Oh my God. This is the last chapter. I'm not really sure how to introduce the end so I'm just going to let it come...

The last Goodbye

Sam and Rosie returned back to their small hobbit hole. They were both dressed in their finest clothes and their heads were bowed. Following behind them were Merry and Pippin. Behind them were all Sam's children and most of the Shire itself. They had just returned from Frodo's funeral.

The hobbit hole was alive with dulled voices. Many tears were spilling onto the clean floors and Rosie stood teary eyed in the kitchen with a few of her friends as they prepared food for everyone.

Sam couldn't bear to be around other hobbits now. He understood that they were all grieving as he was but no one had known his Frodo as well as he had. He quietly stole away to Frodo's room to sit quietly by himself.

Sam sat down on the edge of the bed. The room looked bear without Frodo in there. The flowers has died and turned brown as Sam hadn't changed them since Frodo had left. For once, the sign of the brown petals didn't even touch Sam's heart.

Sam looked around the room. Every corner and every part of the walls held memories of Frodo and the times they had had together. If these walls could talk Sam wondered what they would tell him.

This didn't comfort him though. He felt as though the aching in his heart would never go away. He felt as though he didn't want to go on without his Frodo. It was then that the grieving voices of his children came through the door. This somehow gave him a sudden strength. How could he be thinking of such things? He couldn't give in. He had to carry on for them.

"Please don't grieve for me."

Frodo's voice replaced that of his children. Sam wiped the tears from his cheeks with his hand. He knew he had to be strong for the sake of those around him. And he would try to keep his promise to Frodo as much as he could.

As Sam sat on the bed he noticed something white sticking out from under it. Reaching down he pulled out a piece of folded paper. He opened it and immediately recognised Frodo's hand writing.

On the paper was one simple poem. It had no introduction and no explanation. The message of it was simple and Sam knew it has been written for him.

Do Not Cry

Throughout your life you will shed

Many precious tears

Tears of anger, tears of sorrow

But mainly tears of fear

Not knowing what the day will bring

Or what will come tomorrow

It may bring you love and happiness

Or just heart wrenching sorrow

Not knowing what will happen

As we round each long bend

Not knowing where it started

Or when it may end

But we should never turn and regret

Or look back on the past

'Cos we never know where that bend will come

As life sweeps by so fast.

The past is now behind you

Your future looks unclear

But whenever you look beside you

Please know that I'll always be near

Fresh tears spilt down Sam's cheeks despite the message of the poem. After several minutes Sam seemed to make up his mind. He wiped the tears once more from his face, folded the paper and put it into his waste coat pocket. Putting a small smile onto his face he walked to the door of the room.

With one backward glance at the room that held so many memories, he opened the door and shut it tightly behind him. He had to be strong.

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And so that ends the final chapter. It's all over now and the only thing left for Sam are the sweet memories and heart felt poem. I hope you all enjoyed this story. I tried my best to show the emotion I thought everybody would be feeling but it was so hard. I hope I did an alright job. Thank you all for reviewing.

Breon Briarwood: A short simple review but I know what you mean. I am so glad this wasn't part of the actual story as I'm sure Tolkein would have written it so much better. Thank you for reviewing and keeping up with story. Love ya!

ArionHalf-Blood: That song is very beautiful and I can imagine how that would make the last chapter seem so much more upsetting. I'm glad you like it and you weren't disappointed. Thank you so much for reviewing this story.

Anastasia Who: Yeah eating and crying at the same time isn't good. But crying can be good for the soul sometimes. It can ease pain. I hope this last chapter ends the story fine. It was hard to find a way to end the emotions without spoiling it. Thank you for reviewing another of my stories. Love ya!

galadrielady945 : Oh I am glad you liked the last chapter. If everyone really cried as much as they said then I have done then I think I have done my job well. Thank you for reviewing.

MichelleFrodo: No those weren't there last words. I didn't really know what I should have as their list words together so I thought I would leave it to your imaginations. Thank you for reviewing but now it's all over *sob*. I need another sad story to write. I want to write a love story to do with LOTR without making it into a Mary Sue or some slash story, or something really cheesy. Oh well, exams first and no time to write anything else. Shutting up now...Thank you.

Thank you all so much for reviewing and being really supportive throughout this story. I love you all and hope you return to read some more of work at a later date. Thanks again.

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