Twenty one
Amelia dreamed. She dreamed of her little sisters, Ophelia (Lia) and Georgia (Georgie) and her mum in Australia. "Where's Ami?" asked Lia the youngest of the two at 4. Amelia's mum shook her head.
"She's gone to England to live with cousin Olivia. She'll be back for summer though." Amelia's mum explained softly. She had dark red hair and blue eyes that were tired. She missed Amelia. Amelia had had a great way with her sisters. Georgie walked in at this point.
"Yeah, but you said... you said you didn't want her back," Georgie commented. At 8 she was harder to fool than her sister. Georgie wearing her blue bikini walked over to the kitchen counter and sat down.
"I know but... I miss her, Lia stop pulling," their mum said. Ophelia kept tugging and looking worried.
"But mummy, wave." She cried pointing out the window. Georgie jumped up and screamed.
Olivia screamed. 'Keep calm girl. It's only the eclipse.' She pulled out her torch from her pocket and turned it on. It flickered before dying. 'Great, I had to bring the dodgy torch.' She thought. In the distance she could Manfred running after something. He suddenly appeared in front of her and pointed at the opposite of the clearing.
"Looking for something," Joshua called waving the medical supplies and the hole from Olivia's canvas bag in his hand. Olivia stepped forward.
"Give them back," she cried. Joshua shook his head. Behind Olivia the twins appeared.
"And don't bother with your torches. We swapped them with ones with dead batteries," Inez taunted.
"And very soon a beast will be walking these woods looking for food. And you'll be it," Idith finished before hi-fiving her sister and running into the woods. Joshua turned on his heels and ran the other way.
Olivia let out her breath. "We need to help Amelia first or she could from concussion. Then we worry about how we get out of here." The boys agreed and knelt beside Amelia. Manfred ripped a piece of fabric of his shirt and held it against the cut to stop the flow of blood. Olivia smiled approvingly. Lysander opened a bottle of water and splashed it over Amelia's face. Amelia spluttered and sat up sharply.
"LIA, GEORGIE, MUM!" she cried. Olivia put her hand on her shoulder and shook her head.
Amelia glared at her. "I know you're not them but I think they've drowned in a flood. Back home." Olivia looked scared.
"Well, as soon as we get out of here, we can talk about it and find out. Now which way did we come?" Olivia asked. Amelia pointed. "Alright let's go." Amelia picked her bag up and held the shirt against her head. She saw that Manfred's shirt was ripped.
'Oh he must have used it for my bandage' she thought. She ran after the others and soon they were out on the main road.
"My mum will give you a lift home," Lysander told them. The girls thanked him for the offer but decided to walk. Manfred followed.