The Third Chapter:

Their Loss

Janet King stood at the bottom of the stairs in her home and sat their with her head in her lap sobbing hysterically. She was finally dealing with the loss of her eldest child, although it didn't take long for her to do so.

Felicity King was dead.

It was not a pleasing to say, and it was even less pleasing to hear.

Gus Pike walked inside from talking with Alec about what they were to do about their recently built farm.

"Well, I guess I'll keep it." he said somberly.

Hetty King began pacing around Rose Cottage as she stared at everything in Rose Cottage. Why did so many people have to die? She thought.

"Aunt Hetty?" Sara said as she entered the parlor. Her face was a beet red color that it only became when she was miserably upset, or angry. In this case, it was probably both.

"Sara?" Hetty said as she stirred the tea that she had made, but would probably never drink.

"How did it happen? Why will no one say?" She questioned. Sara had always been so inquisitive about things.

"It hasn't how a person dies that defines them, Sara. It's useless to speak about." Hetty snapped.

"Well you have Felix upstairs crying harder than I ever could've imagined seeing him cry." She motioned towards the upstairs.

"Well Sara, it's better he do it here where people are holding it together, than where they simply cannot." Hetty said.

"Why do we have to hold it together?" Sara said as a few tears ran down her face. "It's a lot more difficult to be strong than you might think, Aunt Hetty." She said as the tearing began to turn into crying. Hetty slowly approached her weeping niece, and embraced her like she never had.

"Uh… Aunt Hetty?" A voice came from the top of the stairs.

"Oh, Felix are you alright?" Sara wiped her face to hide her sorrow.

"When can I go home?" He said tearing again. Felix obviously wasn't one to cry about things.

"You may return to King Farm when everything is settled." Hetty replied, sounding a little more stern than needed.

"Why did Cecily get to stay?"

"Felix, your sister is staying with Aunt Olivia & Jasper. You'll be staying with Sara and I for just a week or two." Hetty attempted to throw a smile in there, but failed miserably. Felix got red in the face, and stormed down the stairs.

"Move, Sara!" He screamed at his cousin who was startled at his booming voice. He opened the door, entering the outdoors, and slammed the door unnecessarily.

"I'll talk to him." She smiled. Sara gracefully walked outside to see Felix heading for King Farm.

"Felix! Wait!" She yelled. Felix looked back and starting running. Sara huffed, picked up her sky blue lace and started running as fast as she could towards Felix. Sara was definitely quick, and could catch up with him.

"Sara! Leave me alone! I want to be with my family." Sara finally reached him and tackled him to the ground.

"Felix! You all need time to mourn alone, and then together." She said as she pinned him down.

"I want to be with my family, Sara!" He tried to shake her off.

"Just come back to Rose Cottage for now, Felix." She said as she got up and helped him up. They then saw Andrew walking back towards the King property.

"What are you guys doing?" He yelled from a distance.

"Felix tried to escape back to King farm." Sara brushed off herself.

"They just don't want you to see them so emotional, Felix." Andrew said, sounding as he always did.

"Well I miss them. Why don't you understand that I just want to be around my family."

"Well go then, Felix. We understand how you feel, but your parents sent you to Rose Cottage for a reason." Sara said sounding rather frustrated. Felix looked at the ground, and motioned back towards Rose Cottage, they headed back, and he followed.

"I'm sorry I ran, Aunt Hetty." Felix said moved his ham across the plate.

"We understand where you are coming from, dear boy." Hetty looked at him. Felix did a half smile and continued to eat his food. Nothing would stop him of that. A loud knocking sound came from the front door.

"Sara, will you get that please." Hetty said as she chewed her food. Sara walked swiftly towards the door.

"Uncle Alec?" She said as she opened the door.

"Sara, can you get Hetty?" He said smiling at her. Sara got Hetty.

"Alec, what are you doing here at such an hour?" Hetty huffed. "You'll make Felix want to be home."

"Hetty, Janet and I must go to Queens College to deal with the tuition we paid, and unenroll Felicity from school." He sighed.

"We'll take good care of Felix, Uncle Alec." Sara smiled.

"Sara, I thought you were returning to Montreal tomorrow." Alec said looking confused.

"Uncle Alec, I'm staying for a while. I want to help all of you through this. I think I need to stay so you can help me mourn as well." Sara said with a somber, but in a way happy look on her face. Alec tapped her shoulder, smiling. Hetty hugged Sara at the news.

"Well, that's the only surprise I've heard in days." Hetty said.

"Father?" Felix entered the foyer, and began to tear again. "You're going to Queens?"

"We'll be back soon, son. Just a day or two." He said motioning for Felix to come closer. He wrapped his arms tightly around him. Alec let him go and looked at him. . "Behave for your Aunt Hetty." he nodded. Felix nodded. He opened the door, and waved to all of them.

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