Suspenseful nothings (6)

I now present unto you the unexciting, and very short ending to this story..... The rest of it can be found under the label "stories," and "Suspenseful Nothings."

"And now for home," Sarah said with a smile.
Lucy sighed. The trip back home seemed as though it would be endlessly long, and she was not looking forward to it at all. She also began to wonder what had become of Firgrass. Where had he gone to? If she had known that he was frolicking in one of his father's gardens, smiling at his own cleverness in rescuing Lucy, she would have felt rather upset at him. He seemed to be a horrid help, one that walks off when they've done all that they've wanted to.
"Look!" mother exclaimed suddenly. "There is the large oak tree where Sarah and I were separated!"
"So 'tis!" Sarah laughed. "Home should be just around the corner. Unless, of course, it decides to be dreadfully hateful and separate us once more. I think we ought to hold hands as we pass by it. "
"I don't see that that would do much good," mother replied. "Not if it acts anything like it did last time."
"True," Sarah said. "But it might help. I think we should stay as far away from it as we can, though."
They took hold of each other's hands and, taking the path farthest from the tree, started off in the direction of a now visible house. Lucy suddenly felt a sharp tug on her arm, and in turning to see what it was, lost grasp of Sarah's hand. "Ah!" she screamed, but no one came to help. Indeed, Mother and Sarah had disappeared from all sight, and in their place there was a large pack of hungry wolves, ready to tear her to bits. The oldest of the pack had laid a paw on her shoulder.....

"Lucy, Lucy! It's time for dinner," Sarah said. Lucy awoke with a start. Sarah had her hand on Lucy's shoulder, and she was shaking her gently. Her patch work laid unfinished across her knees, and there were no holes in the floor or sofa. Not a tree was in sight.
"Ho, ho! What a funny dreams I've had," Lucy thought. "I wonder why I was think about trees?" she wondered as she followed her sister into the dining room. A scratching sound at the living room window made her turn. The old pine tree outside the window had been making a queer noise. "Ha! That was it!" she said aloud.
"What was it, Lucy?" Sarah asked, looking at her sister with surprise.
"Oh, nothing," Lucy said with a smile. She joined the rest of the family at the table and began to eat some vegetables.
"These are good vegetables!" Dad was exclaiming.
"Aren't they?" mom replied. "I saw that they were having a sale on 'Jolly Green Giant's' canned goods, and of course, I couldn't resist buying them."
"Yummy! Buy them again, mom!" Sarah said. Lucy choked her vegetables down, not because they tasted horrid, but because it was all she could do to keep from laughing.

The End.