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When the righting is in italics, it signifies peoples thoughts. Please R&R
Chapter 1- Some Awful News
The children were still staying at Professor Kirkes' house. They liked it there, they could talk about Narnia freely as the Professor himself had been there.
As they departed the train at Coombe's Halt Station the children were in mixed spirits. It was the summer holidays, so in that respect they were happy, but they had just left Narnia and left them all sad.
They started up the path leading to the Professor's. Mrs. Macready had said she was "too busy to pick you children up from the station, so you'll have to walk. Don't winge child it's not that far!" So off they went.
"What should we do this holiday?" Susan asked trying to brighten their spirits.
"Play Cricket."
"Sleep in."
"Read and Paint."
Of course the three other siblings had mentioned their favourite activities and pass times, in this world and in some cases both. Peter- and Edmund for that fact- loved to play cricket, and Edmund loved to sleep in instead of having to wake up early for school. As for Lucy she loved to read, "you can go anywhere with reading" she would constantly say. She also loved to paint, although she wasn't that good or so her siblings thought.
When they reached the Professors' front door Peter knocked four times and after some time the door was answered by Mrs Macready.
"It's you four," was her greeting.
"Hello Mrs Macready."
"Hello Mrs Macready."
"Hello Mrs Macready, how are you?"
"Nice to see you too Mrs Macready" edmund said with an air of sarcasm. Peter gave him a stern glance.
"What?" Edmund retorted.
"Right well you better go to your rooms and drop your bags off," Mrs Macready continued as if she hadn't heard the children, "The the Professor wants to see you in his office." All the children looked confused.
"But we haven't done anything wrong," Edmund spoke up.
"No it's nothing you've done wrong child."
"Then what is it?" asked Peter.
"You'll find out when you get there," and with that Mrs Macready left them alone.
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy started to walk towards their bedrooms.
"I wonder what he's going to tell us," susan said breaking the silence.
"I don't know," Peter responded.
The rest of their journey to their rooms, then the Professors' office was spent in silence.
Peter knocked on the Professors' door. They waited, and waited. Finally the door opened and they saw the kind and friendly face of the Professor.
'Something looks different about him' Lucy observed.
"Come in,"He said
"He seems sad." Lucy whispered to Susan as they entered his office.
"Sit," The Professor said sadley. He would not look at them. They sat with with Edmund on the far left then Peter,then Lucy,then Susan at the end of the sofa.
"What's wrong Professor?" Lucy asked.
The Professor looked at them, sadness filling his eyes.
"You all know there is a war on, and it was, well still is, dangerous in Finchley and that is why you were sent to me." All the children nodded. The professor continued, "The problem is... well, the problem is i can no longer keep you all here."
"What?" Peter exclaimed in an exasperated and angry voice. Gasps could be heard from the other children.
"I know this is a disappointment to you all but there is more," he said, you could tell that he was disappointed as well. All the children waited in baited breath. 'Nothing could be worse than what he just had told them' they thought.
"You are all going to be split up, as no one can take four children together," he said this very quietly. None of them could believe this, but they had to.
"Where to?" Peter asked, tears risking to fall.
"Well Peter you will be staying here with me, Susan you will be heading back to Finchley to live with your mother, Edmund you will be sent to Cambridge to live with your Aunt, Uncle and Cousin and Lucy,"he paused took a breath and said, "I'd rather tell you in private. You will all be heading to your respective places in a week, so make the most of your summer holiday together. Before you ask you will be able to visit each other every fortnight on Saturdays to stay overnight." They all nodded and stood up to leave. "Oh and Lucy could you come back to my office after dinner please."
She nodded again and they left his office. Peter had his arm around her and she leant into his embrace as they walked out of the Professors office and up the stairs to get changed out of their uniforms. None of them spoke until they reached their rooms.
"We will meet you girls in your room after we are changed."
The girls heard a knock a the door.
"Come in," Susan called out. The boys enetered. susan was sitting on her bed and Lucy at her desk with her drawing book out. As soon as the boys entered she closed the book, trying to conceal the paintings inside. She went to sit beside Susan, the boys came to join them.
"So what shall we do?" asked Peter, trying to seem lighthearted to make the situation better, Edmund shrugged. The girls did nothing.
"It's not fair." Lucy suddenly exclaimed.
"I know Lu, I know." said Edmund, trying to comfort his only yonder sibling. "I mean seriously the other two get to go to the good places, and I have to go to Eustace's the King of Whiners!" He had said this in an attempt to make his sister laugh. His attempt got a small smile from her and laughs from his older siblings.
"Yeah that is bad." Lucy said in a small voice. Edmund moved over to his little sister and put his arm around her, she leant closer to him, "but I don't know where I am going yet." they could all hear the sadness in her voice. She pulled away from Edmund, stood up and walked towards her desk. She sat down, opened her drawing book, picked up her paint brush and continued painting. All of her siblings looked at her sadley. A tear fell on her paper. They all knew she was crying.