Another lesson with nothing to do (actually that's a complete lie, I should be doing my extended project work but for some reason this seemed more interesting) …
Sun Goes Down (David Jordan)
"Where does the sun go?"
"What do you mean?"
"The sun. When it goes down where does it go?" Mycroft turned and saw Sherlock was standing with his nose pressed against the windowpane watching as the sun sank below the horizon. Mycroft crossed the room to stand beside Sherlock, and he too stared at the red sky.
"It doesn't actually go anywhere." Mycroft told Sherlock. Sherlock looked up at Mycroft in disbelief.
"Of course it does." he replied in his all too familiar it's-obvious tone, "Otherwise there wouldn't be a night."
"Well, yes I suppose that is sort of true."
"Of course it's true." said Sherlock self-assuredly. "So where does it go?"
"The earth is going around the sun, Sherlock. As it goes around the sun the earth spins and it gets dark at night because the earth spins away – Sherlock, are you listening to a word I'm saying? Sherlock?" Sherlock gazed up at him, slightly vacantly.
"Huh?" he asked vaguely.
"If you are not going to listen to the answer why ask the question?" demanded Mycroft. Sherlock shrugged.
"Didn't seem as important after I'd asked it." he replied absently, "Let's play chess." he added and darted off to find Mycroft's chess set. Mycroft rolled his eyes and followed turning his back on the darkening sky.
Just a little one this time as I really should be getting on with my work. I did say to myself that I would update each story once a week at weekends so that I would have time to get on with schoolwork and my art portfolio but it doesn't look like that's happened.
Next time: Rocking Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee)
Um, okay I don't think my ipod realises it's not Christmas…
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