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Edmund, Peter and Susan still sat outside the wardrobe, mourning over the lost of their little sister, when Susan suddenly said:

"How are we going to explain to the Professor and Mrs. Macready that Lucy is gone?"

Her brothers looked back at her, reflecting her fear in their eyes.

"I don't know..." Peter said slowly and looked at the empty wardrobe "We could tell them she is stuck in Narnia"

Susan rose from the floor.

"Are you mad?" she exclaimed "They would never believe us!"

Peter also stood up and starred at his sister.

"What do you suggest we do than?" he answered a bit aggressive.

"I don't know, but not that!"

"Why not? It's the truth!"

Edmund just watched the fight of his older siblings and stopped it before it escalated too far.

"Stop it!" he shouted "Fighting is not the way to handle this or get Lucy back!"

Susan was the first to admit that he was right and showed it by looking ashamed in the floor. Peter was still stubborn to believe he was right about telling the truth.

They were all devastated over not knowing what to do.

"There must be a reason for us to return here without Lucy" Edmund spoke with careful voice.

"No, Aslan would never let us leave Lucy behind!" Susan said upset.

Peter had been analyzing the possibility that Lucy was going to do a task of her own, but he could not figure out why. Why could not he, Edmund and Susan stay to help her if that was the case? Why would she be alone in Narnia? Why would Aslan throw them out like this?

Without a sound the door to the room suddenly opened and Mrs. Macready walked in. She looked at the children, down to the thrown out coats and back to them.

"What in the WORLD are you doing with those coats?!" she said with a shrill voice.

Peter took a step forward, being the good brother.

"We were playing a game and I tried to scare Edmund and Susan by throwing the coats at them" he lied with a straight face.

Mrs. Macready was not pleased with the answer and looked at Susan and Edmund to get a conformation. When they did not react she raised her eye brow and looked back at Peter.

"Don't you dare lie to me!" she said angry.

Edmund slowly stood up and walked towards Mrs. Macready.

"I'm the one who throw out the coats" he said and stopped "I was looking for something, honest!"

Mrs. Macready was still not satisfied and put her hands to her hips.

"Hang them up, nice and properly, than you can all stay in your rooms for the rest of day" she said demanding "And tell your sister Lucy that she can come and help me with the food in an hour!"

With those word the old lady disappeared, leaving the children.

"What are we going to do now?" Susan asked "If Lucy is not here in an hour, we are going to be in so much trouble!"

Edmund took one last look at the wardrobe before answering Susan:

"We can't do anything!"