The whole book (maybe)

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I am Hazel Wong, and I've never been this miserable in my life.

It all began when war was announced. I remember it quite clearly. Our last meal together.

I was going to Bletchley Park to try and crack the enemy codes, Daisy was going to help the government with Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy, Alexander and George were at the front lines, Amina was stuck in Cairo, Lavinia was going to help the injured when there was an air raid whilst Kitty where going to tend to injured soldiers and Beanie was going to look after all the evacuees until they arrived at the countryside. We were all separated, ad it was earth shattering.

We all sat at a coffee shop, not speaking. Then, Beanie burst into floods of tears.

"Oh Beans!" Kitty cried. She put an arm around her.

"You know what, I can't stand this. I'm off." Lavinia huffed. She kissed George on the cheek before walking off, head hung.

We all left one by one after that. George, then Beanie, then Kitty, then Alexander. I looked at Daisy.

"Detective Society Forever, don't you forget."

"I won't. See you soon Daisy."

"See you soon, my dear Watson." She got up and left.

Months past. I lived in a flat with Beanie and Lavinia, and we all where...well bearing.

That was until I got a horrid letter in a small hand writing. That began the domino effect of what would be my life.

Dear Big Sister Hazel

Father, Mother, Teddy, Rose, your Mother and me where on a ship, when we had to get on some life boats. I think there was a hole in the ship because of the enemy. I was reading to fight the, for I am Keng Shi the pirate queen, but Father told me not to. Me and your Mother where on one with a load of other people, whilst the others where on another one.

It sank.

I'm living with your mother, whose actually nice.

May

P.S. Don't try coming for the funeral. There a loads of enemies around.

I stared. Father, Jie Jie, Teddy and Rose...gone.

Gone.

Gone

Gone

Forever.

I sat there for God knows how long, until I heard a shout.

"LAVINIA! HAZEL! OH NO, COME SEE THIS TELEGRAM!"

"WHAT!" We yelled in union as Beanie entered.

DEAR HAZEL, REBECA AND LAVINIA STOP

DAISY IS IN HOSPITAL STOP SHE CANNOT REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM FIRST FORM STOP SHE REMEMBERS YOU BEANIE AND LAVINIA AND KITTY BUT NOT YOU HAZEL NOR AMINA OR ME STOP SHE'S ALL OF A MUDDLE STOP THEY SAY SHE WILL START REMEMBERING THINGS UP TO THIS YEAR STOP

LOVE

AUNT LUCY

"We have to see her!" I cried. We all ran as fast as we could to the hospital.

When we arrived, I stared at Daisy. She was lying in bed, her head wrapped up in a bandage.

"Beanie! Oh, hello Lavinia! Lavinia, how are you finding Deepdean. I know you new, so I was just wondering. Oh, who's this?" My eyes welled up.

"Oh, urm, this is Hazel Wong. She's from Hong Kong, and is new." Beanie whimpered as Lavinia said this.

"Oh, nice to meet you. I'm the honourable Daisy Wells." She beamed at me. I tried my best to smile back.

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