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Chapter 3

The following Monday Lilly had finally returned to school. She had come up with the excuse that she had a severe case of the flu and when she had attempted to do her homework she had vomited all over it. For the most part her teachers believed her as did the Principal, for they had witnessed the severity of the effects of the illness sometime during their lives. Susan however, wanted a better explanation. As always, Lily was elusive with all her questions. Exasperated, Susan realized that she would not get any answers out of her friend. "I am just concerned that's all." She said.

Lilly smiled at her friend and said "I know. But that's all, I promise." She hated lying to her friend.

A few days passed and things seemed to be going back to normal. Lilly seemed happy which made the siblings happy. One day Susan asked Lilly if she might be able to come to their house after school. It was Friday and their father, which had also returned from the war, would be taking their mother out for dinner and dancing. Lilly was hesitant for a moment.

"Oh come on Lil, it will be fun! Just for a few hours." Edmund pleaded. She looked at his innocent face. How could she refuse?

"Alright." She replied. "I'll have to ask Bridget." They all shouted with glee and she laughed.

Once she reached her house she told Bridget that she would be spending a few hours at the Pevensies' house. She just merely nodded and Lilith bolted out the door. Afraid that she would be called back, she ran down the street. The siblings looked at her surprised. She merely laughed at them and shouted "Last one there is a rotten egg!" And off they ran in pursuit.

Peter, the most athletic of all had a difficult time keeping up with Lilly. She was far more faster than any of them. He admired her slender figure from behind as she raced in front of him. Her long dark hair flowed behind her like a long cape. She looked behind her quickly and smiled at them. It was then he swore he got the familiar glimpse of the forest in her eyes. She laughed and sped up just as he was about to grab her. It was then he realized how beautiful she really was. He felt himself being drawn towards her. 'Now I know why Edmund likes her so much.' He thought to himself.

They finally reached the house all of them breathless except for Lilly. As they all knelt and sat to catch their breaths, Lilly stood proudly and stretched her arms out. "We should do that more often," she said triumphantly. She was rewarded with glares from her friends and she giggled.

Once they recomposed themselves Peter went to the door. Lilly followed him. Before he opened the door he held his hand in front of her. "I almost forgot," he looked at Susan and Lucy who smiled back at him. He removed a long piece of cloth and wrapped it around her eyes.

"Peter, what-" Lilly began unsure. She lifted a piece so that she could see their faces.

"Don't worry", Lucy reassured her, "It's a surprise."

Lilly looked at her and nodded. Peter gently pulled the cloth back over her eyes and opened the door. They moved out of the way to allow the others to enter first. Lilly felt uneasy surrounded in darkness. All she heard were their footsteps shuffling around and Susan whispering harshly at who she assumed to be Edmund to hurry up. "Ok Pete!" Edmund yelled.

"Follow my lead." Peter whispered in her ear. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and led her in. From behind the sofa, Edmund glared at his brother with jealousy. Peter merely shrugged and smiled innocently at his brother. "Ok ready?" he said to Lilly. Her heart was pounding fast. She nodded again and removed the blindfold. Instantly the other siblings, including Peter yelled "Surprise! Happy Birthday!"

She looked around the room in awe. Decorations hung from the ceiling along with a pink and green banner that said "Happy Birthday Lilly." She looked at them completely shocked. "But how-"

"I was helping the secretary at school a few days ago organize all the school documents." Lucy said proudly. "That's when I came across yours. It had your birthday and everything. I hope you're not mad."

"My dearest friends why would I be mad?!" She exclaimed and hugged them all.

"Wait there's more!" Susan said excited. She ran into the kitchen. Lucy took her hand and led her to the sofa. They sat together and Peter and Edmund fought to sit on her other side. Peter of course, won. She looked at the boys. Why were they acting so strange around her now? Just as she was about to ask if something was wrong Susan emerged with a small round cake with 17 candles. They all began to sing to her and immediately she felt her cheeks grow red. She put her hands to the side of her face to cover their redness but Peter wrapped his arms around her and removed her hands. He held her in his arms. The smell of her skin was more than intoxicating to him…

"Make a wish." He whispered in her ear. She closed her eyes and searched deep within her heart for what she longed most. And quickly she blew out the candles.

Susan cut the cake neatly and served each slice with homemade ice cream. Lilly smiled at them. She had never felt so happy in her entire life. The sun was setting and it was growing cold. Ed and Peter went to the kitchen for some firewood for the fireplace. They all continued to sit and talk and laugh.

