"Do you think he knows what happened?" I asked Ace quietly, looking at Jack's grave.
"I'm sure he was watching over you the whole time, princess." He said, kissing my head gently.
It had been a week since I got home.
Life was great.
Better than it's ever been.
I was happier than ever.
Everything was great.
Sure, I still had nightmares and flashbacks of what happened, but therapy was helping a lot.
I knew Jack was in a better place.
He was happy.
And I was happy.
Something both of us never thought we would ever truly experience.
True, real happiness.
Ace went back to the car to give me a moment alone.
"Sorry I haven't visited in a while," I said to the grave, "I haven't forgotten about you; I promise. I never will, but I've, um, been kind of busy lately; you know, with the whole kidnapping thing and stuff. I just want you to know that everything is going great. Living with my dad and brothers is so much better than I thought it would be."
"I honestly never knew life could be like this," I laughed lightly, feeling tears in my eyes, "But I hope you're doing well and you're happy. I'll come visit you again soon, maybe after my doctor's appointment on Tuesday."
"I have to go now, but it was nice to visit again," I said, "I promise I'll be back soon; I love you, Jack."
I slowly made my way back to Ace's car, getting more and more annoyed with the crutches with each day I had to use them.
"Are you ok?" Ace asked softly once I was in the car.
"I'm great." I said genuinely with a smile.
As we rode home, I thought about everything that had happened in the past few months.
I went from living with two people who hated my very existence to being surrounded by people who love me unconditionally.
I went from telling myself to never trust anyone and grieving the loss of my best friend who was like a brother to me, to trusting six people I've only known for about 3 months.
But I trusted them with my life.
I'm not sure where the rode leads, but I know that no matter what, I will always have my family.
That, I know for a fact.
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That's the end!
Thank you to everyone who read this very cringy book; I honestly didn't think anyone would read it.
I hope everyone enjoyed it, and I hope to see you in the sequel! 😉
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