A Different Kind Of Love Triangle

Epilogue

[Few Months Later]

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(Few.. small things had happened after we finished college..

Aiden got accepted into the city level team..

N completed his training and was now a Junior Chef..

And I.. had found my calling too..

Being the assistant to English Professor..
Dad wasn't the happiest by my decision but, let me do my thing..

I took writing as a hobby too, well a temporary one.. just had too many thoughts to keep them to myself..

With some help from our parents, we rented and moved into a small lofted apartment..

Our own space..
Still roommates.. but as lovers..

To celebrate I had called our friends over..)

Zoe: Hey! (She gave me a big hug as soon as she walked through the door, leaving Bryan who was by her side behind)

Nathan: Hey kid~
(I ruffled her hair)

How's second year treating you?

Zoe: Ugh don't ask.. everything is annoying.. and y'all aren't close..
Well at least..

(She looked back at Bryan who was approaching)

Got a boyfriend..

(Bryan gave me a quick hug too)

Bryan: Let's pretend we never made out shall we?
(He teased which I rolled my eyes at)

Nathan: You're not going to change are you?
(Brayn playfully shrugged..)

(N and Aiden came up and greeted the two)

Aiden: Where are the others?

Zoe: Leah's parking, should be here any minute..

(As they took a seat and we gave them some drinks, Leah and Saquiyah burst through the door, holding hands)

Leah: Beautiful house you three~

Saquiyah: I can't believe people in my friend circle have a place of their own now~ I'll be crashing if ya don't mind~
(We chuckled at her words)

N: Having a girlfriend suits you Leah..
Who would thought you'd be in our community.. not me..
(Leah smiled)

Leah: I didn't think either.. out loud..
But always found girls very very pretty too~

Aiden: Please take a seat you two..
(They nodded and joined Bryan and Zoe on the couch, but before that)

Saquiyah: Oh.. someone wanted you to have this..
(She gave me a piece of paper and sat down, I excused myself and walked away and opened the note.. it was from..)

"Hey Nathan..
I have done a lot of thinking in the last year.. what I said was absolutely awful, and I don't deserve forgiveness..
I'm learning things constantly.. wish I did sooner..
I saw the news through social media.. Congratulations on the relationship and the new house..
I gave this note to Saquiyah because I knew Zoe would have slapped me on my face.. deservedly so..
I couldn't face you after what I said not reach through a screen..
But I do hope you live a fulfilling life with the ones you love..
Again.. I don't deserve it, but I hope you can spare some hatred so I can get closure.. even if just by a single percent..
Goodbye, thank you for reading this.."

(I smiled softly as I put it in my pocket, a little amused by the fact that Titli didn't even write her name there..
With a relief in my heart I joined the others again who were chatting..

Aiden wrapped his arm around my shoulder and gave me a look of "is something wrong?" As he noticed my somber expression..
I nodded my head with a smile, reassuring I was..

Suddenly the doorbell rang)

N: Come in, the door is open!
(Lukas opened the door and walked in, we cheered as he did so)

Aiden: Our man!
(He jogged and gave us a hug one by one)

Lukas: It's been so long since we *properly* hung out!

Nathan: Too long~

N: How's the new job going?

Lukas: It's going.. no one told me how annoying children can be though..

Zoe: Looks like mister daycare has already gotten his fix..

Lukas: Constant crying can do things to you..
(We chuckled as he sat down as well)

Leah: Nathan.. tell us what you have been working on! I'm dying from curiousity!
(Saquiyah nodded in agreement)

Zoe: Seriously, this last few months everytime I called he just said "I'm busy with writing, call later.."

Aiden: You think that's bad? He hasn't even told us..

N: His own boyfriends.. the gall..
(I scratched the back of my head in embaressment)

Nathan: Really guys.. it's just a draft..

Bryan: Doesn't matter, give me the deets man!

Zoe: Pretty please?? For your sister?

Lukas: Drafts are the most important to share.. for feedback's sake..

Nathan: Alright..
(I said with a sigh)

I'll be back...
(I walked into my small office space.. aka a repurposed closet and came back with pages attached to each other by a binding spine, when I stepped back in I saw Aiden and N on the couch too, waiting curiously)

Well..
(I took a seat on the coffee table)

Here it is..

Aiden: What even is it?

N: Don't say you've been writing a spiritual sequel to "50 shades of grey"

(I chuckled at his tease)

Nathan: No.. it's something much much more special..

The story of us...
(I opened the book to see the first page)

N: Us...

Aiden: You wrote a book about us..?
(They asked me with tears forming in their eyes)

Zoe: ..That is.. beautiful..

Bryan: Indeed.. (He was already snuffling like a baby as he cried slightly)

Leah: Albeit a bit nerdy..
(She joked playfully)

Saquiyah: I didn't know Nathan was this romantic..

Lukas: My bar for men just raised by tenfold..
(I blushed at their words)

Nathan: Alright alright..
(I cleared my throat)

Here I go..

The story us..

The story of a..

Different kind of Love Triangle..

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[~THE END~]