Over The Rainbow (10 page)

‘We'd love to, wouldn't we, Elly?' replied Saphie, linking her arm through Elly's.

Elly nodded. ‘Yes, Madame Fernyfrond,' she said. ‘It'll be fun.'

Then Elly's eyes fell on something near the door. It looked like her parents had brought her bag of treasured possessions from home – including her skateboard!

Maybe this untangling job really will be fun,
she giggled to herself.
At least I'll have Saphie for company!

Just then, a bell sounded.

‘It's breakfast time, fairies!' said Madame Fernyfrond.

‘Let's go and eat, Saph,' said Elly. ‘I'm starving!'

Elly hugged her family one more time, then headed out the door, grabbing her skateboard and tucking it under her arm as she went.

As Elly closed the library door behind her, she heard Madame Fernyfrond say to the others, ‘You know, I have a feeling that young Elinora is going to make the Rainbow Academy proud one day. I think she has the makings of a very fine fairy indeed.'

‘As much as I hate to admit it,' said Grandmother, sounding as if she couldn't quite believe what she was saying, ‘I think you might be right!'

It was lucky that Madame Fernyfrond and Grandmother didn't see what happened the moment Elly was outside the room. If they had, they might not have been quite so happy. For as soon as Elly was safely out of earshot, she put her skateboard down on the ground and hopped on.

‘Come on!' she whispered excitedly to Saphie. ‘Climb on board. I've been dying to try my skateboard out on these super-slippery floors!'

Then she and Saphie whooshed off down the corridor.