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Chapter 8
In which Sophie takes a trip: part 2
"Young lady, it's getting late, don't you think you want to get home?" asked a man as he passed the thirteen year old. Sophie shrugged.
"I would if I knew which way was home." She said quietly.
"Well, I hope your parents are looking for you. I would help you but I have my own kids to take care of back home." Said the man as he walked away. Sophie nodded in understanding and looked up at the sky. It was already starting to get dark, and some stars were forcing them selves to shine. Sophie shivered as the temperature dropped, and she rubbed her arms as goose bumps formed, trying to warm up.
She walked over to a bench on the other side of the road and sat down. The bench was facing the ocean and she watched it silently as she waited. She remembered from somewhere that when you're lost its better to stay where you are so they could find you easier, and for a while it gave her hope that her friends would be there with her soon. That is, it did until she remembered that there were several colors on the dial at home and they could be in some other place looking for her. What she didn't realize was that the guys were smart enough to choose the blue spot on the dial for their first spot to look.
Sophie watched the waves in the ocean and the reflection of the stars and moon in the center of it. She watched and waited until she grew so cold she couldn't sit still. She got up and began to pace around the bench as she waited.
When she sat down she began to cry, worried that she wouldn't be found for a long, long, long time. Silent tears rolled down her cheeks as she waited.
"Sophie where are you?!" some one called far off in the distance. She thought she was imagining it until she heard it again. And again. And again, each time getting closer to her. She recognized the voice almost instantly.
"HOWL!" she cried, still sitting on the bench.
"Sophie, there you are!" Howl yelled when he saw her, running over. Sophie jumped up and ran to him. As soon as she got to him she wrapped her arms around him and cried into his shirt. He hugged her back, showing that he was terrified that she got away and could have been hurt.
"I-I'm s-sorry Howl!" she cried, turning her head slightly.
"That's ok, just don't go anywhere without us again." he said. She let go of him and nodded. He patted her back and led her all the way home. When they got back inside he watched her go to her room and climb onto her bed and under her blankets to warm up.
"I'll be right back, I gotta tell Michael I found you." he said. Sophie nodded slightly and fell asleep as soon as he left. As Howl passed Calcifer he stopped to say one thing.
"You're really lucky I don't have a bucket of cold water right now." He said coldly, and then left.
"What did I do?" Calcifer asked himself when the door closed.
Yay she was found! Please review!