Breaking Neverland by BRITTANY FICHTER

Author:BRITTANY FICHTER
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BRITTANY FICHTER

Chapter 20

Never Wanted

What is this?” Tink asked, staring at the crates of food sitting on the shore.

Peter shook his head slowly. He hadn’t the faintest idea. Last night, the southern beach had been absolutely clear. This morning, he’d awakened and gone out to survey the island only to find this pile of food sitting out on the shore.

But that didn’t mean he was about to let it go to waste. No, he’d prayed far too much lately for a miracle to leave the food here. He bent down and hefted a crate of oranges onto his shoulder. “There,” he pointed, “grab that bag of bread.”

Tink frowned but did as he said. “So we’re just going to take it then?”

“Why not?” Peter grabbed a bucket of dried meat sticks as well, then tried to lift off the ground.

Only to come right back down. Drat.

“The food makes us too heavy to fly. We’ll have to carry it all on foot.” Peter paused to gather a few more drawstring bread bags and tie them across his chest, along with his bucket of meat sticks and crate of oranges. When he finally felt decently balanced, he started slowly back up the path.

“You’re making me walk back up the mountain?”

“No one’s making you do anything.”

Tink snapped her mouth shut, grabbed two of the bread bags, and followed, though the pout of her lip made Peter roll his eyes. The stardust was continuing to weaken. She should just be grateful to have food, whether she had to carry it or not.

Several minutes passed before Tink broke the silence. “Think it floated in?” She sounded slightly breathless. “Like on a raft or something?”

Peter paused to readjust the weight of the orange crate on his shoulder and continued his walk up the trail. The more they talked, the longer their trek would take.

“Peter, wait!”

“You know the way,” he called without looking back.

“But Peter…”

There was the sound of a package hitting the ground, then Tinkerbell flitted in front of him, directly in his path.

“Before you say anything,” she said, holding her hands up in front of her, “I know you’re angry with me. Furious.”

Peter gave her a dark glare. “Whatever gave you that impression?”

“But you have to hear why.”

Peter wanted nothing more than to push past the little fae and continue on his way. But his arms were getting tired, and the youthful, hopeful look in her eyes threatened to melt one of the many icicles that had grown in his heart around the place she had once occupied. “What is it?” he asked, putting the fruit down on the ground. “Make it quick.”

“You didn’t want me to tell Tiger Lily about Wendy’s kiss.” Tink looked down at the ground.

“How long did it take you to figure that out?”

“I’ll admit, I was glad to be rid of her.” Tink rubbed her elbow. “But I wasn’t doing it to make you unhappy. I promise!”

“Then why did you do it, Tink?”

She shoved a tendril of platinum hair out of her eyes. “Two reasons.

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