PART FOUR

Kristy watched the rest of the crew from the kitchen. They were fixing the balloon with plants, bark and some left over fabric. She was curled up with some hot chocolate in the late afternoon, listening to the birds. After a while Astro {the unicorn} came with a pillow in her mouth. “You are right Astro,” She said. “It is time to go to bed.” Astro followed her into the cabin. Kristy snuggled into her cuddly bunk bed. “Night night Astro.”

All night Kristy could only see the slight stare of the lamp next door. She knew for a fact that Stacy wasn’t coming back for a long time. Alone, she watched the luminous lightning bolts whizz past the lonely window. Rain lashed on the sails while Kristy batted her head as if she was listening to rock music. Kristy shuddered. Stacy should be here by now! At that moment Kristy saw a shadow loom over her like a teacher checking this piece of writing. Silently, Kristy slithered to Mr Bobo {her bear} to try and make a feeble attempt to calm herself down. A hand reached for the light switch. Kristy whimpered. Was it a zombie or a flying devil?

The light turned on. “H h hello?” Kristy stuttered. She looked up. It was Stacy!!! “Stacy, you gave me a fright. Stacy chuckled.

“I was just getting a midnight feast.” Kristy gave her a look. Even though Kristy and Stacy were supposed to be in bed, they snacked all night long. Kristy decided to keep the light on all night, every night even though it was only Stacy.