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Note: Ok, just for the record in the last chapter, no Lucy is not dead. Just to sum things up. Anyway here's chapter 12. I hope you like it!
The Kidnapping Of A Queen
Chapter 12. A Close Call
Lucy's POV
A week. It had been a week. A week since my last dream. A week since being taken away from Edmund. A week since I had seen everyone I loved and cared about. A week. I hated waiting like this. It was sheer agony. It was just another thing on the list of things that haunted my every moment. If it wasn't Jadis it was pain, if it wasn't pain it was memories, if it wasn't memories it was the waiting.
I only hoped Peter, Susan, and Edmund were in better shape than me. We were both awake and I was leaning against Brian. He had his arm around my shoulder. Jadis had just come in. She had told my siblings and Stephanie Brian and I were dead. So there was no hope of them searching for us. There was no hope of getting home. We were going to die in this horrible place. Soon what she had told my siblings, his sister, and Caspian wouldn't be a lie. But something inside of me wouldn't give up hope. It was an instinct of mine. Never give up hope. Even if you THINK all hope is lost. It's just a state of mind. You can only give up hope if YOU decide to. I decided I would never give up hope.
If I died I would be with Aslan. If I lived I would be with my siblings, Caspian, Stephanie, and Brian. Either way it was a win, win, situation. Whether I suffered first or not. I decided not to tell Jadis that. A few moments later and she came back in.
"You know I've been thinking." she said.
"Really! I didn't know you could do that" I said. It earned me a slap across the face but hey I was probably gonna get one soon anyway. Plus it was DEFINITELY worth it. It had temporarily put a smile on both Brian and mines faces.
"I agree" he said risking everything. But she didn't touch him.
"What? You'll hit an innocent girl but you won't hit a boy?" he asked.
"I thought you were a knight" she replied. Then a few more words formed in my head.
"Very good Jadis. Two thoughts in a row. Keep it up." I said enjoying every second of it. Even though it earned me another harder slap. It was STILL DEFINITELY worth it.
"I told your siblings you were dead. Maybe I should go through with it after all" she said. I was somewhat relieved. The sooner I was dead the sooner I would be with Aslan. But was this what He wanted. Did He want me dead. Was He ready for me. I knew I was ready for Him but was it the same the other way around. I couldn't help but wonder. Then I knew. It wasn't what He wanted. He wanted me alive to help my siblings. More words formed in my head. Or actually one.
"Good" was my only reply. Brian looked at me with a very shocked expression on his face. Jadis had the same expression.
"Oh what makes you say that." she asked.
"The sooner I'm dead the better. I mean I'm just suffering and I'm gonna die anyway so the sooner the better." I replied.
"Well, aren't we a brave little queen" she said.
"It's only common sense" I replied.
"Well then since you put it that way I'll leave you in your suffering" she said turning to leave.
"But..."
"You have convinced her dear one. Say no more." I heard Aslan say. But it was in my head. I stopped and just made it look like I was speechless. As soon as she was gone I slunk to the ground.
"That was a close one" I thought.
"What were you thinking" Brian asked.
"I was thinking I wanted to live" I whispered to where only he could hear it.
"What" he asked.
"Shhhh. Do you actually WANT me to die. If I left her thinking I WANTED to die she would leave me alone" I replied.
"Ohh. Reverse psychology." he said.
"Exactly" I said. After that we said no more. We couldn't think of anything to say. That was really close. And then I knew I WILL be home soon.
