Thirty-ninth Prompt: Waterfall

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Susan smiled, when they reached the Caldron Pool. Mr. Tumnus had suggested to make a picnic there, and Susan knew that they had to spend a day off.

The water of the waterfall glistened in the sun and Lucy's eyes lit up.

Peter smiled at the sight of the wide open grass and he and Edmund looked at each other and Susan sighed.

"Another competition?", she asked. "Aren't you a little old for that?"

"You should know us better than that", Edmund said grinning and Susan sighed.

Lucy laughed.

They reached the grass and Lucy and Susan sat down next to each other, while Peter and Edmund tried to wander off.

"Boys", Susan said, while unpacking the things out of the basket.

They froze and slowly walked back to the girls, also sitting down.

After a time, they disappeared and when Susan noticed she could do nothing else than sigh.

"Lucy, what do you think of these-"

Susan stopped. Lucy didn't sit next to her, or anywhere near her, not on the green grass.
Susan couldn't see her.

"Lucy?"

"Lucy, come on, this isn't funny!!"

"Lucy!"

But there was no answer, not a single sound except if the chirping of the birds.

Susan got up.

"Lucy!!"

She saw Peter and Edmund running up to her, but Lucy wasn't with them.

"Lucy!"

"What- what happened?", Peter asked, worry in his eyes.

"Lucy isn't here, what do you think happened?", Susan hissed.

"Lucy!!", Edmund yelled.

"I'm going to look over there, when you're finished with fighting maybe you can help me in searching here", he grumbled and ran off to search at the shrubs at the lake.

Susan turned around to look in the woods, while Peter walked back the way they came here.

But when they reunited, Lucy still wasn't there.

Susan was at the edge of tears.

"Oh, what should we do?", she asked, starting to cry.

Peter pulled her into a hug.

"We'll find her."

Susan sniffled and nodded.

"We could look at the waterfall!", Edmund said.

Susan looked up.
The waterfall.
Their last hope.

The three siblings almost ran as if it was for their lives.
And when they reached the end of the lake where the waterfall was, a wet, but happy looking Lucy jumped over the stones that led to said waterfall.

"Lucy!", Susan called, and all her der and worry faded with this single call.
Lucy looked up.
"Where were you?", Susan asked.

"Oh, with the Quaffys!"

"What on earth are Quaffys?", Peter asked.

"They live behind the waterfall!"