Chapter Fifty

Mildred was starting to worry about her mother she still hadn't returned from going to see her friend. Miss Cackle was worried about her colleague too as she had been gone hours she was trying to calm the young girl down but was failing. Mildred was currently sat in the staffroom as Amelia tried to figure out what to do when she saw an piece of scrunched up paper near the bin. Curious she went and picked it up and unfolded it and that is how she found the letter from Constance's mother she gasped and the young girl looked up at her.

"She didn't go see her friend at all she went to see her mother" she said

"What why would she do that?" Mildred said worried.

"I don't know but I have an bad feeling, try her mobile again" Normally Amelia would confiscate any mobiles she saw in the school but this was an emergency.

The girl nodded and dialled her mother's number. It didn't even ring instead it said:

"The number you have dialled has been disconnected or is no longer in service"

"What?" Mildred said worried as she took the phone away from her ear looking at it in shock.

"What's wrong?" Amelia asked

"It says the number doesn't exist" Mildred said starting to panic trying again to make sure she had heard right and the exact same message was played, before it had rang and gone to voicemail but now all of an sudden it was dead. Mildred felt sick.

"Something has happened to her" she said panicking more than ever.

"Her mother gave an name of an campsite here, Moose Lane but the address portion is missing" She said as she turned the letter over to make sure there was no writing at the back.

"But that could be anywhere we have no idea where it is without an full address and we don't know anyone who goes camping" Mildred said sadly.

"Yes we do...Miss Drill" Amelia said as the two of them ran out the room trying to find the said lady they saw her jogging down the corridor.

"Miss Drill we need your help" Amelia said

"What with Miss Cackle?" the woman asked as she stopped jogging to talk to them.

"Do you know where Moose Lane campsite is?" she asked

"Yes I went there for an few weeks in the summer" Imogen told them

"What is there address this is important" Miss Cackle said

"I will go check wait here" she said rushing off.

Amelia put her arm around the worried girl as tears fell out of her eyes.

"I am sure everything is fine Mildred" she said with an smile


Constance ran out the caravan and started to run across the field when there was an very loud explosive noise and the caravan went up in flames. Constance threw herself on the grass letting out an little scream as the fire went over her head before dying down. She sat up looking at the burning caravan covered in flames before she finally gave in and fell unconscious.

Constance woke up her head still hurting. She was not sure how long she had been unconscious for but she sat up looking at the caravan which was still on fire though it had died down an lot. That was when she realised he had actually done it even though she had left. She had somehow thought he was not serious and was just trying to scare her. She then came to the realisation both her parents were dead there was no way they could have survived that even if she was to get help it would take to long to come. She looked at the caravan sadly wondering how it had came to this and then she thought about what the hell she was going to do.

Her father had smashed her phone and she had left her broomstick in the caravan as she had not had time to take it before she had to escape. She had no way to contact anyone and no way to leave. She supposed that the only thing she could do was leave the campsite and hope she could find an bus or something, an letter would take way to long.

The woman stood up and looked over at the caravan next door wondering if she should go and ask if they had an phone she could use but she didn't know Mildred's phone number from by heart as she always just rang it from her contacts. The woman was trapped and then worse it started to rain and it was not magical rain so she could not stop it.

"Kandba, Lancana, Jamena, Cunalna" she said casting as spell that would help her body to keep try.


Mildred and Amelia had rushed to the address as quickly as they could well as quickly as they could flying. Mildred jumped off her broomstick at an unsafe height as it still hovered in the air and started running towards the campsite her teacher struggling to keep up.

As they were making their way there it started to pour down with rain which made it harder to see. They finally started to see the caravans and looked desperately for number three. It was Mildred who saw it first, through the rain she could see the remnants of flames from the caravan and an horrible feeling entered her stomach as she imagined her mother in there. Mildred screamed and started running towards the wreckage.

"MUM" she shouted as it started to thunder loudly.


Constance cursed under her breathe as it started to thunder. It was hard to see or hear anything in the weather conditions but she felt like she could hear something in the distance. The noise was getting closer and she was starting to see something as well.

"Mum" she heard. It was quiet because the thunder blocked out most of the shouting but it was unmistakably the word mum.

"Mildred?" she said looking around not sure what direction the girl was coming from.

"Mum where are you?" the girl said hearing her mother's voice but she was unable to see her. The girl carried on running finally making it to the clearing and she saw her mother facing away from her looking around.

"MUM" the girl yelled as her mother turned because her voice was an lot louder. The girl ran into her mother's arms quickly.

"Did you come her by yourself?" Constance asked in shock as the girl leaned her head on her chest.

"No Miss Cackle is here I ran ahead" she said. Amelia soon caught up with them.

"It is getting worse out here" she said as lightening striked and they all tried to avoid being hit. They ran trying to find shelter when one of the caravan doors opened and an man came out.

"Quick inside" he said as the three of them ran in drenched despite the spell Constance had cast she was still soaked.

"Thank you" Amelia said

"I saw you all out there, it's dangerous you know" he said.

"Yes I know it's a long story" Constance said

"Stay here for an while until the storm let's up" he told them with an kind smile.

None of them spoke much during that time it was quite personal and they didn't know the man and it wasn't really the right time to talk about what happened anyway. Eventually after an hour the storm was letting up so thanking the man the they left the caravan. They all just wanted to go home the time for talking was not now. Constance walked with her arm around her daughter as they left the campsite and Mildred and Amelia picked up their broomsticks from the place they had hidden them. That is when they noticed Constance didn't have hers.

"Where is your broom mum?" Mildred asked

"In the caravan" she simply replied.

"Constance you and Mildred take her broom, Mildred you go at the back it will be easier for you to hold onto your mother than for her trying to hold on to you" Amelia said. There was also the fact Mildred was not an very good flyer but no one mentioned this.

They both nodded and Mildred gave her broomstick to her mother then went to stand behind her as they prepared to take off. Mildred was thankful at this moment her mother was so skinny anywise the broom might not have been able to hold them both.

Amelia took off and then after Mildred had gotten onto the broom behind her Constance took off. Mildred was instantly glad her mother was in control as she can barely keep her broom straight when it is just her let alone with someone else. They flew into the air Mildred holding onto her mother's waist not that she had to hold her tightly though.

The two broomsticks flew side by side smoothly as they made their way back to the school. Mildred leaned her chin on her mother's back as they flew through the dark cloudy sky hoping the thunder did not start again. Half an hour later Mildred saw the castle of Cackle's Academy come into focus.

Mildred held onto her mother tighter as they went down to land. Mildred watched as Amelia descended onto the ground and then her mother did the same. Mildred climbed off the broom followed by her mother.

"Come on you two I think we have some things to talk about and we best dry off" Amelia said as they were still all drenched no one having the thought of using magic as with the situation they had been in it had not being the top of their priorities. Constance flicked her finger drying of each of them quickly.

"Thank you Constance, would you like to come to my office to talk?" she asked her.

"That sounds good as we will have privacy" she said.

"I don't much fancy being seen by an lot of people and being asked questions, Constance I think it will be best if you transport" Amelia told her.

"I would but my magical power is weak right now, don't ask here" she told her.

"Oh, well then it is good Mildred learned how to do it as well, Mildred can you do the honours?" Amelia asked looking over at the young girl.

Mildred nodded and walked in between the two women. They each touched one of her arms and she transported to her headmistresses office.