispered, "I'm sorry you can't go back." Susan laughed a little too brightly and said, "Whatever do you mean? I'll come visit some weekends." She shut her eyes to Lucy's hurt and puzzled look and walked away.
Six months later
Susan stared out her window as her roommate rambled on about her summer.
"What did you say?" she asked as she caught a familiar word.
"I said our street got one of those cool lampposts," was the reply.
Susan quickly shut out any association to that word, and went back to studying snowflakes.
Summer break
Susan walked with her mother to one of the clothes stores. She loved America. They had so many pretty things. She had already picked out some cosmetics and a few outfits, and it was only the first day. Susan smiled, shopping, she could relate to that. School, she thought, was for men, like her brother, and for girls who couldn't hope to find a husband. She was neither. The only thing she really loved to do, was paint.
Near the end of summer break
Lucy rushed out of her aunt and uncle's house. She threw herself into Susan, but to her surprise, she only received a pat on the head and a light kiss on the forehead.
"Did you have a good time, honey?" Susan asked.
Lucy nodded and whispered, "We had another adventure."
Susan laughed and said, "Did you know?"
Back in their room, Susan relayed her time in America to Lucy, who patiently listened. After hearing about the tenth outfit, Lucy could wait no longer.
"Edmund, Eustace, and I went back to Narnia. We sailed with Caspian…"
"Aren't you a little old for that game?"
"Game?" repeated Lucy, puzzled. "You know it's real," she looked up at Susan with expectant eyes, waiting for Susan to stop her joke.
Susan rolled her eyes and said, "Apparently you aren't. Anyway, I saw this really cool…"
Susan blocked out Lucy's sob.
There is more coming soon