Chapter 7
While Samantha was settling herself in, Joshua was running through the streets of LazyTown. The rain stung as it hit his skin and clothes but ignored it. Joshua kept thinking about what he had said and how he'd never forgive himself if something happened to Samantha.
Soon he was entering the forest. Thunder rumbled overhead and the sixteen year old knew that lightening would soon follow. Being under trees wasn't the greatest idea but Samantha could be in the same predicament so Joshua continued on.
She turned over the sofa cushions and put them back down. Samantha figured that she rather sit on the clean side of the cushions instead of the dirty ones. Outside the rain pelted the cottage. Strangely, she felt safe in the building. Noticing that water was coming in through the broken window, Samantha decided to look for something to put over it.
Making a sweep of the room she was currently in, the ten year old found that the room didn't contain anything useful. Moving into the bathroom, Samantha saw bath towels but there wasn't anything to tack them up with. That and they would get wet and not keep the water out. Opening the bathroom cupboards, she found some black garbage bags. They would work if she could find something to keep them over the window.
Bringing the bags out into the living room, Samantha decided to check out the upstairs. Thunder continued to rumble and she was starting to get nervous. Grabbing her teddy bear, Samantha walked up the stairs.
Joshua was making good headway through the trees as lightening struck. He immediately hit the forest floor. It was better to lie face down than seek shelter under a tree. However, he regretted it. Standing back up, Joshua realized he was now covered in mud. Wet, muddy, and cold, he continued on.
Through the trees, he could see a clearing. Joshua knew that he would have to be careful as another bolt of lightening struck and he once again hit the mud. Again he stood up and walked to the edge of the clearing.
Inside the clearing was a small cottage. A dim light was emitted from the windows and he decided he could seek shelter there until the lightening stopped. Quickly, he ran to the door and pounded on it.
Samantha smiled as she had found something in the hall closet to keep the black bags over the window. A roll of duct tape would suit her just fine. Quickly, she headed back down the stairs.
Getting over to the window, Samantha pulled on the duct tape and checked to see how long a piece she would need. She reached up and held the roll near the top of the window. Pulling the tape to the right place, she used her teeth and ripped the piece off. Quickly, she taped the top of the bag to the top of the window. Then she attached two of the sides to the window frame. Unfortunately, one bag wasn't big enough and she grabbed another bag. This one she taped to the windowsill and the window frame. Carefully she pulled a piece that would be long enough to put the two bags together. Holding the bags and taping would be a trick in itself. That's when she heard someone pounding on the door.
"Is anybody there?" Came a voice that she immediately recognized. How did he find me? She asked herself. Again he banged on the door and Samantha quickly went to open it. As she opened the door, she didn't know what to expect.
Joshua quickly stepped inside. He didn't look up as she shut the door. Wiping the water from his eyes, the sixteen year old looked up. No words came to his lips, as he couldn't believe who stood in front of him.
"Hello Joshua." Samantha said.
To Be Continued…
