The Missing Link
“We were friends; we had been through thick and thin together, dependent upon each other for our survival. But here, among the secrets of Fourth World, I was no longer sure that I had any allies.
‘Let’s go in,’ said Oggy. ‘Maybe she’s just being very quiet?’ I had assumed that the small door must be locked, but it wasn’t, and as I eased it open I searched my mind for a reason to be looking for Maggie. Because I knew she was in there. I had seen her go in, just minutes before.
The garage was dark.... I switched on the light. There was a momentary pink scurry in the corner as my little mouse friend dived for cover, but there was nothing else moving in there at all.
A chill crept up my back and neck. She had to be here somewhere. I looked inside the car and under it.
‘She’s not here, Christie,’ said Oggy. ‘If she was I’d smell her.’ Unless she had crammed herself into one of the old trunks, he had to be right. But it didn’t make sense. As we closed the door behind us I stood still and tried to orient myself in a world where people had the power to appear in the tops of trees and disappear from closed buildings.MoreLess
‘Let’s go in,’ said Oggy. ‘Maybe she’s just being very quiet?’ I had assumed that the small door must be locked, but it wasn’t, and as I eased it open I searched my mind for a reason to be looking for Maggie. Because I knew she was in there. I had seen her go in, just minutes before.
The garage was dark.... I switched on the light. There was a momentary pink scurry in the corner as my little mouse friend dived for cover, but there was nothing else moving in there at all.
A chill crept up my back and neck. She had to be here somewhere. I looked inside the car and under it.
‘She’s not here, Christie,’ said Oggy. ‘If she was I’d smell her.’ Unless she had crammed herself into one of the old trunks, he had to be right. But it didn’t make sense. As we closed the door behind us I stood still and tried to orient myself in a world where people had the power to appear in the tops of trees and disappear from closed buildings.MoreLess
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