Fading - Suspian story.

Chapter one

-And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart Jeremiah 29:13-

The dark-haired girl was waiting, she was standing on the platform. Her right foot was tapping on the dark floor of the East Finchley tube station. The metro her older brother was supposed to take was late. It was almost curfew and the February wind was cold, it was creeping up her clothes, who were worn old for lack of cotton and other fabrics. Her mom did the best she could do, but with her father gone into war and her brother and sister hiding on the countryside, the three of them had a hard time. Like most of the London citizens. Susan turned around, looking at the big subway clock standing in the middle of the platform. It was ten minutes before half past six and the metro was still not there.

I moved again, trying to protect myself from the cold. Stupid Peter. Why did he had to go? London was in ruins. But still he had to go, he was searching Aslan.

Like Aslan was in London...

With a squeaky sound the metro arrived at the station. Finally!

People were getting out of the metro and rushing towards there home's. Where is Peter? I searched for my brother in the crowded mass. Then i saw a head with dark blond hair coming my way. 'Susan!' He shouted and waved. I grinned slightly and waved back. 'Pete!' Her brother was rushing towards her, he held something, a package wrapped in paper. 'What is this?' I asked him curiously.

'I show it if we are home' Peter answered me and took me by the arm. He was leading me up the stairs when the siren was going off. The people on the stairs of the subway turned in around in fear and pushed each other back inside the subway. People were screaming and were overrun.

'Peter!' I screamed in fear, terrified by the mass coming there way. 'Come on Su!' Peter grips my waist firmly and now we were running back to the platform. When my feet touched the stone platform, the first bomb fell in the street above us. Dust and grit fell on the floor beneath me, the bomb was fallen. And people were killed.

Peter leads us to a spot against the wall and sits us down. His hand is still resting on my waist, holding me close.

'So your secret' I ask him to turn op the mood. He looks at me, with fear in his blue eyes. 'Lucy wrote me about it. It is a book' He says and tears the paper of the package. A black leather book is revealed. In golden letters is says; Holy Bible.

'A Bible?' I say and take the book from him. 'Yes, Lucy wrote me that Aslan told her and Ed that we must search him in our world. He has another name here'

'And his name is in here?' I open the Bible and leaf through it.

Isaiah 41:10

Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.' I read out loud. The people on the platform look at me and I blush, giving the Bible back to Peter. 'Please' A older man calls out from the other side of the platform. 'Can you read more?' I look at Peter and he smiles at me. He gives the book back and I begin to read.

The sounds of the bombing fading away. The people in the subway are holding each other in fear and listen to the words I read. 'Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;'

'Amen' A women with a child in her lap says after I am finished. And if it is supposed to be, the bombing stops and the siren sounds, it is save to go home. I give Peter the Bible back and he wraps in carefully in the paper.

Together we walk home. You can see the destruction of the bombs everywhere. Most of the houses are in ruins and with the month whole city blocks disappear as result of the endless war.

If Pete and I walk into our street, the door of our house flies open and mother is running towards us. 'Thank God you two are save!' She says with a shaky voice and hugs the both of us. 'We are okay mom' Peter says in a soft voice to calm here. 'We were in the subway when the raid started. So no harm done' Mom smiles. 'I am thankful for that'

We walk inside and mom closes the door behind us. Locking the door with the key. 'Pete, what do you have here?' Mom asks him and gestures to the Bible, still packed, in his hand. 'Lucy wrote me about it' He unpack the Book and gives it to mom. 'A Bible?' She says and sinks down on the sofa. 'Have you read it before?' I ask her and sit down next to mom. 'Yes, all four of you are baptized as a baby in the Church of England'

'Really?' Pete sits on the floor before the sofa. 'I thought you and dad didn't believe'

'We believe, but we are not going to the church. And with the years I forgot, I think' She says softly and opens the Bible. 'Mom, I go to my room, if that is okay?'

'We eat in thirty minutes' She mumbles, still reading the chapter. I stand up and gesture to Peter he has to come with me. He nods, but stays on the ground.

I walk upstairs, straight to his room and see the letter from Lucy laying on his nightstand. I pick it up and begin to read;

'Dear Peter.

You know what I told you about what Aslan said. That he also lives here, in our world. but with a different name. Ed and I think that we have found that name. Eustace thinks the same and he is already convinced. You have to buy a Bible. You know, the book grandma told us about. She was a Christen and read it every night!

Love Lucy'