"Ok now, time for presents." Susan said as she began to collect the plates.

Lilly looked up in shock. "Oh no you didn't have to-" She was embarrassed and a felt a little unworthy. What had she done to deserve all this?

"Nonsense. Lu help me with this?" She handed some of the dishes to her sister and quickly they cleaned up. They returned with four neatly wrapped parcels. She handed one to Lilly. "This is from me." She smiled brightly. Excited Lilly quickly opened the parcel. It was a blouse. Its style was strange, unlike she had ever seen before. It had long wide sleeves that had golden thread at the cuffs. It was a light shade of green, her favorite color. She stared at it completely awed. The material was unlike any she had ever felt. It was soft and silky. "You don't like it?" Susan asked disappointed.

"Not I love it Susan, it's just… I have never had anything so lovely in my possession." Her friend gave her a knowing look. "Where did you find this?" she asked.

"Su made it!" Lucy replied.

"You made this?" Lilly asked completely in shock. Susan nodded her response, beaming with pride. "It's beautiful." She hugged her best friend and gently placed the blouse back in the box. Quickly she was handed another box.

"This is from me." Lucy said happily. She opened the box and found a pair of delicate slippers. They matched the green blouse Susan made her. "I made those!" Lucy said excitedly. She looked at the two girls, wondering how they could have acquired such talents. The two sisters gave each other a knowing smile. One of the few skills they picked up in Narnia, courtesy of the dwarves.

"Here this is from me." Peter said. She opened the small box and pulled out a red stone hung on a long leather string.

She gasped. "Peter its lovely!" she exclaimed.

"I found it on the beach." He dared not mention which beach. She looked at him and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thank you." She said. Peter stared at her for a moment. He wondered why he had not noticed her as she was before. 'God I just want to kiss her.' Quickly he fought to get the thought out of his mind. She was after all like a sister to him.

"Here this is from Edmund," Lucy handed her the last present. It was a bit heavier than the others. She gave Edmund a quizzical look. She opened her last present and found a plastic case.

"So it won't get damaged in the rain…" Edmund began to explain. Lilly opened the plastic case and pulled out a large heavy leather journal. She flipped through the book. It seemed…ancient. The edges were filled with gold and designs were etched on the insides of the cover. "I-I found it in our attic. No one was using it and I noticed that you were almost completely done with your notebook." He stammered. "I thought that you could continue your stories here." She stared at the journal longer.

She stood up and hugged Edmund and kissed him on the cheek. "Thank you Ed, it's beautiful." He sat back his face turning bright red. They all laughed at him. She began to place her presents in her backpack.

Lucy eyed her notebook. "You think that now you could read us something from your journal?" she looked up at her innocently.

Lilly laughed. "Alright. I warn you it may be boring." She opened up her notebook. "They're mostly random ideas and passages that just come into my head." She flipped to one of the pages and read, "He stood at the top of the waterfall his golden mane dancing in the wind. He was taller than any lion mortal eyes had had the privilege of seeing. A true king of beasts.

He shook his mane and the wind began to stir in a different direction. The air grew warm as spring began to flow throughout the land. Winter had met its eternal slumber and peace would begin its reign." She looked up at them and they stared at her in confusion. "Is something wrong?" She asked.

"No, please continue." Peter said. He looked at Susan who seemed to share his thoughts. 'This couldn't be about Aslan. Could it?' He wondered. He reasoned that it was probably a coincidence.

"Alright. That's all I have for that passage. Here's another one." She stopped flipping the pages and began to read. "His dark eyes were filled with sorrow and rage as he pressed the tip of his sword against the man's throat. Now the plot had been revealed. Rivalry, jealousy, betrayal, and…murder.

The man stared back at the boy, his heart started to beat faster. His eyes haunted him. His brother's eyes." Lilly looked up once again. The smile quickly faded from her face as she looked at their reactions.

"Where did you come up with this?" Susan asked.

She stared at them. "You're going to think I am crazy."

"No tell us." Susan urged. How could Lilly possibly known of Aslan? And could it be that she knew of Caspian as well?

"They came to me in dreams. They seemed so real, clear as day. I promise you I am not insane." She said hurriedly. She put her notebook away.

Lucy's eyes grew large with excitement. Before she could say anything Susan interrupted her "What beautiful dreams you have." She smiled.

The hour was growing late and though it pained her to do so, Lilly had to go home. She bid the siblings goodnight and thanked them again for their gifts. Silently she made her way back to her own home.

