Chapter Twenty Five

It had finally happened. Carolyn was taking a bath and suddenly her left arm just would not move.

"Susan!" she shouted but it came out slurred, "I can't move my arm." Again with more slurring.

"Are you done with your bath?" she asked. Carolyn nodded. Susan helped her out and got her dressed and onto her bed before telling her aunt and uncle.

"We'll call the doctor," said her aunt. She called and all was silent as she talked with him, when she returned she had a sad look on her face, "he wants her at the hospital now." Susan nodded and went upstairs.

"What is going on?" asked Eustace coming out of his room.

"It is time," said Susan. Eustace understood and followed Susan into her room and helped get Carolyn. Susan explained what was going on and started packing some things for Carolyn. Eustace, once everything was packed, carried Carolyn downstairs and into the car. There was silence as they made their way to the hospital. There Carolyn's doctor greeted them and helped her to her room.

He did a check over of her before telling her family that she needed some rest and that they should go home. Susan said she would stay the night and the doctor approved and everyone else went home. Susan made her way to Carolyn's room and sat down in the chair next to her bed and took her hand.

"How do you feel?" whispered Susan. Carolyn just shrugged. "Everything will be fine," she said. She didn't know if she was telling herself this, or Carolyn but it didn't seem to calm any of them.

Before either of them knew it they had fallen asleep.

Carolyn had been in the hospital for two weeks. She had lost all movement in her rights arm as well and she could barely speak now, everyone knew what was coming soon.

Currently Susan was helping Carolyn eat some soup and Jill was retelling what happened at school today. Eustace kept asking questions to her and their laughter made Carolyn happy despite her predicament.

"And milk went everywhere it was hilarious," said Jill as the three of the burst into laughter and Carolyn just smiled.

"The poor janitor," said Susan smiling and spooning more soup for Carolyn.

"That stinker deserves it, he doesn't like anyone, just goes around school mumbling," said Eustace.

"If you say so," said Susan.

"So Carolyn, how is that new book?" asked Jill noticing the new book on her nightstand. Carolyn just nodded her head and smiled. "Good, that last book you were reading was really bad." Carolyn nodded in agreement.

"Well I recommended her this one because I had read it and it was really good," said Susan cleaning up the tray and now empty bowl and putting the tray out in the hallway.

"Right, cause you read such great books," said Eustace.

"Hush, don't you two have some homework?" asked Susan looking at them.

"Oh my, is it that late? Yes, we do have homework, guess we should get going. Come on Eustace. It was great to see you Carolyn," she hugged Carolyn and waited for Eustace to hug her before leaving together.

"I think those two will get together eventually," said Susan as the watched them leave. Carolyn nodded and smiled at Susan.

"Well I promised my aunt I would help her get the shopping, do you think you will be all right for a while?" she asked. Carolyn nodded and ushered with her head to go. Susan smiled and gave her a hug before leaving as well.

Carolyn didn't feel like reading much, and she couldn't reach the book, so she decided to take a nap. She snuggled down into her bed and fell into a deep sleep.

"It is such a beautiful day out today," said Lucy as she walked through the woods with her siblings with her.

"It is always beautiful here," said Peter smiling as he watched his sister running through the trees like she was in Narnia for the first time.

"I know, but today just seems even more beautiful like there something in the air," she said looking at her brothers.

"Right, Lu. What do you think, Ed?" asked Peter looking at Edmund who was silently walking behind them.

"I feel it to. Like something strange is about to happen," he said.

"Well what can happen?" asked Peter confused.

"I don't know, I just have a weird feeling," said Edmund shrugging.

"If you say so," said Peter as he sat down and leaned against a tree. Edmund just sat down and leaned against a different tree and started reading the book he had brought along. Lucy wandered around before deciding she watched to climb a tree and made it to the top when one of the servants from the palace came running out.

"Majesties! You must come quick," she said out of breath.

"What's happened?" asked Peter getting up.

"Just come!" she said. Lucy came down from the tree quickly and then they ran back to the palace. They made their way to the foyer and were greeted with a sight they did not know they would ever see again.

