Chapter 2
Next morning, Helen takes Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy to the Finchley train station. The childerns are being evacuated to the country for their safety.
Their mother, Helen hands out one label each to Peter and Susan before turning to Lucy.
"You need to keep this on, darling. All right?" Her mother said as she tied a label to Lucy's bag.
She then moves over to Edmund and tied another label onto Edmund's bag. Edmund looks at the war poster.
"If dad was here, he wouldn't make us go" Edmund said.
"If dad were here, it would mean the war is over and we don't have to go." Peter replied.
"You will listen to your brother, won't you? His mother asked Edmund. She tied the label to Edmund's bag before standing up and giving him a hug. Helen then gives Peter a hug.
"Promise me you'll look after the other" His mother asked Peter.
"I will, Mum" Peter promise.
They pulled away from each other.
"Good man" his mother said.
"All aboard. All aboard" they hear the conductor call out.
Their mother then turns to her oldest daughter, Susan.
"Susan" her mother said, hugging her.
Susan tries not to cry as she doesn't know when her sibling and she will be back with their mother.
"Be a big girl" her mother advised.
Their mother pulled back.
"All right. Off you go" she said, looking at her 4 childerns.
Peter and Susan picks up their luggage. Peter holds Lucy hand as they walk away. Lucy looks back but turns away before she got upset.
"Hey, get off" Edmund tells Susan "I know how to get on the train by myself"
"May I have your tickets please? Tickets please?
Peter is distracted by the solders coming down the stairs.
"Peter" Susan said, taking the tickets out of Peter's hand and bring his attention to the present. They checked the tickets.
"That's right. On you go."
Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy get on the train. The train door close and the conductor blow the whistle. Susan sticks her head out the window and looks around for her mother. She is joining by Peter, Lucy and Edmund. They spot their mother on the platform and wave goodbye to her. The train begins to pull out of the station.
Peter led his siblings along the train corridor to empty cabin with a boy and girl sibling. He slides the door open and let Lucy enter first, then Edmund and Susan following behind before entering.
Lucy stood her toes as she tries to put her luggage on the shelf. Peter move forward to help Lucy put her luggage on the shelf.
Peter turns to help Edmund but the look Edmund give, make Peter think twice. He turns around and found Susan sitting down.
Edmund, Lucy and Peter sat on the left side of the cabin and Susan sat on the right side.
The train pull in at Coombe Halt, a country station. The Pevensie grab their luggage and got off the train. The train then pulls away.
They then hear the sound of approaching car, making them scrabble down the stairs. They are confused as the car kept driving on.
"The professor knew we were coming." Susan said
"Perhaps we've been incorrectly labelled" Edmund said, while checking his label over.
Suddenly the sound of horse's hooves and the jingling of equipment with a woman calling "Coming on, hup" catching their attention. They turn to see a horse pulling a cart with a woman driver.
"And Whoa. Whoa." She said, pulling the horse to a stop.
"Mrs Macready?" Peter asked
"I'm afraid so." Mrs Macready answered "Is this it, then? Haven't you brought anything else?"
"No ma'am" Peter answered "It's just us."
Lucy nodded.
"Small favours" Mrs Macready said, with a small smile.
She nods to the cart and they gets into the cart with their luggage.
