Chapter 10
Plans To Run Away
"So it's all of them" said Linda.
Sophie said "well almost, I didn't see Roxie do anything".
"She's the daughter of a mermaid, same as Coral. We've both witnessed Coral's immense power, you said Elosie and Bevin have powers too so it would only make sense that Roxie has them too".
"I don't think so, if she had powers she would have gone with them. True, I've been sensing some kind of distance between her and her sisters lately but maybe this is the reason. She's the only powerless daughter of a mermaid."
Linda said "fine, but I want the other three for testing".
Sophie said "quite frankly I couldn't care less about Coral and Eloise but Bevin…"
"Rest assured I have no interest in hurting any of the girls, your niece included." Linda said " I will do whatever is necessary to get what I want but I can guarantee Bevin shall remain unharmed, after all there's three of them".
Sophie said "so we have an understanding".
Back at home Charlotte and the girls remained none the wiser until a week later. Charlotte had just been shopping when she heard the phone ringing. She heard Sophie get the phone, but Charlotte curiosity got the better of her. "She slowly got their other phone and listened to Sophie's conversation
"Hello".
"Sophie, it's Linda, I've got everything ready."
"So we'll start tonight then".
"We could, but how are you going to get the girls out of the house so late without being stopped by Charlotte"
"Simple, I'll grind up a sleeping pill into her drink at dinner when she isn't looking".
"Fine you handle Charlotte in your own way. How are you going to explain it to the girls?"
"I'll tell them it's a meteor shower I want them to see. Coral's second greatest interest is astronomy, with marine biology being first. She'll be interested in going and the girls have this pack about accepting each other interest".
"Sounds like you've thought of everything. So I'll see you around ten O clock tonight at my research facility. By the way it's just the powers we've dealing with right or have you seen them grow tails too"?
"No, that's yet to happen if it will at all".
Charlotte quietly went to the girls room "girls, I think Sophie knows".
"Knows what"? asked Bevin
"About your powers"
"Or lack there is" added Roxie.
Charlotte said "over I heard her talking to Dr Denman and I have a strong feeling she knows too. I don't know how they figured it out but"…
That's when Roxie and Coral said simultaneously "I think I do" Charlotte, Elosie and Bevin looked at them, Roxie said " last week when you were all at training I told Sophie were you were because she said she was worried about you. She must have gone and saw you practicing your powers".
Coral said "but I wasn't careful when I went to Dr Denmans I decided to practice my powers when I thought she wasn't looking."
Charlotte said "I don't really care how they found out but I do know Sophie is planning to take you to her tonight claiming she's taking you to a meteor shower."
Bevin asked "so how are we getting out of it"?
"I haven't a clue, I was kind of hoping one of you girls had an idea."
"Well how are you getting out of it" asked Roxie
"She's planning on putting a grinded up sleeping pill in my drink at dinner".
Eloise said "so how about we keep an eye out for Sophie slipping anything into your drink at dinner. Then one of us creates a distraction diverting her attention to us providing you with an opportunity to swap drinks. Then when she falls asleep we go somewhere to go and hide from her."
Coral said "sounds like a plan to me".
Charlotte added "Well then, you girls start packing whatever you think you'll need. I'm not sure where we're going to go but we're leaving once Sophie falls asleep."
Later at dinner Bevin saw Sophie slip her fork into her lap. "Oh I don't seem to have a fork" Sophie exclaimed "Charlotte, be a dear and fetch me one".
With a sigh Charlotte got up and Sophie poured some sort of powder into Charlotte's drink. Bevin nudged Coral to tell her Sophie had given Charlotte the crushed sleeping pill. When Charlotte came back she gave Sophie the fork and then she was about to drink when Coral pretended to start choking and Bevin gave Charlotte a look which told her Sophie had given her the sleeping pill. So while Sophie was distracted Charlotte swapped their drinks. Sophie found it strange Coral made miraculous recovery so quickly but thought nothing about it. As dinner went on she remained oblivious to the change of plans that night.
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