"Carolyn?" they all asked shocked.

"Hello," she said waving to them. They all rushed to her and hugged her before pulling back and looking at her as she stood there.

"How?" asked Peter who couldn't get the smile off of his face.

"I'm not sure," she said finding the sound of her voice weird after not hearing it for a while.

"Well how about we go to the library and you tells us everything that has happened," said Lucy. They agreed and made their way to the library. Edmund and Carolyn were in the back of the group and he immediately took her hand and laced his fingers with her. She smiled at him and they sat down on a sofa together once they entered the library.

Carolyn then explained everything. The train accident, moving in with their aunt, uncle, and cousin, all her doctor's visits, going to school, then her hospitalization, but her story didn't really have an end.

"…after Susan left I fell asleep and when I woke up I was here, well in the forest. I made my way to the palace and before I knew it that maid told me to wait here and she rushed away. Then there you were," she said.

"Wow," was all Lucy said after awhile.

"So…we died?" asked Edmund. Carolyn teared up a bit and nodded her head.

"Well what happened to you? How did you get here?" asked Peter realizing a piece of the puzzle was missing.

"I don't know," she said blinking the tears away and trying not to look at Emund because she knew if she did she would tear up again.

"I think I might know what happened," said Lucy and everyone looked at her, "well you said you were expected to…well, you know," she said and they all nodded, "what if, you fell asleep, and never woke up. What if you died in your sleep?"

"And ended up here?" asked Carolyn more to herself.

"It would make sense, considering what you told us about the accident," said Peter.

"It would," said Carolyn.

"But you're here, and we've missed you," said Edmund.

"You don't know how much I've missed you," said Carolyn now looking at Edmund and once again tearing up again. She just couldn't believe he was here when she thought she had lost him forever.

"Peter, let's let them have a moment," Lucy said. Peter nodded and the two left.

"I can't believe you are here," said Carolyn as she finally burst into tears and dug her face into his chest as she hugged him. "I knew you had ended up in Narnia, I just knew it." He just hugged her back and smiled before pulling away and cupping her cheek with his hand. He used his thumb to wipe away the tears, only for them to be replaced by more tears.

"It's okay, we're both fine now, we're both together," he said as giddy as a school boy.

"I know, I know," she said wiping the tears away and smiling as well. "I just can't believe that you are here. You don't know how much it hurt," she said.

"Don't think about it. Just think about us," he said.

"Right," she said and hugged him again. He hugged her back with a slight laugh.

"I love you," she said and Edmund froze before pulling away.

"You love me?" he asked.

"Yes, I lost more sleep over that then anything. I had loved you and I never had a chance to tell you. I'm not going to wait any longer. I love you Edmund," she said seriously. Edmund smiled a large smile.

"I've wanted to tell you for a long time as well. I love you Carolyn, and I am so happy you are here," he said. Carolyn grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him into a deep kiss. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

They pulled away and neither of them couldn't stop smiling.

"Well now what?" asked Carolyn as she leaned against him and looked around at the library.

"What do you mean?" he asked as he pulled her hair aside and started playing with it.

"I mean, Narnia is at peace isn't it? Just we just stay here and enjoy the rest of our days together?" she asked looking at him.

"Yes, that is exactly what we do. There is nothing else to do," he said.

"And there is nothing else I would want to do," she said and kissed him again before snuggling into him.

And that is exactly what they did. All four of them lived together as royalty in Narnia until the end of their days. Eventually Edmund proposed to Carolyn and she took Susan's place as a queen of Narnia and not once did they worry about train accidents nor rare diseases. Narnia is a magically place after all.

The end.

A/n: okay, that's it. Fin. Officially.

And to all of you, yes I did realize that Eustace and Jill did die in the train accident as well but I wanted closure between Carolyn and Eustace and I wanted to incorporate Jill, so changed it a bit, and I can do that because this is a fan fiction after all.

I hope you all enjoyed this story and thank you all who have been reading since I first posted chapter, and to all the new people who has discovered my story.

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Thank you again.

-Charlotte