Time Of Our Lives [The Chronicles of Narnia] {1}

A Magical Wardrobe?

  The next day wasn't what we expected. It was raining outside. We all were in the studies room, Lucy was staring out of the window, Edmund was under a chair messing around with it, and Susan, Peter and I were playing a game that Susan made up. We were all bored.

"'Gas-tro-vas-cu-lar'," Susan read form the dictionary and Peter and I shared a bored look. "Come on, 'Gastrovascular.'," She said. Peter sighed. "Is it Latin?" He asked.

"Yes," Susan said. Edmund come out of the chair "Is it Latin for 'worst game ever invented'?" He asked. Peter and I laughed softly and Susan closed the book. "We could play hide-and-seek," Lucy suggested as she walked over.

"But, Lucy, we're already having so much fun," I said sarcastically, looking back at Susan. Lucy grabbed my arm. "Come on, Sophia. Please . . . Pretty please . . ." She begged and looked between me and my twin.

Peter looked at me and I smirked. Peter smiled as he looked back at our sister. "One . . . two . . . three . . . four . . ." He started.

We all got up to our feet quickly and walked out of the room. I ran to the kitchen and hid there. "Eight-four, eighty-five . . ." I heard Peter in the background.

"98, 99, 100 . . . Ready or not here I come," I heard Peter. "I'm back, I'm back! It's alright!" I heard Lucy calling. I frowned before walking out of the kitchen.

I meet Susan on the way and we saw Peter, Edmund and Lucy in the hallway. "Does this mean we win?" Susan asked. My twin turned to us. "I don't think Lucy wants to play anymore," He said. "But, I've been gone . . . for hours," Lucy said.

We got to a spare room that held a single wardrobe. "There was forest in the Wardrobe. It's a place called Narnia!" Lucy said with a big smile. I frowned and Susan and Ed examined the wardrobe.

Susan walked back to me, Peter and Lucy with Edmund walking from behind the wardrobe.

"The only wood in here is the back of the wardrobe," Susan said. "One game at a time, Lu. We don't all have your imagination," Peter said. "But I wasn't imagining!" Lucy insisted.

"That's enough," Susan said. "I wouldn't lie about this!" Lucy said. "Well, I believe you," Edmund said and we all turned to look at him. "You do?" Lucy asked, surprise.

"Of course, didn't I tell you about the football field I found in the bathroom cupboard?" He asked. "Oh, will you just stop it? You always have to make everything worse," Peter said.

"It was just a joke," Edmund said. "When are you going to learn to grow up?" Peter snapped. Edmund got angry and got into Peter's face. "Shut up! You think you're dad, but you're not!" He shouted and then stormed out.

"Well, that was nicely handled," Susan said sarcastically and then walked out of the room. I sighed. "But . . . It was really there . . ." Lucy said. "Susan's right, Lu. That's enough," I said and then me and Peter walked out of the room.