I never thought it would turn out like this. Merry and Pip captured, Gandalf dead, Strider and the rest of... somewhere and me drowning.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'Don't you lose him, Samwise Gamgee," the words echoed through my mind as I ran about the forest.

"I won't." My duty was the only thing I could do to honor Gandalf. Gandalf....

Finally, I saw him in a boat in the river. I called out to him.

"... and I'm going with you!"

One more step and was being eaten up by water. The coolness wrapped it's arms around me. And I just let go.

He wouldn't let me. When Mr. Frodo's hand grasped onto mine I pulled myself up with more force than I knew I had. Gandalf's force. We were both pretecting Frodo now.

'Don't you lose him, Samwise Gamgee."

Don't you, either.