Rose Edwards Jones

Rose Edwards Jones

Fifteen  year old Rose was walking back home with the groceries for her younger brothers and sister. She had been their soul mother ever since their mother and father had left to be a nurse and a air pilot in the war. She decided to walk through the park like she had done so many times before with her mother Beth Edwards Jones. She walked through the silent, mystical park to the water fountain. She looked into the water and saw her blue, sea-like eyes and her brownish-blonde hair staring right back at her.

“The body of a princess,” is what her dad, Lance, had always told her. She slipped the photograph out of her pocket and stared down at her mum and dad on their wedding day. 

“The happiest day of their life,” she said to herself holding back happy tears. She continued walking home and after about ten minutes she was at the house. She opened the door and put down the groceries at the door. Suddenly, she realized it was very quiet. Normally it was very loud and cheerful, but now it just felt drained of happiness. She walked into the lounge where Albert, Arthur, Melody and Ed, were sitting on the two sofas. Melody  was in fourteen year old Alberts arms quietly crying. Ed looked up into Rose’s kind eyes  and suddenly ran into her arms. Crying!?!

She scooped up five year old Ed and went to sit down on the sofa next to fourteen year old Arthur. She hugged Ed for a minute and then put him down and walked over to Albert and Melody. Melody lifted her head for the first time. Her eyes were filled with tears. A single tear splashed down onto Melody’s special locket their mother had given her. Rose picked up Melody and gave her a great squeese. She suddenly felt something in Melody’s clutched hand. She carefully took it out and found a telegram.

She sat down with Melody sitting on her lap. She unfolded the telegram wiht trembling hands and read :

Dear Jones family, 

Lance Edwards Jones is MISSING IN ACTION.

We will get more information to you when possible.

From the New Zealand Airforce

A tear ran down Rose’s face and splashed on to her fathers name. She hugged  Melody even harder and put the telegram into Melodys locket. The words ‘Missing in Action’ stuck out incredibly big. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. They all stared in it’s direction. Rose put Melody back into Albert’s arms. She then went over to the door and opened it. There was Cedric. The fifteen year old postman in the community. He held a letter. Not a telegram!

Cedric then said 

“Its from your mother,”.

Rose felt a good luck stream run through her. She took the letter from Cedric, said thank you and closed the door. She went back into the lounge and opened the letter. Albert, Arthur, Melody and Ed all went and sat next to her. They then all read:

Dear Rose, Albert, Arthur, Melody and Ed

Your father has been found and is being nursed. He was found in a bombed trench. He has been shot in the arm but is healing fast.

Love from your mother Beth

P.S Coming home in one month!!!

Rose  looked up from the letter. She had never felt more relieved in her life. The huge boulder was off her shoulders now.

By Faye year 5