64 The Prophecy

Chapter 64 The Prophecy Nothing happened. No fireworks. No explosions. No ribbons of colour. Dad!' shouted Peanut from below. 'Are you OK?' 'Er, yes,' he mumbled. 'I, er, I have the pencil, but I... I don't... The prophecy said He was in total shock. Nerys seized her chance. She snatched the pencil back from Dad's left hand and bounded up the ladder, stamping hard on the fingers of his right hand as she climbed. Dad howled in pain, lost his grip and tumbled to the bottom of the mast, taking Peanut with him. Mum screamed. Little-Bit, Rockwell and Leo ran to help them.

Nerys, meanwhile, had hauled herself onto a small, circular platform at the very top of the ladder. Slowly, she stood up, lifted the pencil and continued drawing the door in the air. ' Peanut! Are you OK?' said Rockwell. But he didn't get an answer. Instead, Peanut jumped to her feet, squeezed past him and started to climb the ladder as quickly as she could. But it was too late. Nerys had already finished the drawing.