Chapter 4- disappear

Tom jumped but instantly regretted it. Surely there was a safer way down but Tom didn’t think about- he just wanted to get out. Although he was dropping, he could still here the squeaking vermin behind him. That’s when he thought it was all over- but he was saved. He felt a rush of warm air and something started to gather around him. Tom felt like he was being wrapped up and given to a child’s happy, smiling face on Christmas.

He could hear thunder and felt tiny speckles of rain drop onto his forehead. Tom still hadn’t figured out what he was in until he saw everything. It was: a dark, gloomy grey colour; it felt mysterious and unknowing like an unsolved riddle and it went at the speed of 85 miles per hour. Finally he guessed what he was in, he was in a tornado. He’d been swirling around for what felt like ages until it just stopped. Tom went tumbling to the floor and the crown fell of his head. Smash!

Tom turned around hoping to the see the doors to the Emporium. But all he saw was a gap between two other buildings. The magical shop had disappeared. Had he broken the magic by smashing the crown? The shop had been replaced with mouldy, rotten medicine boxes and sticky, red crosses. The objects had brought back memories that Tom didn’t want to have.