[I do not and never will own Fireman Sam]
Chapter 2: Norman Leaves
Later that day, Norman Price was busy writing a letter, telling anyone who read it that he was running away.
The letter read, "Dear anyone who reads this letter:'
'Don't bother looking for me, cause I'm running away to Newtown and I will never ever EVER be coming back, EVER!'
'GOODBYE FOREVER!'
'NORMAN PRICE'
"Done." Norman said to himself. "When everyone's asleep tonight, I'll sneak out the back door, and run away!" He chuckled naughtily to himself. "This is so exciting!"
Finally, night-time arrived. When Norman was sure Dilys and Derek were sound asleep, he got up, and grabbed his backpack. Quietly, he raided the cupboards for snacks and a few drinks, and filled up his backpack. Then he put it on his back.
He snuck downstairs, really quietly, then he grabbed the picnic hamper Dilys had packed that morning, and very very carefully pushed the back door to the shop open, and snuck out into the night. And then, he ran out down the road. Then, he stopped, and turned round, staring at the shop, and then he shouted out at the top of his voice very loudly, "GOODBYE FOREVER, YOU GREAT BIG FAT MEANIE OF A MAM!"
And with not a care for how he acted and/or what was gonna happen to him, off Norman Price ran, down the road, over the hill, out of town, past the Floods' house, and off down the road to the forest. He didn't care about what his mam, Fireman Sam, or anyone else would say if they found he was gone. He didn't care if he never saw Pontypandy again. All that mattered to him was going far far away, and never ever coming back. EVER.
He took one last long look at Pontypandy in the distance.
"So long, Pontypandy." he said, and carried on going.
Before long, he began to feel better, and skipped merrily along the road, as happy as a jackrabbit, as merry as a schoolboy, and he was feeling very pleased with himself. "Haha!" he chuckled naughtily to himself. "Mam's gonna be really sorry when she finds me gone!"
He carried on walking, feeling pleased with himself. "Living in Newtown will be so much fun! I can't wait till I get there!"
HOWEVER, As dawn began to break, Norman soon began to discover that Newtown was a very long way away.
"Awww... Newtown is still a long way away." he moaned. Then, he yawned. "I know," he said to himself, "I'll go find a quiet place to have a sleep in the forest." He climbed over a wall, and ran into the forest.
He made it to the campsite where the charred tents from The Great Fire of Pontypandy were.
"Good job Trevor never took these down." he said to himself.
He crawled into one of the tents, laid down, and fell fast asleep.
Meanwhile, back in Pontypandy, Steele, Sam, Penny, and Elvis were heading to the Fire Station to begin work.
"Do you think Norman Price really will run away, Sam?" Elvis asked.
"No, I don't think he would, Elvis." Sam said. "He was just being silly. I'm sure he'll cool down about it soon enough."
Suddenly, Steele heard the fax machine go off. He ran into his office, followed by Penny, and got the letter from the fax machine. He gasped when she read the letter on it, and so did Penny. "Oh, no!" Penny said aloud.
She ran outside, looking very worried. "What's wrong, Penny?" Sam asked.
"Norman Price has ran away from home!" said Penny.
"WHAT?!" Sam & Elvis said at the same time, both horrified.
A/N; Reviews are appreciated.