The White Witch

Edmund stepped though the forest and found the streetlamp. What a strange place for a streetlamp! He thought. Suddenly behind him he heard the rev of a car engine. Looking back he saw a car racing towards him. He jumped back, falling in the snow, just as a white limo pulled up. Edmund sat up as a short fat dwarf hopped out the driver's seat. He was wearing strong cologne you could have smelled from England. He walked up to Edmund and caught him by the arm. Just then a tall woman stepped out of the vehicle, wearing a long white gown, and had the reddest lips anyone could imagine.

"What is your name?" She asked in a cold voice. That should have been Edmund's first clue that she was evil.

"I'm Edmund." He answered.

"Is that how you address the Queen of Narnia?! Pray tell what are you? A son of Adam?" She demanded pulling off her big dark sunglasses.

"Uh…son of Adam? I'm human, and my father's name is David." Edmund answered.

"I see. Edmund, you look cold. Come sit with me in my limo, and have something to eat and drink." She answered with a sly smile, waving her hand towards the car.

"Yes, Your Majesty! Thank you." He said sliding onto a seat.

"What would you like?" She asked.

"I love brownies and hot chocolate!"

Then she took out a small vile and opened the window. She dropped a drop of bluish liquid onto the snow, and suddenly the snow took the form of a brownie tin. She did the same with the hot chocolate. Edmund stared in wonder at the food has she handed them to him.

"How in the world did you do that?" He asked.

"I can make anything you like, that is if you would like food." She replied. "Do you have any family?"

"Yes! Three annoying siblings, Peter, Susan, and Lucy, they drive me crazy!" Edmund said sourly.

"Really? You know what Edmund? I would like to meet your family the next time you come." She said cunningly.



"Why? They are not worth meeting."

"Well, I have no children, and since you are a very nice and lovely young man, I would like to make you Prince of Narnia. I would make your sisters duchess, and you brother would be a knight!"

"I guess I could bring them, Your Highness." He said getting up to leave.

"My house is between those two hills." She said pointing at two rising peaks in the distance. "I'm going to miss you."

As soon as Edmund stepped out of the vehicle, the limo sped away, leaving him in a cloud of snow.

"Edmund? Edmund! You are here! Now Peter and Susan will have to listen!" Lucy said running towards him as he spun around.

"What?" He said a bit stunned and had a queer feeling.

"I have been visiting Mr. Tumnus. The White Witch hasn't found out that I have been seeing him." She replied.

"The White Witch?"

"She calls herself the Queen of Narnia. She is not and everyone is afraid of her! Edmund? You look horrible! What's the matter?"

"Oh…nothing. It's cold! How do we get out of here?"

"Come on." Lucy said taking his hand.

They got back into the department store and Lucy started telling Peter and Susan about Narnia.

"Lucy, we checked the room earlier when you first went in 'Narnia' and there was just an empty room. To put it simply, I don't believe you." Susan said heartlessly.

"Edmund, did you really go to 'Narnia'?" Peter asked him.

"I…I was just playing along. I was bored of shopping and we both went back to play." He answered as Lucy puckered up to cry.

"I couldn't help but over hear your conversation." The store manager said walking up to them. "I think you should believe this young lady. I don't think she could have come up with the whole story in a minute."



"May I show you again?" Lucy asked in a small voice.

"Alright Lucy, we will go check one last time." Peter said starting for the back of the store. Susan and Edmund followed reluctantly.

They got to the dressing room and entered. As soon as they shut the door the room changed. Once again the thick snow woods and the whole land of Narnia came into view.