Elena walked tiredly towards Elizabeth's house. She realized how exhausted she was. She sat down on the steps to catch her breath. After five minutes, she realized she could smell smoke. She looked around and saw that the Weaver's house was on fire. She rang the fire bell loudly. Once a bucket brigade had been organized, she ran into the town to get Jack and Bill. She was running past the infirmary when she saw Faith Carter coming out.
"Faith, there's a fire at the Weaver house. I need you to get Carson and head over there in case anyones hurt." She shouted running backwards towards the jail.
She burst into the jail. Bill and Jack looked startled. "Elena, what is it?" Bill asked.
"Fire at the Weaver house." Elenasaid out of breath.
The men followed her running to the fire. The only person still inside was Wyatt Weaver the oldest.
"We can't get to him. The fire's too big." Bill said.
"Where is he?" Elenaasked.
"Upstairs, in the large room." His mother wept.
Jack was about to attempt a rescue when Elenabolted around to the back door.
Jack sprinted after her, but stopped when she carefully opened the door and went into the house. The fire was raging but Elenawas able to make it past and up the stairs when she stopped. There was a gaping hole where the fire had burned through. She was able to step over it. She could see Wyatt now. He was unconscious. She started coughing from the smoke. Meanwhile outside, Jack and Bill were waiting for Elenato come out. If she made it.
"Jack, where's Elena?" Elizabeth said walking up to them worriedly.
Jack frowned. Elizabeth looked at the burning house. "She went to get Wyatt. He hasn't made it out." Jack said.
Elizabeth started crying and Jack put an arm around her.
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Elenahad picked up Wyatt and carefully stepped over the ever widening hole and went down the stairs. She started coughing. She made it out the back door just as it collapsed. She lay Wyatt down a good six feet away from the house. She then slowly walked around the house just as it collapsed on itself.
Everyone had tears in their eyes. Elizabeth was weeping. Carson had tears running quickly down his face. Jack also had tears in his eyes. They didn't see Elenacome around the corner of the building till Jack looked up.
"Elena! Are you ok?" he said, rushing to the girl's side. Elena's body let out a shudder and she folded to the ground.
"Wyatts around back." were her last breathless words.
"Elena, Elena, talk to me." Jack said in earnest.
"Did she get Wyatt?" Carson asked coming to Elena.
"Yes, he's around back." Jack said.
"I'll get him, Faith try to wake up Elena." Carson ordered.
Elizabeth was still crying. Abigail and Cody ran up with Pastor Frank. Cody gasped as he saw the pale, unconscious girl before him.
"What happened?" Pastor Frank asked, kneeling down.
"She ran inside to get Wyatt. He's around back." Jack said.
"You really should get her instated as a Mountie you know. She deserves it." Frank said.
"Is she going to be ok?" Cody asked, holding Elena's cold hand.
"I don't know. Once she wakes up, if she wakes up we will know more but until then." Faith sighed.
"Why did she do that?" Elizabeth asked, still crying.
"It's her duty. Her duty is to protect the people. She may not be an official Mountie but she has taken the oath." Carson said.
"Why don't you take her to your house till she wakes up." Faith said.
Jack carefully scooped up the unconscious girl and walked toward Elena's room. Cody, Abigail and Frank followed.
Once Jack lay her down on the bed, Frank started praying out loud. "Dear God, we come to you to pray for the life of a talented girl. She has been through so much this year and is already in our hearts, Lord. Please help her to return to us and wake up. Elenais such a blessing to all of us and she has many talents. But if her time on earth is done, we understand. Even though she will be greatly missed. If she dies, she will leave her brother alone. She will no longer be up at three in the morning, she will no longer practice throwing her knives, and she will never arrest Cody Stanton again. Though if she lives, hopefully it won't come to that. Lord, she has been such an impact in Philip Cantrell's life. He is thriving in the classroom setting. Please just bring her back to us." Frank finished in silence with a chorus of amens.
"And Lord, if you bring her back I promise to never steal anything ever again." Cody said earnestly.
"Amen." Jack said.
Everything was quiet. Abigail, Frank and Cody left after an hour.
"Jack, what if she never wakes up? What happens then?" Elizabeth said, still crying.
"We let Opal walk home by herself again." Jack said, laughing softly.
"Really? What will Hope Valley do without her? That's like no Abigail or no Jack. No RoseMary." Elizabeth said softly.