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Lucy walked to the room with the wardrobe as we all followed her. Peter opened it up and checked inside, but there was nothing.
"The only wood in here is the back of the wardrobe" Susan says
"One game at a time Lu, we don't all have your imagination" Peter tells her
"But I wasn't imagining, I wouldn't lie about this!" Lucy tells them
"Well I believe you" Ed speaks up
"You do?" Lucy asks him
"Yeah of course. Didn't I tell you about the football fields in the cupboards?" Ed smirks
"Will you just stop? You just have to make everything worse don't you?" Peter says to Edmund
"It was just a joke!" He says back
"When are you going to learn to grow up?" Peter asks him
"Shut up! You think you're dad but you're not!" Edmund snaps before waking out
"Well that was nicely handled" Susan rolls her eyes at Peter before walking off as well
"Haven't you learned? Edmund doesn't need someone down his throat, even I can tell" I shake my head before following Lucy out the door

A little later I found Edmund sitting by himself looking out the window. I go over and sit down next to him
"Are you okay?" I ask him
"Fine" he grumbles
"Listen I understand it's hard sometimes when you constantly have someone down your throat. But Peter is just trying to do the best he can, he's the oldest, it's his responsibility to take care of you" I tell him
"I can take care of myself" he tells me
"Yes, you can. Just remember, one day you'll be grateful for your siblings. It might not seem that way now but I can testify for it, cause I wish I had some growing up" I tell him before walking off to bed

I was sleeping peacefully, key word was. Until Lucy came in yelling.
"Peter Peter! Wake up! Susan! Cora!" She yells
"It's there it's really there!" She says as we all jump up
"Lucy what are you talking about?" He asks her trying to get her to be quiet
"Narnia! It's all in the wardrobe like I told you!" She exclaims as Susan and I get up and walk over
"You've just been dreaming Lucy" Peter tells her
"But I haven't! I saw Mr. Thomas again! And this time Edmund went too!" Lucy tells us
"You... you saw Thomas?" Susan asks him and Edmund shakes his head
"Well, he didn't actually go there with me, he- what were you doing Edmund?" Lucy asks him
"I was just playing along. I'm sorry Peter. I shouldn't have encouraged her but you know what little children are like these days. They just don't know when to stop pretending" Edmund says

Lucys eyes instantly went red and tears starting falling. And she took off running. Peter and Susan quickly running after her.
I just looked at Edmund as he almost looked guilty for what he did.
"Trust me, you'll understand what I meant one day. I hope the way you learn is easy and not the hard way" I tell him before turning back around to lay down