Shine
The last boarding call came, and Lucy tried to stifle her disappointment. Time had run out, and now she had no choice but to give up and board the train with her brothers. All were silent, conscious of their missing piece who stubbornly refused to come. Refused to heed the call, the insistent tugging of that land that they all held dear to their hearts, their home. Narnia needed them, all of them.
The train pulled from the station and carried them on toward their destiny.
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The rain had stopped and the sun had come out, shining it bright happy face for all. Susan sighed happily, enjoying the nice change in weather. Her and her friends now sat outside, chattering, giggling, and gossiping.
Her life for once seemed to be falling into place quite nicely. She was eagerly accepted into high society, and made plenty of friends quite easily, earning herself invitations to all the important parties. And now, Harold, a well-to-do son of a banker, had asked her to marry him. In just three short weeks she would be Mrs. Larsen. They would move it to the gorgeous house he had recently bought, have two beautiful children, and live happily ever after. Her mother was so proud of her and she was the envy of every girl her age.
The only dampener on her life right now were her siblings. After they had returned home from the country, all four had been close, rarely leaving each others company. It was to be expected, the war had either made families close, or completely ripped them apart. But, afterwards, she had somehow lost that closeness with them. She was so jealous that the other three had remained so close, and let her fall away from them. The only thing more she wanted in her life was to regain that companionship with them. But they seemed to blame her for their lost familiarity, but every time she tried to repair their relationship, it was them that insisted on being childish. Speaking of fairytales as if they were truth. Honestly!
Winifred suddenly pulled out a piece of paper from Susan's purse pulling susan from her reflections.
"What are you doing?" she asked
Winifred laughed, and held up a trian ticket for everyone to see. "My darling Susan, I believe you have missed you train by at least an hour and a half!" Susan stared at her confused, why would she have a train ticket? Realization dawned, and her mouth formed a silent 'oh'.
Lucy had found her last night, asking quietly to speak with her. "I know that you don't believe anymore but I-If at all you feel the need. I want you to join us tomorrow on the train. We're needed again Susan, all of us."
Susan had laugh gently and called her sister silly. Lucy looked hurt, but didn't say anything, she timidly left the ticket on the dresser and left, glancing back sadly.
All night Susan had been tortured by a nagging sense that she was forgetting something important. She had checked over all her plans for her wedding twice, but everything was as it should have been. still, no matter what she did she couldn't shake the feeling, even as she sat laughing with friends, it harassed at her.
That morning when she had left the house, she found herself walking back in, and up to her room to grab the ticket. Then she had found herself walking toward the station, which was in the opposite direction she had intended to travel. She had to forcefully push back that insistent feeling and force herself to leave, so as not to miss her appointment with the wedding planner.
"My family is going out to the country for awhile, they wanted me to join them, but I just have so much to do with the wedding."
The girls around her accepted that and said no more on the matter. The ticket was put to the side and forgotten and they began to speak excitedly about the wedding. Susan glanced at the paper where it lay. For some reason, it seemed so alone, as if it longed to be with the other tickets that belonged to her family, just like she longed to be with them. She shook her head, how ridiculous! A peace of paper getting lonely? Nonsense!
She smiled at her friends and joined in on the joyous talk, but her hand, with out asking her permission, clutched the ticket tightly.
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An hour passed, with much laughter, teasing, and joy, all other cares in the world forgotten. Suddenly everyone fell silent, still bareing smile and stifling laughter, focusing on something directly behind Susan. Curious she turned and a bright smile lit up her face. There stood a tall and very handsome man. He had chocolate brown hair and eyes to match, and was dressed a finely tailored suit.
"Darling! Come join us, it such a lovely day." Susan called out to him cheerfully. But he merely stared at her mutely. Susan looked closer at the man she was to marry. Usually he would smile sweetly and make some smart joke about women. Her smile slowly faded as she took in his grey face and cold, sad eyes that gazed directly at her. Something was terribly wrong. He breath caught in her throat, and the words formed in her thoughts before he ever uttered a sound, she knew exactly what had happened.
"T-there's been an a-accident…"
