[✓]secret − p. curtis

epilogue.

"From every ending comes a new beginning."
LURIENE MCDANIEL

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"when's papa getting home?" Georgia's 3 year old, Bella, asked.
"should be getting home any second, babygirl." she said and cuddled the girl close to her.
Georgia and Ponyboy had married, happily, at the age of 20.
their daughter, Bella, was the flower girl.
she was a spitting image of Georgia, with Pony's eyes.
except her eyes were big.
she had light freckles and dark brown, long, soft hair.
her face resembled Georgia and they both had a tan skin tone.
Bella was beautiful, just like her parents.
Bella was now 5, and Georgia and Pony were 23.
the whole gang was still alive and well, except for Two.
he got in a car crash a few years ago and was paralyzed from the waist down, so he was now in a wheelchair.

the front door to their small, wooden cabin out in the country opened, revealing Pony is his work outfit.
it consisted of a white dress shirt and black pants and tie.
man, it always made him look so good.
his hair had become a chestnut brown, but it fit him nicely.
"there's my two favorite girls!" he said while putting down his briefcase.
"daddy!" Bella said and ran up, clutching onto his leg.
Bella was a very small, thin little girl.
Pony easily picked her up, as he kissed all over her cute little face.
"hi baby. how was school?" he asked and she got the most excited look on her face,
looking like she was about to burst.
"well, i-i got to paint! and-and i painted pictures of you and mommy from when you were little. mommy let me bring it in to look at while i drawed." she could barely stop stuttering, painting was her favorite thing to do because of Johnny.
he had become quite the artist.
"oh that's so nice, can i see later?" he asked and smiled so wide his cheeks hurt.
he loved life.
she nodded happily and ran off to go get it after Pony put her down.
Georgia got up and embraced her husband. he had stopped smoking when they had Bella, so did she.
but he still smelled of fresh rain and morning dew.
"hi babe." she said and his heart fluttered.
it always fluttered.
so did hers, maybe even more.
"hi sweetheart. i missed you today." he said and picked her up, so she wrapped her legs around him.
"i was so happy when you came home. happier than usual." she said.
a puzzled look came on his face, and he put her down.
just then, Bella came running out with a paper in her hand.
it wasn't a drawing, but..another ultrasound?
Pony's eyes watered and he dropped to his knees, wrapping his arms around his babygirl.
"surprise!" Georgia said through tearing up.

and that is the story, of how when one little secret gets out, the whole world would change.

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THE END.

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I'm thinking about writing a short story about Bella, as in like ten chapters lmao.
yes or no?
hope you enjoyed this book, btw!