Bert woke up,the clock reading quietly headed to his bedroom.
"John, wake up. It's me,Bert." John turned his head to Bert's, his eyes half open and his voice groggy.
"What's the matter?" Bert grabbed John's clothes and handed them to him. Bert rushed out of the room and grabbed his coat,John following slowly behind. They both headed to the park quickly.
"Where is Mary Poppins?" Bert knelt down and put his hand on John's cheek.
"I have to talk to you, it's very important. It's about the other day." John trembled. Mary wasn't in sight and Bert didn't seem his average cheerful self.
"Well, part of the reason I didn't feel like telling you the other day was because I was scared. I didn't know what you were to think of me." He paused and lead John to a nearby river and both sat at the bench besides them.
" I can relate to you a lot, y'know. I had a mother who died when I was little. Then I had a father and an older brother. My father was very wealthy and worked in the bank. In fact, so did his father. My father wanted generations of us to work at that bank. Well, my brother was all for it. He saved up his money and did everything he could. Eventually, he made our father proud." John moved closer to Bert.
"What about you? Bert sighed.
"I didn't want to become a banker. My childhood was miserable because the bank made my father miserable. I didn't want any part of it. In fact,me father hired a nanny when I was thirteen to watch me while he went to work with me brother. He thought it would help me grow up a bit." He hesitantly continued.
"That nanny has been with me since then for a long time now." John gasped in shock as Mary appeared behind Bert.
"You mean that..."
"Yes, John. And it is my hope that you keep this between the three of us," Mary explained. John nodded his head sadly. Before Mary could continue, John ran off into the foggy night on the opposite side of the river.
"Wait,John, don't go," Bert cried as he ran after him.
"Bert,I warned you the trouble this would lead to. I wish you would believe me," Mary yelled as she caught up to Bert.
"Well, it's not good to keep certain facts and feelings hidden for eternity,y'know."
"John," Bert called hysterically as he searched high and low for the then,Mary spotted him. She saw him as he started to cross a big log leading to the other side of the river. Now Mary was out of Bert's sight. He bolted forward,looking high and low for the two as his face became covered in sweat. Just then he heard a scream that sounded like it was coming from John. He kept following the sound.
John had fallen into the flowing river,unable to swim. Mary stood there,trying to locate Bert. She decided that it was now or never. She pulled up the sleeves on her dress and leaped into the water. Bert had just come in time. He saw Mary swimming in the water with John in her hands. He appeared wiped out and almost out of breath. She had just enough strength to pick him up and carry him to safety. Just as she put him on land, a branch got in her way. Bert stood up. He looked at Mary and at John. He then looked back at Mary and then to John. He seemed slightly more conscious at the moment. Bert picked up John and carried him as he beaded down the path that the river was taking him. He then saw Mary right where he wanted her. Bert gently put John down and dived in after Mary. Bert tried not to panicked and stayed strong. Mary was being surrounded by a mass of water, her magic seemed helpless to her right about then. Just as she was about to go under,Bert held his breath and went underwater instead. John shook his head and noticed he was by himself for a second. He walked a few feet further to see Bert in the water. He used the last of his strength and made it safely to land with Mary in his arms. John ran to them,scared about what was to come next.
Is she okay? I am sorry I messed things up. I was just upset." Bert touched Mary's face. She was warm,but not too warm.
"Why," Bert asked as he turned from Mary to John for a second.
"I was afraid I wouldn't have a family. That you two were just friends this whole time. I just can't imagine being without her." John knelt next to Bert and observed Mary.
"She's has to be okay, just has to!" John wept.
"She saved my life!" Bert leaned Mary up,looking at her with her eyes closed as he held her in his arms. She seemed motionless for a bit. A tear ran down Bert's eyes.
"Don't go,Mary. Please," he whispered into her ear.
"I love you."