Chapter 33: The End

When Selena returned she found Mary talking to Jeffrey. Mary and Jeffrey shook hands and she walked over to Selena. "It's all taken care of; we just have to tell the little one." She said pointing over to the sleepy Christianna.

"I'll do it if you want?" Selena offered.

Mary shook her head. "No, it should be me. It's better if I tell her." Mary walked over to Christianna. "Let's Go, Spit Spot off to bed!" she said without thinking.

"I thought that was Selena's line!" Jeffrey joked gesturing to the Costume. Everyone pretended to laugh at his joke out of politeness. Tabitha, Louise and Jeffrey then left so the girls could get ready for bed. "Goodnight Marianna and I wish you well." Jeffrey said as he shut the door.

Once they were satisfied that they had left, Christianna turned to her. "Mary, are you going again?" she asked her bluntly.

Mary bit her lip and nodded. "Yes I am." She said honestly.

Christianna turned away bitterly. "I don't want you to!"

Mary placed her hand gently on her shoulder. "Don't be sad Chrissy. I'm not leaving forever." She told her and Christianna perked up a bit. "I just have some things to take care of and some things to find. I'll be back before you know it!" she told her as she gave her a dazzling smile.

Christianna tried to continue to pout was wasn't able too. She leaped up and gave her a giant hug. "I'll miss you so much Marianna." Mary hugged her and carried her over to bed and plopped her down in it and tucked her in snugly.

Selena watched over from her spot by the window. She felt a sudden shift in the wind as it changed directions. Moving from West to East. Selena closed her eyes and sighed. "It's time I think." She said as she faced Mary once again.

Mary looked up and saw the strong western wind. "You're right." She declared as she pulled out her umbrella. "I have a breeze to catch if I wish to make it back home tonight."

Mary stepped out on the fire escape and opened the umbrella. She turned and looked around the room one last time. "Goodbye." was all she said, as she lifted herself in the air by the Umbrella.

Selena and Christianna ran out of the room quickly. They zoomed down the hall and stairs and out the door. They ran out to the gate and saw Mary lift herself up over the fence and out into the city's sky.

"Goodbye Mary! Christianna yelled at the top of her lungs as she climbed up on the gate so that her head and shoulders were above its edge.

Selena climbed up on the Statue of boy called Neleus and waved wildly. "Au Revoir" she said silently to herself. She felt the mark grow warm as if Mary was letting her know that she heard them.

Christianna reached up for the stars as if she thought she could catch Mary in her hands. She flew higher and higher into the sky until she was almost gone and then a loud BANG went off and she was gone.

Christianna climbed off the gate looking very sad and walked over to Selena who had climbed off of the Neleus Statue. She gave her a sad look and hugged her. Selena set her down and brushed the hair from her face. She gave her a smile.

"When you reach for the stars all you get are the stars…" Selena softly sang.

"…But we've found a whole new spin…" Christianna continued.

"When you reach for the heavens, you get the stars thrown in!" They sang together.

Jeffrey suddenly came out the door. "There you are! I was worried after I heard the bang. You too alright?" he asked looking them over for any damage.

"Yes were fine." Selena told him reassuringly.

"All right… where did Marianna go?" he asked looking around the front of the house for her. Tabitha and Louise came outside curiously.

"What's going on?" Louise asked.

"Yeah and where's that nanny of yours?" Tabitha asked giving Selena an accusing eye.

"She's gone." Selena said. "Marianna has gone."

"What?" the three adults asked in surprise.

"She's gone because we don't need her anymore" Christianna told them. "And other families will."

The adults seemed to ponder this for a moment. "I wonder if she's right…" Tabitha said finally, aloud. "And you guys really don't need a nanny anymore…" The girls looked bright-eyed at their father to see if he agreed.

"Well…" Selena asked. "What do you think?"

At that moment Louise's cell phone rang a catchy tune and Jeffrey Smiled. "I think, you'd better dance with me." He said jokingly as spun Selena around and her long 'Poppins' skirt twirled around her. Selena laughed.

"Daddy, this is serious!" Christianna said as fought back laughter as Selena almost tripped from dizziness of going around in circles.

The whole front yard joined in a silly serenade of dance under the night sky. Jeffrey looked up and saw something streak across the sky gracefully and perfectly, well practically perfect at least.

"Look up there! Look! Wasn't that a shooting star?" Jeffrey asked them his eyes shining like they hadn't in years as he hoisted Christianna on his shoulders.

"Here, you can use the Telescope App on my iPhone!" Louise said as she handed it to her boss.

Jeffrey examined it carefully and smiled brightly. "I was right. Wish on it, Children! Wish on it, my dearest loves." He told his children.

Christianna took the iPhone and examined the picture, her eyes suddenly widened. "Selena look!" she told her sister and passed her the iPhone.

Selena took it and looked through it. She saw it. It wasn't a shooting star at all. "It's Mary!" She whispered to her sister quietly.

"Should we not wish then?" Christianna asked quietly.

Selena shook her head. "No, you should still. Mary is even more magical than a shooting star."

"We won't forget you Mary Poppins!" Christianna cried out. Christianna looked panicked but nobody else was paying any attention.

Selena smiled. "We'll Never Forget!"

The star disappeared from sight and Jeffrey put Christianna down and Selena gave the phone back to Louise. Jeffrey and they headed back inside, but Selena and Christianna stayed looking out at the sky where she disappeared.

Christianna took Selena's hand

"Anything Can Happen…"

If you let it!

The End