Chapter 35:
Erin watched as Frodo climbed higher up the stairs and she cried. She looked over to Sam who was bundled up in his cloak, shaking. Erin put Elijah into her backpack and collapsed on the hard stone. She crawled over to Sam. "Sam," She whispered, through her tears.
There was no response, but she could hear Sam weeping quietly. "Sam," She whispered louder.
When he didn't answer again Erin gave up and sat down beside him. She looked up and couldn't see Frodo anymore. A sickening thought came to her just then. "What if Gollum does something to him...I know he will. What if I never see him again?"
Erin looked down as one of her tears rolled down her chin and off of her cheek, hitting the cold ground. She knew that in stories it was all supposed to end happy. All of the main characters survive and live happily ever after. But this wasn't a story or a fairy tale. This was real. She had a hard time getting herself to think that this wasn't all just a dream...but the pain and tiredness had to be real.
She thought about home, wondering what her family were doing right now. Were they worried? Of course they were. Erin scolded herself for sitting and blanking out for a good half an hour and took off her backpack to check on Elijah. He slept peacefully. "He's so innocent and sweet. Never once seeming too upset with what is going on, but that is because he doesn't understand. He doesn't understand that our lives could be taken away from us at any moment," Erin thought, taking Elijah out of the backpack and putting him on her lap.
She dug through her bag to see what she had in there. She leaned forward and felt something hit the bottom of her chin. Looking down, she noticed it was the locket that Frodo gave her. She opened it and stared at it for a moment and then shut it and put it back under her shirt before her tears could fully form. "I have to stay strong, for Elijah. For Frodo. For Sam," She whispered to herself.
She looked over at Sam, he was still covered with his cloak. Erin dug in her bag again and felt something in the very bottom. She pulled out two cylinder shaped things. Batteries to Carla's CD player! She held them tight in a fist and couldn't help let the tears start flowing again as she thought of her friends, so far away. "I bet Niori is all over Legolas and Jane all over Aragorn. Carla is probably turning up her music all the way and singing along," Erin thought.
She laughed softly as she thought of what the people's of middle earth's reactions would be. She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Sam get up. He looked at her, his face was scarlet from crying. "What are you doing?" Erin asked, "Are we leaving already?"
Sam looked at her like she was insane, "No, we're going after him. We have to. Who knows what that wretching creature will do," Sam cried, putting on his backpack.
"You're right, Sam. We have to follow him," Erin replied, putting her backpack back on, "It's going to be more dangerous than ever, but we have to go".
"But what about Elijah? Maybe we should go home, I don't know what to do," Sam said, sitting back down.
Erin gave him a blank look. She also didn't know what to do. She wanted to save Frodo, but that would put Elijah in danger, terrible danger. She paced back and forth for a couple of minutes thinking. "All right, I guess we're heading back to The Shire," Sam said, watching Erin walk back and forth in front of him.
Erin stopped and looked at him intently. She stepped forward. "Get up," She said, confidently, "We're going to go kick some orc ass".
"But..." Sam started.
"No buts. We have to save Frodo. I'd risk my life for him. As for Elijah, I'm sure he would do the same, but I won't let anything happen to him," Erin continued.
"Are you sure you wouldn't rather leave? You might be able to make it back to safety on your own," Sam suggested.
"Sam, why? Do you think I'll be scared. After all of this shit I went through already, do you think I will back down and be a coward? No way. There is something I want to say to you," Erin cried, her voice rising, "This whole thing is mind over matter. And I won't let my mind screw me over this time".
Sam just stared at her for a second, taken aback by her sudden confidence. "All right! let's go!" Sam cried, starting to climb the wall.
(A/N I know it was really short, but at least it was something! And I updated very quick! yay! please review and Niori send the next chapter to my new email this time: BizzyD2hotmail.com! Merci!)
Erin watched as Frodo climbed higher up the stairs and she cried. She looked over to Sam who was bundled up in his cloak, shaking. Erin put Elijah into her backpack and collapsed on the hard stone. She crawled over to Sam. "Sam," She whispered, through her tears.
There was no response, but she could hear Sam weeping quietly. "Sam," She whispered louder.
When he didn't answer again Erin gave up and sat down beside him. She looked up and couldn't see Frodo anymore. A sickening thought came to her just then. "What if Gollum does something to him...I know he will. What if I never see him again?"
Erin looked down as one of her tears rolled down her chin and off of her cheek, hitting the cold ground. She knew that in stories it was all supposed to end happy. All of the main characters survive and live happily ever after. But this wasn't a story or a fairy tale. This was real. She had a hard time getting herself to think that this wasn't all just a dream...but the pain and tiredness had to be real.
She thought about home, wondering what her family were doing right now. Were they worried? Of course they were. Erin scolded herself for sitting and blanking out for a good half an hour and took off her backpack to check on Elijah. He slept peacefully. "He's so innocent and sweet. Never once seeming too upset with what is going on, but that is because he doesn't understand. He doesn't understand that our lives could be taken away from us at any moment," Erin thought, taking Elijah out of the backpack and putting him on her lap.
She dug through her bag to see what she had in there. She leaned forward and felt something hit the bottom of her chin. Looking down, she noticed it was the locket that Frodo gave her. She opened it and stared at it for a moment and then shut it and put it back under her shirt before her tears could fully form. "I have to stay strong, for Elijah. For Frodo. For Sam," She whispered to herself.
She looked over at Sam, he was still covered with his cloak. Erin dug in her bag again and felt something in the very bottom. She pulled out two cylinder shaped things. Batteries to Carla's CD player! She held them tight in a fist and couldn't help let the tears start flowing again as she thought of her friends, so far away. "I bet Niori is all over Legolas and Jane all over Aragorn. Carla is probably turning up her music all the way and singing along," Erin thought.
She laughed softly as she thought of what the people's of middle earth's reactions would be. She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard Sam get up. He looked at her, his face was scarlet from crying. "What are you doing?" Erin asked, "Are we leaving already?"
Sam looked at her like she was insane, "No, we're going after him. We have to. Who knows what that wretching creature will do," Sam cried, putting on his backpack.
"You're right, Sam. We have to follow him," Erin replied, putting her backpack back on, "It's going to be more dangerous than ever, but we have to go".
"But what about Elijah? Maybe we should go home, I don't know what to do," Sam said, sitting back down.
Erin gave him a blank look. She also didn't know what to do. She wanted to save Frodo, but that would put Elijah in danger, terrible danger. She paced back and forth for a couple of minutes thinking. "All right, I guess we're heading back to The Shire," Sam said, watching Erin walk back and forth in front of him.
Erin stopped and looked at him intently. She stepped forward. "Get up," She said, confidently, "We're going to go kick some orc ass".
"But..." Sam started.
"No buts. We have to save Frodo. I'd risk my life for him. As for Elijah, I'm sure he would do the same, but I won't let anything happen to him," Erin continued.
"Are you sure you wouldn't rather leave? You might be able to make it back to safety on your own," Sam suggested.
"Sam, why? Do you think I'll be scared. After all of this shit I went through already, do you think I will back down and be a coward? No way. There is something I want to say to you," Erin cried, her voice rising, "This whole thing is mind over matter. And I won't let my mind screw me over this time".
Sam just stared at her for a second, taken aback by her sudden confidence. "All right! let's go!" Sam cried, starting to climb the wall.
(A/N I know it was really short, but at least it was something! And I updated very quick! yay! please review and Niori send the next chapter to my new email this time: BizzyD2hotmail.com! Merci!)