AN: So. It has been YEARS since I last posted, being inspired again, and by the last two reviews from: EurikieAndCeek'sAccount and SkanGie2008, I'm guessing I should probably finish.
So here it goes I guess. Please, be brutal, I want to do this ending justice and get started on something new. So let me know what you want to read next!
I couldn't breathe. Something was so very wrong, I woke in a fit again, covered in sweat. Dad walked into my room worried as always, he encircled me in his strong arms.
"Honey, what's wrong?" he softly whispered against my hair. He kissed the top of my head rocking me back and forth as I clutched at his shirt, trying to remember where I was.
"SUSAN!" I screamed, "Where is Susan?" I asked, my eyes blind to where I actually found myself. Why was I in an over-sized tunic? What had I done? Wait. Dad is holding me, wait. DAD? Where was Ed? I needed my brother.
"Honey, shh, don't worry, it's alright" Dad kept trying to soothe me, not exactly succeeding.
I sobbed, what had I dreamed? I remember there being a rose garden, and hallways, endless corridors, heavy rugs and delicately embroidered linens. None of that seemed to fit in with the world here. As the days passed, I was dreaming of a more awesome world that I ever could have imagined, full of beautiful gowns, and fantastic creatures that I couldn't even name.
"Dad?" I asked meekly.
"Yes, Little Beauty?" he smiled down at me, glad that I had calmed down considerably.
"I want to go to school today," I smiled at him, "please let me go Dad, I can't stay here all day and do nothing."
"Well sweetheart, I don't know," Dad looked worried at me, "are you sure that you're up for it?"
"Of course!" I tried to smile up at him, wiping away the tears that had racked my body.
He looked me hard in the eyes, trying to figure out if I was only trying to play it off, "well, alright," he finally conceded.
I jumped out of bed and began to put together an outfit for the day.
It had been a week since I was in school, I couldn't really look at anyone as I walked down the hallways by myself.
"Lu!" I heard Susan's musical voice calling me from down the hallway, I turned to face her, doing my best to smile, "where have you been? I've been calling you non-stop!"
"I-I-I just," I stifled a sob and tried to control my breathing.
"Oh hon, it's okay, don't worry, you don't need to tell me," she shushed me pulling me in for a long hug.
I nodded, still trying to control my breathing.
"What are you girls hugging so much for?" it was Peter, he pulled us apart and gave me a brief hug and pat my head.
"Like you didn't notice she was missing?" Susan teased, "he couldn't stop asking for you, something about needing his drawing partner." Susan smirked at Peter laughing.
"Don't worry, I've lots of drawings to show you from while I was home."
"I can't wait to see them," Peter smiled, steering me to first hour, "so for my birthday next week, I wanted you, me, Susan, to have dinner with my parents."
"What about Ed?" I choked out.
"He hasn't been around, he's sick," I was astounded, how strange, "I thought that you knew," Peter looked at me again concern deep in his eyes.
"Oh, well not being in school, I had no idea," I reply before Peter starts to think that something is up.
He looks at me closely, still worried, and reluctantly agrees to let me go to class.
I give out a big sigh when I finally sit in my desk in first hour. The seat next to mine is empty, I guess Ed really has been sick.
Madame was bustling about the room in her usual fashion chattering about the latest global disaster to hit, how many people were left with nothing but the clothes on their backs. It made me feel very fortunate for still having Dad and Susan in my life.
First and Second hour went by quickly, I was walking to my locker when Susan appeared by my side gushing about how excited she was for dinner with Peter for his birthday in just two days. I laughed and voiced my enthusiasm, and the big question was popped, what were we going to wear for the big dinner?
"Oh my gosh!" Susan squealed, "we have to go shopping tonight!"
"Oh, I don't know, sis," I shook my head, thinking about writing a paper for History, and needing to decide which landscape to turn in for Art class.
"Oh, come on!" she laughed,"one more night away from your studies won't kill you!" tugging on my arm as we walked to the cafeteria, to get lunch with Peter.
I huffed and blew some stray bangs away from my face and sat at the bench next to Peter, "Oh fine! Alright!"
Susan squealed and crushed me in a big hug, " you won't regret it Lu!" she smiled brightly sitting on the other side of Peter, prattling on about how much fun we were all going to have.
"Wait a minute, I'm not going am I?" Peter asked, looking like a deer caught in headlights.
I laughed and pat on his arm, "oh you poor thing" I joked only fueling Susan's drive for planning the trip to the mall.
I took small bites from my sandwich as Susan and Peter bickered about how formal our dinner night was actually going to be. I smiled as I thought about how this was just the kind of distraction I needed.
"ED!" Peter bellowed as Edmund walked into the cafeteria.
Edmund's face broke into a slow smile when he saw that we were all sitting together.
"Ed! I see you're feeling better," Susan beamed.
"Oh, just a tad," Edmund winked at her, they seemed to be making more of an effort to get along.
"I just need to go to my locker" I suddenly blurt out when I notice Ms Jadis staring at our lunch table. I gather my books together barely hearing their protests as I scurried out of the cafeteria and to my locker. I really need to get a grip, I chided myself, she looked like she was going to strangle me!
I was having an internal argument on the way to my locker and didn't notice the person that was silently following me through the mostly empty hallways. When I finally reached my locker, I opened it and smacked the person in the face.
"Oh, my gosh I'm so sorry!" I gushed.
