Chapter 3- Aftermath

…"SSSSSAAAAAARRRRRRRRAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! NNNNNNOOOOOOOOO!" Thomas screamed and shouted as he watched the plank of burning wood set fire to O'Brien's body. Anna came running in, and tried as hard as she could to pull Thomas off the stairs, but he was glued to the spot, tears running down his face as he bit his hand. "NOOOOOO!" He cried. "Come on!" Anna insisted and Thomas grabbed her hand and ran out, missing the next plank of wood that came falling from the roof top. They got outside and Anna rushed over to Mr. Carson. "Mr. Carson!" she shouted him. Mr. Carson walked over to her, "What is it, Anna?" "Miss. O'Brien is dead" she says quietly. He gasped as he looked over at Thomas who was rolling on the grass, screaming and saying 'no' repeatedly. A tear came to his eye and Mrs. Hughes walked over to Anna. "I can only imagine what happened… who else is still inside?" she asked. "I haven't seen Lady Rosamund come out." "I'm right here" said a voice behind the both of them. "Oh, thank god!" said Mrs. Hughes.

"Has anyone seen Cora?!" Robert shouted, as he ran out of the burning house, looking around for his beloved wife. "Over here, Papa!" shouted Edith and he came running over to her side, taking her hand. "Is she okay?" he asked in a rushed and angry tone. "She has a weak pulse… A lot of smoke got to her" answered Sybil. "Where is the bloody Doctor?" Robert shouted. Mr. Carson walked over to answer, "He is on his way, milord. He is coming with Mrs. Crawley." Robert rested his head on Cora's tummy, crying. "I won't be able to live with myself if anything happens to her" he sobs into her now black dress.

Mr. Carson walked over to where Lady Rosamund and Anna Bates were. They were stood over Lady Mary, crying. "Is she okay?" he asked. Anna shook her head, "We don't know. She hasn't moved. We need the Doctor!" "How did this start? What caused it?" asked Lady Rosamund. Anna sat down on the grass and brought her knees to her chest and she cried into the sleeves of her nightdress. She remembered how she was curling Lady Mary's hair that night, and how she didn't remember unplugging the curling irons. Mr. Carson knelt down on the grass and pulled Anna into a hug. "There there" he said as soothingly as he could.

Dr. Clarkson arrived with Mrs. Crawley in the Motor. As they pulled up, the both of them looked out of the window at the Abbey that was now burning on the outside. They got out and Dr. Clarkson ran over to Mr. Carson. "Mr. Carson, who shall I check first?" He looked at her Ladyship before answering, "I think you should go to Lady Grantham first. She is over there by his Lordship" he said as he pointed over to her. Dr. Clarkson ran over to Lady Grantham, with his briefcase in his hand.

Mrs. Crawley went over to Lady Mary to see her laid on the grass, covered in black smoke. She knelt down and checked her pulse…