Part 7

"What's the matter Archie?" Golly came round the corner and sat down opposite him

" Well its Lexie. She doesn't want to leave"

"I can understand. Do you remember when it was time for you to leave here to go back to boarding school? You would plead with your father and Molly would look on helpless because she knew that you had to go back. You would lock yourself in your room and declare that you wouldn't come out until Hector had cancelled the train for you. Remember this used to happen every time after the holidays had ended?

You just need to give Lexie time and space. All right?" Golly looked concerned

" Thanks Golly" Archie smiled as he got a book off the shelf and settled down to read, but how much time would Lexie need, Archie thought to himself as he turned to chapter 1.