Once she was out of sight Peter turned to Susan and Lucy. "Did you tell her?" His voice was low.

"No we didn't Peter." Susan replied harshly. "We are just as baffled as you are." Peter nodded. Deep down they knew something was going to happen, something that was going to change their lives forever.

***

Lilith entered the house as quiet as possible. It was dark and she stood a minute in the dark, waiting for her eyes to adjust. Silently she hoped that Harold had found himself in the bed of some less than virtuous woman he picked up at his favorite pub. She heard sobbing behind the couch and instantly she flipped the switch on. It was Bridget. She sat on the ground and held her knees. Her head flew up and instantly Lilith was disgusted by what she saw on her face. Fear.

"I am sorry." She whispered to Lilith. "Please," Bridget started crawling towards her. "Please forgive him. He wasn't always this way." She reached out to touch her.

Lilith stepped back. "I will never forgive that monster. Or you." Suddenly she heard a loud crash upstairs. Bridget let out a small whimper. Inwardly Lilith cursed to herself. 'Not again!' She screamed inside. In an instant Lilith flew up the stairs towards the noise, a foreign new found courage streaming through her veins. Julia screamed as Lilith burst into Harold's room.

He had her pinned to the bed and was beating her furiously. Anger raged through Lilith as she ran and shoved a startled Harold off of Julia. He stumbled a bit before he regained his balance and lunged at Lilith. He dragged her to the floor and started hitting her. Instantly, Julia was on top of him and he stood up and spun round furiously. Lilith was on her feet again and punched him hard in the stomach. Enraged he sent her flying. She hear a loud crack as her head hit the corner of the dresser. Warm liquid begin to trickle down the side of her face.

Furiously he pointed to a dazed Lilly. "You're next!" He hollered. He kicked her twice to make sure she wasn't getting up soon before he went back to Julia. He threw himself on top of her and began to choke her. Desperately she choked for air.

'He's going to kill her!' Lilly fought to gain control. Her blood was pulsing through her veins. She began to feel a change in her heart. Suddenly she began to feel a new found strength and desire to fight back. Her vision began to clear. On the floor beside her she saw a pair of metal scissors that had fallen from the dresser. With out thinking she grabbed the scissors and leapt towards Harold.

Julia was frightened. He had never been this furious before. Her vision was growing dark and she knew she was going to die here. Her thoughts went to her fiancée John whom she loved with all her heart. Then towards Lilith, who would have to endure the pain inflicted by Harold after she left for the States with her husband to be.

Abruptly her eyes began to focus and she looked at Harold. He had suddenly stopped and he had a look of shock and utter confusion. He clutched the side of his throat as he collapsed. Behind him stood Lilith with a pair of bloody scissors. She was breathing heavily, her eyes mad with rage. Julia did the only thing that she could think of. She let out a loud scream.

Lilith stood above Harold. He looked at her with shock and almost, remorse as he gasped for air. He reached out towards her and she backed away, her cold hard eyes never failing. "Now you will know what it is like to live in Hell." She whispered. His hand dropped and his eyes glazed over. He made one last gurgling noise before he fell silent forever.

Bridget appeared in the doorway. She screamed and shoved Lilith out of the way to kneel beside her husband. "Harold!" She screamed hysterically. She shook him violently in attempt to revive him to no avail. Quickly she turned to Lilith. "Murderer she screamed!" She lunged at her began to strike Lilith who fled.

She ran upstairs to the attic, the reality sinking in. 'I just murdered someone!' she screamed inside. Panicked, she ran to the restroom, (the only privilege she was allowed in her prison) and washed her hands. Julia burst through the door and ran to Lilith.

"You must leave quickly." She said. "Bridget is calling the police. She's calling you a murderer." Lilly felt her knees get weak. Julia shook her lightly. "Lilith please I'm begging you flee!"

"To where?" She snapped. "I have no where to go." She leaned against the wall. Maybe she should let them take her.

"Just make for the outskirts of town to John's house. We were planning on leaving tonight. I'll call him to let him know your coming. He'll buy you a ticket to America too." She stared into the younger girl's face. Lilly nodded. Julia handed her a pair of fresh clothes. "Change quickly, pack only a few necessities, and go. I'll try to buy you as much time as possible. Do you know the short cut?"

Lilly nodded again. "Thank you." She whispered. Julia nodded and ran to her room and began to dial John's number. Quickly Lilly changed and grabbed her backpack. Inside were the presents that the Pevensie's had given her. That was all that she needed.

She ran down the stairs, cleared the back door and leapt into the night.