Doctor Who: Summer Falls by Amelia Williams

Author:Amelia Williams
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: BBC Digital

Chapter

5

Kate rushed to the room, pursued by the boys, and grabbed the receiver.

‘Hello? Hello? Hello!’ she gabbled.

‘Goodness, you sound like you’re having fun!’ came the voice at the other end.

‘Barnabas!’ she gasped. ‘What are you doing?’

‘Hoping someone would pick up the phone,’ came the answer. ‘Hello, Kate Webster, I’m glad it’s you.’

‘Where are you?’

There was a short pause. ‘I’m out of town,’ he said. ‘And, to be strictly honest, having more than a little trouble getting back in. But don’t worry. Help is on the way.’

‘You’ve called the police? The fire brigade? The coastguard?’

‘No,’ Barnabas admitted. ‘I’m help. I’m on the way.’

‘The town’s frozen, all the people are gone, and something bad’s happening. You’re just a museum curator. How can you help?’

‘Take a deep breath.’

‘What?’

‘It will calm you down.’

Kate took a deep breath.

‘Now,’ said Barnabas’s voice, sounding a long way away. ‘Here’s how I can help. What’s happening to the town has something to do with its past. And museums are all about the past. Which is where I come in. Hopefully. If I can get there in time.’

‘But—’ shouted Kate.

‘Deep breath!’ admonished Barnabas.

‘Deep breaths just allow me to shout louder,’ Kate informed him. ‘It’s all very well to know that you’re on your way, but please also call on a responsible adult.’

‘You don’t need a responsible adult. You need me. Listen—’

Kate realised she was the only grown-up in the world.

She hung up.

‘What did you do that for?’ gasped Armand.

‘He was being silly.’

‘Who was that?’ demanded Milo.

‘It was the museum curator.’

‘Who’s that?’ asked Milo.

‘My neighbour. This is his museum. He says he’s coming to help.’

‘Well, he won’t be able to.’ Milo looked serious. Tears were not far off. ‘We’re trapped here and we’re going to die.’

Kate braced herself to be comforting and the phone rang again.

This time Armand picked it up.

‘It’s for you.’ He offered her the receiver.

‘I know,’ said Kate.

‘He’s really very insistent.’

‘He’d better be.’

She took the telephone.

‘You hung up on me.’

‘I know.’

‘But why?’

‘It’s a very interesting museum,’ said Kate. ‘And you weren’t being very helpful.’

‘I see.’

There was a pause.

‘Right then. Your painting shows two objects. It’s like a treasure map. You just have to find the objects.’

‘Worked that out. Got the ring already.’

‘You did? I told you not to.’

‘I know. Your cat found the ring.’

‘Oh. Grey cat, funny whiskers, doesn’t laugh at jokes?’

‘That’s the one.’

‘Hmm. No tuna for him.’

‘And now we’re trying to find the other one. The key held by the lady.’

‘The Cold Lady,’ mused Barnabas.

‘What?’

‘I was about to tell you.’ Barnabas sounded annoyed. ‘Somewhere in my museum is an old poem –

When Summer Falls,

The Lord of Winter will arise

When darkness calls

And opens the Cold Lady’s eyes.’

‘Who is the Lord of Winter, anyway?’

‘Trouble. It’s why I’ve got to get there. And believe me, I’m trying.’ Over the phone came a small explosion and terrible grinding noise. Kate assumed this was Barnabas’s car.

‘You should be more careful changing gears,’ she informed him.

‘Thank you.’ Barnabas spoke through gritted teeth. ‘You’re proving quite hard to get to.’

‘We’re all alone. It’s just the three of us.

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