Chapter 13: goodbye Frodo/ Four years later.
This is the last chapter of the story and it has been split in two. Thank you for all your support.
To Saharah, the walk to the Funeral took forever. Everybody had their head hanging low on the ground. This was the worst day any of them had ever experienced. Sam was to be priest for the ceremony.
'We are gathered here today.' He started when everybody had taken their seats and was quiet. 'To mourn the life of a very special friend: Frodo Baggins. I knew him for many years. Of which were the best years of my life. He knew how to have fun and when he was serious, you knew that something was bothering him.' Sam started to sob. 'I would like to get anybody that feels up to it to come up and say a few words about our fallen friend.' Sam sat down next to Rosie and began to weep. Rosie hugged him tightly and stroked his hand. Jason had fallen asleep.
Everybody had said all that they could when it was Saharah's turn to talk about her best friend/love interest.
'I was slightly tipsy when I met Frodo at the Green Dragon. I was absolutely taken by him and drawn to him after that. We became very close and good friends after that. I will miss him.' She turned and walked back and sat in between Merry and Pippin who were silently crying. They had taken it upon themselves to take care of Saharah, for her and for themselves.
Sam got back up to finish up the last of the sad Funeral. 'I would now like you all to bow your heads and sit in silence for a minute and remember the memories you have of this great hobbit and also to put any items that you see fit to put in with the casket.' After a minutes or so people started to get up to put items in with the casket. Aragorn put in the necklace that Arwen had given him, Merry and Pippin had decided on a recipe for cookies that had always been Frodo's favourite from an early age, Gandalf put in a book that Frodo had enjoyed as a little boy written in elvish and Saharah put in a bouquet of Tiger Lilly's. She slightly laughed at this memory. It was the time that she had turned up at Bag End after leaving early from their date. 'Goodbye, Frodo.' She said under her breath and sat back down next to Merry and Pippin.
'Thank you all. It is now time for the grave to be filled.' Sam started to cry and Rosie and Saharah got up to comfort him.
There was an after party at the Green Dragon but no one who had known Frodo personally didn't feel like going so they all went back to Bag End. Saharah went up to her bedroom and balled. Merry, Sam and Pippin sat together in silence on the sofa in the lounge while Aragorn and Gandalf sat in the kitchen, talking. After a few minutes Saharah came running out with a piece of paper in her hands.
'It's Frodo's Will. Should we read it?'
Aragorn answered, 'I don't think he would mind.' He took the paper and read it aloud.
'If you are reading this, then I am dead. This is my Will. Please do the things I ask as best as you can, to Sam, I leave the Bag End garden. May you find happiness with it. I will miss you, dearly my friend. To Merry and Pippin I leave you the books of Bag End. I know we didn't on at the best of times but you were my cousins and I trust you enough with my belongings when I am gone. And, finally to Saharah I leave the entire Bag End. Please do these things as you see fit. I will miss each and every one of you including Aragorn and Gandalf. May you all find happiness. Yours sincerely, Frodo Muriel Baggins.'
The Will had brought everybody to tears. There wasn't one dry eye in Bag End.
'We must do as he asks.' Pippin said. 'Saharah is it ok if I and Merry move in with you?'
'Yes it is. I moved in here to escape being lonely.' Merry and Pippin hugged Saharah for a short while.
After a short few days everything had been moved around especially for Frodo. Merry and Pippin had moved into the spare room and Saharah into Frodo's old bedroom (she knew that he wouldn't mind). Everyone was starting to get on with their lives.
The End
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