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Chapter 30 – A Forgotten Sibling

While his journey to England was hard, it got harder after he arrived. Not knowing what to do, he spent many long hours at Beatrice's grave, wondering what to do next. Kit and Jacques didn't know he was there. He wouldn't be able to contact his brother, but he wondered if maybe he should tell his sister about his arrival. But what if I ended up hurting her? He remembered the fates of all the other people close to him, and decided to put off putting her in danger for now. She had already been the first to be attacked by Olaf, and he wanted to protect her at all costs.

Since Beatrice's grave was close to the VFD headquarters, Lemony managed to hide in the same shed that he had lived in after his last encounter with Olaf. The sailors from the Prospero would bring him newspapers, and he would read through them every day for any news about the Baudelaire children. However, he only conducted his search half-heartedly. During the evenings, when it was safe, Lemony would walk the short dirt trail to the small field where Beatrice's grave was.

One evening, Lemony heard soft footsteps in the leaves behind him and quickly turned around to see a slight, thin woman in a black dress approach the field. She had short, dark hair and wore gloves. Her eyes were downcast, but she soon she looked up and noticed Lemony sitting by the grave and looking up at her in surprise. She gave him a slight smile and said very quietly, "Hey, Lemony. I thought you'd be here."

Lemony was still surprised and asked her, "Kit, what are you doing here?"

As she replied, she bent down and plucked a flower under the fading light and put it in her hair. "A fine way to greet your sister!" she laughed. "Don't even ask me how I'm doing! Aren't you glad to see me?"

He sighed and relented, even though he wasn't really ready to see his sister, at least not yet. "How are you doing?"

She sighed and felt at her gloves, silently wishing that she hadn't asked for a question that she didn't want to answer. "Not too good," she said softly. "The doctors have pretty much given up hope for my hands."

"They still haven't fixed the burns?"

"No. They say they'll never get better and that I'll always have to wear gloves to protect them. They won't let me touch seawater or repair the submarines anymore. I'll be stuck at the headquarters all day long doing secretary work for the rest of my life instead of doing what I love to do."

Lemony just looked numbly down at the ground. He remembered the day he and Jacques found out about Kit's attack; since that day, he had never forgiven himself for letting her go out alone. "I'm so sorry," was all he brought himself to say.

Kit let go of her gloves again and forced that slight smile back on her face. "Anyway," she said cheerfully, "I'm here because I come here every week to leave some flowers for Beatrice. I miss her." Her face fell again, and Lemony saw that even in the fading light, his sister was beautiful. So beautiful, and yet so sad… He had never noticed before how all these years of sadness and time had changed her. He hadn't seen her much in the past few months, but when he did, he had seen her as his helpless little sister. But now she had blossomed into a smart, sad, and beautiful woman. And it was all his fault that she was so unhappy.

"I heard you're looking for the Baudelaire kids," she continued.

"How did you know that?" Lemony asked in surprise.

"I have my sources," Kit smiled wryly. "I know more than I let on. But you won't find the Baudelaires by moping around here. Besides, Beatrice wouldn't want you to be so sad."

"I would look, but I don't know where."

"Well, I know where you should look. The bank handling the orphan's affairs should know something about where they are, but there's something I want you to do for me first."

"What?"

"I want you to take me with you."

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update! I'm not dead, I swear! I haven't been able to use my computer, so I've needed to switch to the school ones. Sorry about the wait! The next one'll be up by Monday: I promise!