The Lion, The Witch, And The Closet: Part One

"Hey guys! I have a grand idea! Let us play tag!", said the creepy old man to the children. "I'll be it!" Lucinda, Eddy, Suzy, and Pablo were all a bit frightened. But then again, they all loved tag. Lucinda was 9, Eddy was 10, Suzy was 15, and Pablo was 17. With smiles on their faces, they all ran off to hide after the old man began counting. They all split off to different rooms to hide, each hoping one of the others would be found first.

Pablo ended up finding a large room with a large window and a large closet. The window escaped Pablo's attention, though it was hardly lame. The window shone light but could not be looked through, though it had no strange pattern. It was just a flat window that you would see in any house, yet it seemed the light shining through was coming from the glass itself. But Pablo paid no attention. He saw the closet and felt a connection with it. It was a very strong connection. It was as if a rope was tied around his waist, pulling him. He was walking toward the closet not because he wanted to hide in it, but because it intrigued him. Suddenly, he heard the door behind him shut.

He looked back at the door and headed toward it to open it again. He didn't get very far before the door opened itself. It was Lucinda, Eddy, and Suzy. They explained that they all ended up in a hall with only two doors. The first they had entered, and the other they had to enter. The door to the room they were in shut once more. Now it was locked. They weren't bothered so much by it. They were more interested in the closet. The others now felt what Pablo felt.

Once they got close enough to open it, Pablo stepped forward and reached for the knob. Before he could grab it, the knob seemed to turn on its own and the door, slowly but surely, swung open. It was empty and very dark. Light in the room ended just before the closet entrance. The darkness consumed any existing light trying to enter.

Pablo was drawn in. When he stepped in, it was very warm and it seemed to be damp. Regardless the details of the interior, it was far to dark to see. The others followed him into the closet and were surprised at how roomy it was. The four of them stuck their arms out in front of them and felt around for a wall, an end to the seemingly endless darkness, but found nothing. Behind them the door shut, completing the eternal blackness.

Moving was too risky. Using their voices, they slowly came together and decided to hold hands to be safe. No one wanted to break off and get lost. They kept to one direction, which they agreed to assume was the way opposite in which they entered. They never found a wall but the more they walked, the thicker the air got. Suddenly, though they had no sense of depth, a dim light in the distance appeared. Still in the darkness, they cautiously approached the source of light.

When they got close enough, Pablo noticed something strange about the scenery. It seemed the closet was a passage from the house to a cave! Excited that they were free from the darkness' discomforting grasp, the children ran toward the light and into the cave. The children had just learned a bit about freedom, and of the privilege it granted.
(This is indeed based from The Lion ,The Witch, And The Wardrobe...)