A/N: I'm SO sorry! I accidentally posted Chapter 5 instead of Chapter 4!

Okay, guys, the next chapter, Chapter 5 is the last chapter. Perhaps I may write a sequel to it, if I get enough reviews!!

Chapter 4, The picnic:

About an hour later, we have all climbed the small foothill where we will have our picnic.

"Why don't we go ahead and have dinner now?" Kurt asked, as soon as everyone had come to a stop.

Everyone laughs. Kurt still has the appetite of a horse!

"I thought you had gotten over that stage," Brigitta said, poking Kurt in the stomach.

Kurt, slightly embarrassed, fired back, "I thought you had gotten over the stage of poking people."

Maria cleared her throat and they immediately stop. "We'll have dinner in a few hours, Kurt." Maria says

with a smile.

Liesl hands me a large quilt that she brought for everyone to sit on. Georg, Rolfe, Friedrich, and I all take a

corner and spread it out over the grass. When we have finished, Friedrich goes to join the other children,

who are playing a game of tag.

Maria, Liesl, and Geunevere are on one edge of the quilt talking, while the three of

us sit down on the other side.

I begin, "so what have you been up to? That is, besides raising children."

Georg replies, "After we escaped, we went around the world singing until we could

earn some more

money. Then its about a year ago when we finally decided to returned to Austria."

I'm shocked! After all, Georg was always so much against his family singing in

public, and here he is, talking like it's no big deal! I guess I never will understand

Georg.

"Georg, I'm ashamed of you! You go off singing and making money and leaving me

searching for someone to discover. I do hope you mentioned that I was the one who

discover you."

We laugh.

Georg replies, "you know, Max, after five years, you haven't changed one bit!"

I ask Rolfe, "when did you finally get past Georg and marry Liesl."

"Two years next week."

Seeing that Georg is no longer paying attention and looking alarmed, I follow his

gaze to Maria. Her face has suddenly turned white and her mouth is hanging open.

As Georg goes to Maria's side, Rolfe and I follow him.

Georg asks Maria, "what is it, darling?"

Maria exclaims, "Geunevere is my sister!"

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