The next day the Pevensies decided to take advantage of the sunshine and were outside playing cricket. Peter was pitching, Edmund at bat, and Susan was behind him as the catcher.
"Peter with the windup and he sends another wicket." Peter narrated as he threw the ball. It hit Edmund in the side.
"Ow!" Edmund explained. He had been staring off at the house, obviously lost in thought about something.
"Woops….wake up dolly daydream." Peter laughed. Susan threw the ball back to Peter. Lucy was off to the side reading a book. She still wasn't in the mood to interact with her siblings after the events of last night.
"Why can't we go inside and play hide and seek again?" Edmund asked.
"I thought you said it was a kid's game." Peter countered. Edmund rolled his eyes and got in position to bat.
"Besides….we could all use the fresh air." Susan added, trying to lighten the mood.
"It's not like there isn't air inside." Edmund grumbled. Susan frowned not understanding what his problem was.
"Are you ready?" Peter asked, looking down at the ball.
"Are you?" Edmund challenged. Peter did his windup and threw another ball. Edmund got a solid hit on this one and sent it through an upstairs window. They all gasped in shock as they heard the echoing of other things crashing. They all quickly rushed inside and stood staring gravely at the suit of armor they was lying on the floor next to the cricket ball. They were done for. Peter was fuming and glared at the window before turning on his brother.
"Well done Ed." He sarcastically praised with a glare.
"You bowled it!" Edmund countered. Suddenly they heard the shouts of the now angry housekeeper. Their eyes widened in panick.
"The McCready!" Susan said in alarm.
"Come on!" Peter suggested and rushed out of the room, his siblings following. They ran down one set of hallways and Edmund paused. The footsteps were headed their way.
"Go back, back!" he instructed and they headed the other direction. They ran around another set of hallways. Susan put her hand on one of the doors but stopped hearing a set of footsteps coming towards them. She looked back in shock. How did McCready get around that fast?! They quickly sprinted in a different direction. Soon they stopped hearing the footsteps again. Peter gave them an exasperated expression. How was the woman all over the place?! They ran down the hallway and came to a door that Lucy was very familiar with. Unlike the other doors, it was unlocked so they ran inside. Edmund was the first to bolt in. They shut the door behind them and Edmund made his way to the wardrobe. Peter and Susan stopped in disbelief. Edmund opened up the door and gestured for them to get in.
"Come on!" he told them when they didn't move.
"You've got to be joking." Susan growled. As she did they heard footsteps again and made a dash for it anyway. They didn't have a choice now. They quickly climbed in and Peter got in last, closing the door but left it open just a crack so he could see the door. The footsteps gradually got louder.
"Get back!" he whispered and the siblings backed their way to the back of the wardrobe. Of course with all of them crammed in there…..it caused some problems.
"Get off my toe!"
"I'm not on your toe!"
"Ow!"
"Stop shoving!"
"Get off!''
"Move!"
"OWWWW!" the four of them pushed their way back and pushed each other for more room. This distracted them from the change of scenery behind them. Soon enough they made it through and Peter and Susan were knocked backwards. The ground was cold and soft. There were trees around them? They both slowly looked behind them and their jaws dropped in shock. Lucy was telling the truth.
