Through Thin Walls

t w e n t y - f o u r

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Amelie and I were walking to a cafe today, going to meet a special friend I hadn't seen in years. She worried that I wouldn't be stable enough to handle meeting them, but I begged to differ.

We sat down and ordered our coffee, her's two creams no sugar, and mine black. I couldn't help but to stare at the clock ticking by as I stirred my coffee. Every sound of the bell ringing as the door opened made my head turn excitedly, but each time it wasn't them.

Until finally the clock hit 12:24. I turned my head for the billionth time it seemed, only to be met with a man in a black sweater, grey hairs slowly making an appearance on his head. He sat down smiling at Amelie and I as she handed him the coffee.

"Hey."

"Its been a long time Jacob."

"I-I heard you were getting back on track again." I said, giving him a smile that wasn't quite forced.

"You can thank your aunt for that. She finally got my sorry ass into a hospital to get me the meds I needed," he said chuckling.

"So how have you been son?" My mouth spewed a bit of my coffee as Amelie laughed a bit, wiping the dribbles of my shirt.

"Great, I'm glad you can be apart of my life again now that you're better."

"About the past Jacob, I'm sorry I did those things. When you have a mental illness you aren't in your right mind. It almost controls you."

"I know and I forgive you for that and I'm sure mom would too." He smiled, tears welling in his eyes as he slowly pulled me into a hug.

"I'm sorry I wasn't ever the father you needed me to be."

"That's alright dad, the past is gone with time now." I finally found comfort in the embrace that only a father could give his son and it felt like I was a little kid again. Like I had just scraped my knee and he had fixed me up, wiping my tears and hugging me. I felt love within his words, in his apology. He deserved nothing but the best now.

As I pulled out of the hug I caught a glimpse of Amelie. My father must have caught notice too because he started to strike up a conversation with her.

"So who's your girlfriend?" He said chuckling, still trying to get the gloss from his eyes.

"My name is Amelie."

"I can feel the warmth that surrounds you two. I'm glad my son has someone like you."

She smiled warmly at my father. "So I expect kids in a few years, yeah?"

Amelie giggled as I nudged my father scoldingly. Hell, we were only 18.

Over the next hour or two we continued to talk about the future, our plans, even careers. I caught up with the man I didn't ever want to call my father-the man I never knew as father. I wouldn't be here without her. Without Amelie I wouldn't be able to forgive the past and look forward.

Amelie had taught me to be strong and how the strength was not only in being brave, but being merciful enough to forgive. She had a kind heart even with everything that had happened in her life and that was one of the things that made me love her personality, love her.

Even as I'm telling this story 10 years later, I still smile each time I remember her. The pitch black hair and the void filled eyes still resignate within my memory. The painting we had together still hangs above our bed, watching over the story that is still being told. The colors glinting brightly with the night sky that was our ceiling. Three thousand, six hundred, and fifty days later her name still escapes my tongue with the same love it did the first time I said it.

Ah-mi-lee.

FIN.

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A/N well, this is it guys i hope you enjoyed Through Thin Walls. Thank you to all the supporters of this story that stayed till the end- with all your votes & comments.

i love you all so much. new book coming out called Impavid. (also gonna work on another one called Operation Prom Domination-but idk about that title)

THANK YOU AGAIN.

*waves goodbye to Jacob and Amelie* ; - ;