May We Make Them Proud Rewrite
Chapter 1
Adam Kendall, Hester Sue and Alice Garvey sat around the table at the blind school drinking tea when the smell hit Adam. "Do you guys smell something burning?" he asked the two ladies sitting next to him. "I must have left the kettle on." Hester Sue said and she got up to turn it off. When she got to the kitchen she found the kettle already off but the smell was getting stronger. Hester Sue followed the smell to the basement door. Hester Sue opened the door to smoke and flames coming up the stairs at a quick pass.
"Adam come quick!" Hester yelled. Adam and Alice rushed to the front hall. Alice yelped at the site and quickly exclaimed "We need Water." Hester Sue however knew it was too late and she said "It's no use we have to get the children out." The three of them bolted up the stairs and Adam quickly entered his room while the other two went to get the children.
"Mary there's a fire we have to go and get the children." Adam exclaimed as he enter their bedroom. He grabbed Mary's hand and began to lead her out when Mary stopped. "The baby." She said and quickly turned around and grabbed the 3 month year old Adam Jr from his crib and then hurried out the bedroom with Adam and the baby. Outside the bedroom they found Hester Sue leading the girls out and Alice was guiding the boys from what they could hear.
Mary started down the stairs and Adam was about to follow when he heard one of the students named James calling for help. "James" he said and turned around only to be stopped by Alice. "I'll get him you go Adam we will be right behind you guys." Adam reluctantly nodded and went down the stairs. Alice headed to the bathroom where the calls for help were coming from.
Inside the bathroom 9 year old James was unsuccessfully trying to get the door unlocked. "Help the doors stuck." He called. "James stand back." Alice said and she attempted to force the door open. On her third attempt the door opened and she grabbed James hand and rushed to the stairs only to find the stairs completely engulfed in fire. "Come on James." She said and led him into Mary and Adams bedroom and headed towards the window only for the flames to come through the floor and set the room on fire.
At that exact moment Adam exited the house and Hester Sue immediately ran over to him leaving Mary with the children. "Adam where's Alice?" Hester Sue asked having to yell over the roaring flames. "She went to get James she should be right behind me." Adam stated. "Don't tell me they are still in there." He said. Before Hester Sue could answer they heard the sound of breaking glass. Hester Sue looked up and gasped at what she saw. Alice broke the window and was waving her arm outside crying for help as she and James who could barely be seen where overtaken by the flames. "Oh God." Hester Sue said. Adam suddenly tried to run back into the house only to be grabbed by Hester who yelled "You can't help them it's too late Adam." She then begin to weep softly and Adam's blind eyes became wet.
Mary who was sitting away from the house with the children huddled around her and the baby in her arms spoke up "Adam, Hester Sue what's going on did everyone make it out?" Hester Sue and Adam walked back towards the rest of the group. When Adam got close to Mary he sat down next to her. "James and Alice didn't Mary." Adam said. At hearing this Mary begin to cry. Partly she was crying over the loss of one of the students she was close to and the loss of a family friend. The other part of her was crying because she realized they all could have died including her baby boy who was asleep in her arms. Adam wrapped his arms around his wife and held her as she cried. As he did he could hear the sounds of the flames and he realized that nothing would ever be the same again.
I loved every episode of little house except for this one because of the death of Adam Jr. So I rewrote it so that he lived. I will post the next chapter soon.