Pandamander, continued…

Chapter 4 

I’m ready to turn and run but when I shuffle back more I feel my back hairs twitch like there was a wall, when I turned to see there was. We were cornered with nowhere to go. She chucked the egg back to me. 

She showed her hand then the Pandamander wanted to see my hands so he would not do anything. Then he saw the egg she had stolen! He charged towards us and jumped on us knocking us out cold laying on the floor.  

Next thing I knew I was laying in a cage, Scarlet was next to me then the Pandamander had woken us up and we said we were leaving. I was so happy to get home and eat, drink and sleep normally again. 

Then his eyes turned green like an egg. I’m calm now. She shoved the egg towards us implying that we should have it. We went to pick it up and she let us go with a warning . Inside, she was starting to settle on the eggs. Outside, we were running as fast as we could. 

The mist had cleared. A bright moon light and the beach lay in the dark night as the moon glided along. It had its one little reflection in the water. All the water was still. We walked along the promenade,  there was no talking from her or me at this point as she was just looking down. I wouldn’t talk to her any way she nearly got us killed. That’s the part I’m not happy about but.  Scarlet and I were all alright after 2 seconds of being away from the cave we said to each other no one must have found the cave no one must have found the pandamander. She had some wacky ideas such as putting banners up about the pander (or should I say big pander).

By the time we had walked through the town, it was waiting.  The sun still edges over the sea. It has casted a shadow over the oozing mud off from the sand. Sand- me- go are already putting out the deck chairs it looked like its going to be a lovely day for a change. He said hey to us with a cheesy grin. A corner caffeine shop was opening. Miss Bucket was putting her buckets and spades out by the stall then she pulled out the stand for the baby hats, the board , colouring packs for little ones. Morning traffic had already begun. Cars had swished past us to go to the sea front. 

I shuffle the keys into the lock. I knew it would be bluffing in half an hour. It was calm inside and I heard the thumps of the boss coming down the stairs so I quickly grabbed the spray and cloth and said “Morning sir I have been with this girl all morning she has helped me.”

All day she had her nose in a book about the ancient  she found a captain log Wright from then 9010 it’s a story about a girl who got lost at sea that she found a box, some seashells, smooth rocks and a pot they kill every part of the mallamander they see from now on. 

That evening, we walked along the beach wondering whether or not our journey had just begun.