Never Say Goodbye (Peter Pan 1953)

Chapter 8

Falling into blackness. Voices. Screaming. Drowning. No breath. Fire. Death.

I wake up screaming and someone shaking me. I feel sweat dappling my forehead.

"TRYSTAN! IT WAS JUST A DREAM." Peter screams. I feel the tears flow down my cheeks. I finally calm down and cover my eyes, sobbing. Peter wraps his arms around me and kisses my head.

"Its ok, Trystan." Peter whispers. I lay down again and so does he. I put my head on his chest and take my hands off my eyes.

"Try to go back to sleep." He says. I nod and close my eyes. Peter swings the hammock.

I wake up and Peter is still asleep. I carefully get out of the bed and exit the hideout. I miss my horse back in America. He was an American Quarter Horse. A blue roan. His name was Rhapsody. I miss the feeling of riding him.

Then it hits me. Literally something hits me. I turn around and see a medium sized pebble. It is grey. I stand up and walk over to the direction it was thrown. Someone covers my mouth with their hand and I let out a muffled scream.

"Shut up!" They whispers harshly. Its a boy. I try to scream again. No use. I crank my next around and see Peter. How didn't I recognize his voice? He smiles at me then lets go.

"WHAT THE HECK!" I scream at him. He looks surprised.

"Calm down it was a joke." He says back.

"JUST A JOKE? JUST A JOKE? YOU FREAKING SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH! I THOUGHT I WAS BEING KIDNAPPED! I WAS READY TO FAINT!" I scream at the top of my lungs. I walk back to the beach and sit by the water. One time I heard Peter say that if you can imagine it then it will come to you.

That's it! I close my eyes and imagine Rhapsody. I hear a neigh. I open my eyes and see him.

"RHAPSODY!" I say excitedly. He runs over to me and teach him the trick I taught me years ago. He hugs me with his leg and I wrap my arms around his neck.

"Let's take a ride, shall we?" I ask him. Rhapsody neighs excitedly. I swim my leg over his back and hold on to his mane. I kick his side and click my tongue twice. He runs. Rhapsody's stride is so smooth. We run across the beach and I just forget everything.

Rhapsody and I walk back the hideout and I find a strong vine. I tie him a branch that is on the fort. I feel really bad for exploding at Peter earlier. I enter the fort and go to his room. He stand up and tries to talk, but I kiss him before he can even finish.