Excellent A young girl hides in the wardrobe His Silence : His Silence - Prologue by Jacob1395

Warning: The author has noted that this contains the highest level of violence. August 2004 Harvey told me to be quiet. I scrunch my knees into my chest; the coats flap in my face. I imagine I'm standing on a stage, waiting for the curtain to lift. A piece of fluffy string catches in my mouth; I spit it out. I’m sitting on top of my pink shoes, squashing them. My heart pounds. I think of Lucy, finding her way into Narnia, peeking through the wardrobe, the excitement on her face when she sees all the snow. I imagine tea with Mr Tumnus; perhaps Harvey wants to play a game, he’s Edmund and I’m Lucy. Harvey hasn’t played with me in a long time. Harvey told me to climb into the wardrobe; stay still, he said; be a good girl, or the monsters will get you. Harvey got out of bed too early. He’ll be told off if he goes downstairs and I know he went downstairs, I saw him. A loud noise makes me jump, like the sound foxes make in the dark. I think of the White Witch, cackling with laughter; I hold my hands over my ears. I don’t like the noise. I must not cry. Something warm and wet trickles down my leg. I must stay here. Mummy’s shouting. ‘Stop, Harvey! Stop.’ I grip the coat; another cry makes me tremble all over. Mummy’s silent. The door of the wardrobe is open. I peek out, and stare at the moonlight spilling onto the bed, the sheets all ruffled and crumpled. Mummy will moan at me for messing up the sheets. I spot Polo, still on the bed; I left him behind. I want him. I want to hold him tight, he’ll make everything alright. His pebble black eyes stare back at me. There’s no sound, Mummy doesn’t shout again. I could creep out of the wardrobe; I could be quick, silent. Silent as a mouse. Footsteps. They’re heavy on the stairs. Thump, thump, thump. They get closer. A door creaks. I’m scared, I’m really scared. I lean my back against the wardrobe, it hurts. I want to get out, but I must stay here. Think of Mr Tumnus, think of eating sardines with Lucy. I must not make a sound. ‘Hey, hey, it’s OK.’ There’s a voice. It’s Harvey, my brother, my best friend. I don’t move. He’s peeking at me, through the gap in the wardrobe. There’s a dark red stain on his shirt, and there’s a funny, yucky smell. I don’t like it. He smiles. He wants me to come out. I want Mummy, I don’t want Harvey; I start to cry. ‘It’s OK, I’m here,’ he says. The door creaks. I slide out, Harvey’s smiling at me. ‘I want Mummy,’ I say, clutching my pyjama top tight. ‘I want Daddy.’ ‘You’re going to need to be brave,’ Harvey says. ‘After tonight, you’ll have a new family. They’re going to love you; they’ll be kind to you. They’ll let you have pizza every night for tea, imagine that.’ I shake my head. ‘Want to stay with you,’ I say. ‘You can’t, I’m going to have to go away for a while. Forget about Mummy and Daddy.’ Harvey’s scaring me, I cry harder. Where’s Mummy? Where’s Daddy? Author Notes Characters: Danielle (protagonist) Callum (Danielle's best friend) Harvey (Danielle's brother) William (Danielle's adoptive father) Emma (Danielle's adoptive mother) John Cole (Danielle's biological father) Laura Cole (Danielle's biological mother) Ian Jones (third person who Harvey killed) Max Hardy (podcaster) Jeremiah (works with Oliver) Oliver Adams (Marsh View House owner) Mary (works with Oliver) Abraham (Marsh View resident) Abigail (Marsh View resident) Isaac (Marsh View resident) Noah (Marsh View resident) Eve (Marsh View resident)

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