Chapter 2

Not long after going inside, Mr. Foster called the two girls, Mrs. Foster grimacing. "Yes dear?" asked Mrs. Foster, sounding like a vicious snake. "Now look Winnie and Leigh Anne, you know that Mary and I love you both. We've seen how you act. Leigh Anne. You're supposed to be married by now. Or at least engaged. But, each suitor says that you would be an inappropriate wife. For the social life." began Mr. Foster. " So Mary and I have to decided to send you both off to a girls only school in Chicago. There you-" "I don't want to go to a school in Chicago! We can't even go outside our own fence father!" cried Winnie. The fence that Winnie talked of rounded their house, in which caged the Foster family in their yard and house. "Now, Winifred..' said Mr. Foster. "No Papa. I don't. Want. To. Go." said Winnie. "Mary or Leigh Anne please." said Mr. Foster. "Now George.." said Mrs. Foster going to her husband's side. Winnie burst into tears. "How could you?!" she cried and ran out of the house. Leigh Anne took one last look at her Aunt and Uncle. Mrs. Foster grimacing and Mr. Foster staring down at paper work. She sighed and followed Winnie. Winnie ran into the woods. She heard footsteps. "Winnie!" cried a voice. "No, mother. I will not go to that school!" cried Winnie. "Winnie! It's me. Leigh Anne! Where are you?" asked Leigh Anne. Winnie stepped out in front of Leigh Anne. "Right here." she said. "Oh thank goodness." said Leigh Anne, huge relief on her face. "Now. Where are we?" asked Leigh Anne. "I don't know." Winnie said. They turned and turned and all they saw was forest. "Maybe if we try to go to the dirt road, we'll find a cabby and ask for a ride to our home." said Winnie. "Yes. Let's do that." said Leigh Anne, agreeing. And as they were doing this, they had no clue that a man that seemed so kind had been following them. He wore a yellow suit. No! I'm not him! I'm a object. No, I'm not the yellow suit. I'm something sooo different. How would this man know of the Tucks and the spring, if he doesn't even no where they are!

***Tuck Everlasting***

Mae Tuck was in a white room. Her husband, Angus and her son, 17 year old Jesse, on her side. Her black haired son, Miles holding an infant, and a little girl

about 5 years old. "Mom. Look. Meet Beu." said Miles. He looked so happy. He hasn't been happy since Jill, Anna and Beu.It was so sad. Then the room turned black. The little girl and the infant disappeared. The room turned dark. Then became completely black. "Mom. Dad. Where's Anna and Beu?" asked Miles. A small spring appeared in the corner of the room. "No. NO. No, please no." said Mae. Then she woke up.

Mae Tuck shot up. She was trembling from the nightmare. Don't worry about the boys and you won't have this nightmare, Mae. she thought. Angus Tuck, her husband who was just known as "Tuck" sat up next to her. "Again?" asked Tuck. "Yes." she said guilty. "I was having the same dream I've had since we drank from that stupid spring. You know. The one where we all go to Heaven and meet Jesus, Mary, God, Anna and Jill?" said Tuck. Mae popped her husband lightly on the shoulder and said, "Tuck. If we would have found how to die, we all probably would have died by now." said Mae. "I know, I know. Aren't you s'pose to meet the boys today?" asked Tuck as Mae was getting up. "Yes. Now get a move on and go cook breakfast. I need to eat quick. The boys are always beating me and old Ginger. Tuck groaned. "Come on old fart. UP!" said Mae shoving him up. "Alright, alright!" he said. Mae got dressed and walked passed the mirror without looking into it. She was used to doing that. She always had. Since when she drank from the spring that is.

After having breakfast with Tuck, Mae grabbed her light blue bonnet, and grabbed Ginger and started in her slow trip to the spring.

*** Tuck Everlasting***

After having to sleep on the ground over night, Leigh Anne wanted to get Winnie safely home. They continued their journey at first light. Leigh Anne was NOT a morning person, knew in order to get home, one must wake up early. While they were walking, Winnie suddenly went into a crouch. "Leigh Anne. Get down." Winnie whispered. Leigh Anne followed Winnie. Then pointed to a figure. A human one. Leigh Anne thanked her prayers that it wasn't an animal that wouldn't hurt them. A blonde head boy around the age of 17 or 18 was drinking from the spring that was next to him. When the boy stood up, Winnie followed. The boy noticed her. "Ho-How long have you been sitting there?" asked the boy. Leigh Anne followed her cousin's lead. "We. Actually. And we have been sitting here long enough to see you drink out of that spring." Leigh Anne said, standing up. "Can- May I have a sip. I'm quite thirsty.." said Winnie walking. "NO!" cried the boy. "Why?" asked Winnie. Winnie's most ungrateful sin. Curiosity. "Because. Because it's poisoned!" he cried. "But you aren't dead and there's no foam or deadly chemicals coming out of it. If it was TRUELY poisoned, you would be dead, on the ground and there would be foam growing on it." said Leigh Anne. Leigh Anne's sin. Being smart and smart mouthed. The boy eyed her suspiciously. "She is most likely right. Don't even try to fake a death. You aren't magically going to have foam everywhere." said Winnie. Suddenly, two horses came out of no where. "Miles. Don't! I've got this!" said the boy. The man on the back of the horse, Miles, had black hair and beautiful brown eyes. "No, Jesse, you don't." Miles said. "Miles? Jesse?" called out a voice. "Over here Ma!" yelled Jesse. A plump old woman came out of the trees, with a horse. "My... What is going on?" asked their mother. "They know, Ma." said Miles. Then Jesse made eye contact with Miles and then Jesse grabbed his horse and got on and put Winnie in front of him. Then took off. The boys mother followed. Leigh Anne saw the boy begin to leave her. "NO! You will not take my cousin!" she screamed. She hopped on the other horse behind Miles, and took off, leaving Miles cursing. Leigh Anne caught up with the boys mother. "My word!" said their mother. Leigh Anne would normally be polite and give them back their horse OR even had ask to use the horse in the first place, but when it comes to kidnapping her cousin. You give her her cousin back and everything will be okay. She passed their mother and was midway there when the boy, Miles, caught up to her and while she wasn't looking pulled the reigns. "HEY!" cried Leigh Anne. She did the worst mistake her hands could have EVER done. She let go to hold onto the horn. The horse was still going mighty fast was beginning to slow down, thanks to Miles. Miles tied the reigns around his own saddle horn and made sure Leigh Anne wouldn't try to ride without reigns. "My uncle is going to worry about his daughter and me." murmured Leigh Anne. "Maybe. But first. We must explain. You must of heard Jesse and my name. But anyways, my names Miles Tuck." said Miles. Leigh Anne looked at him in pure shock. Still haven't figured it out yet? Oh well just wait.