PRIDE COMES....

The day is lovely , a little cool but still bright and nice to be outside in, enjoying the garden.

The leaves on this tree have turned a brilliant red.

What's that in amongst those red leaves? ....

"Lila !" calls Diggory " I think you should come down out of that tree!"

" I'll be down in a minute Diggory !" Lila calls back " I've just got my paw caught and I'm trying to get it free!"

" Well you'd best hurry..." Diggory pauses as he hears Lila scream and the sound of something falling into the plants. He goes to investigate.

"Ouch!" a tiny voice whispers.

"Lila " calls Diggory " something fell into the bushes can you see it? "

A stunned and winded Lila does not answer.

The sound of Diggory forcing his way through the plants follows until suddenly he's found Lila !
" How did you get down so fast? " asked Diggory baffled " Did you see what fell into the bushes? "

"Look!" he points " there's a bears leg over on that leaf !"
Lila decides not to look " It's my leg Diggory " she says quietly
" Pardon!"
Lila keeps calm and says louder  " It's MY leg ! It came off and I fell 1"
Diggory looks puzzled " Well fancy pulling your leg off , that's not a clever thing to do miss! Now how are you to get back to the house! Eh! "

" You will have to go get help Diggory " says Lila in some pain " Go tell Edward , he'll arrange my rescue, just tell Edward I've fallen and hurt my leg "
" Edward ? Tell Edward about your leg ! " mumbles Diggory  " Right o ! I'll go tell Edward your legs have fallen off and your hiding in the bushes!" he wanders back vanishing into the plants
Lila's not at all sure just what Diggory will tell Edward but she know's  Edward will come just to check.

It takes Diggory a little while to fight his way out of the plants and back to the path.
" That was hard work!" he says to himself " Now to find Edward ! "
He walks a little way and then starts calling "Edward? Edward? where are you ? Lila needs you! "

Lila can hear Diggory moving away and then calling faintly , she just catches the word Edward and Lila, she smiles knowing Edward will come once Diggory tells him what's happened.

She must have dozed off because she wakes with a start and looking up can see that the sun's passed over where she lays. Surely Diggory would have reached the house by now and told Edward? It's a few hours since Diggory went for her brother.
It's only now that Lila remembers that Diggory's memory is not what it was, due to having had Lucas when he was the Ice Queen's son, cutting open Diggory's head to see what was inside!, Lila begins to worry! Will Diggory remember to tell Edward she's hurt and stuck out in the garden !!
What to do! what to do! worries Lila as the afternoon begins to wain...



to be continued...









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