Starlight

Epilogue

Asher____

"Azriel! Zoe! Michelle! Be down in thirty minutes." Rose yelled out for our kids.
"I'm coming, mummy. Azriel, stop touching my teddies!" Zoe screamed out at her baby brother. I looked at Rose, she had her eyes closed and her hand resting on her forehead.

She's going to get a migraine soon, it's been chaos since morning.

"Babe, your kids are going to be the end of me." She dramatically sighed, walking up to me. I love this woman. We have been married for 6 years and it's still counting but each day, I set my eyes on her, I fall more in love with her.

"I thought it was the death of me not the end." She sent a glare towards my direction, I chuckled at that. She looks cute.
"Well, thank you, professor." She sent a forced smile my way, I crackled in response.
I love this woman.
"Good morning, daddy. Hey mummy," Michelle said to us, walking down the stairs coming to a halt in front of her mum. Rose adjusted her dress, fixing her hair.

Our twelve years old daughter, stepped into her mum's embrace, wrapping her arms round her neck.
Throughout the years, Michelle has evolved into a beautiful girl, a replica of her mum.

"What's keeping them so long? Azriel! Zoe! Be down in five or I'm going to come up there and pull you down myself. I like to think you can already envision that."

Michelle and I, held back our laughter before we had ourselves thrown out of the house by her royal highness. I love her meals, can't afford spending the night outside our door.

***

"Hello there," Rose popped her head in, smiling brightly at us.
I beckoned her beside me, we were all gathered in the living room watching The Shack.

My kids and family have grown to love this movie, this movie saved me. It helped me rethink my decisions about refraining from God's presence. It made me realise that there's nothing hidden from the eyes of God, no matter how discreet you think you appear to be.
To God, He's seeing everything, clear as day.

I can still recall that night God delivered me. It was the same night Elle made me fall in love with the movie, same night I watched it for the very first time.
It all happened seven years ago.

For the past six years, I've been married to Rose, we have had problems, challenges but not once did we think divorce was the solution. We knew going down to God in prayer was the ultimate solution to our problems.

And indeed, God was the solution.
So far, we have had three kids, Elle, Zoe, 5 years and Azriel, 3 years. Zoe is a replica of me and Azriel, a mixture of us both. We have decided to close the chapter of childbirth.

Rose's agonizing screams hunted me every night after the birth of our kids. Azriel was the easiest birth according to Rose, among our three kids but Elle's, was the hardest.
She's one strong woman.

"What are you thinking about?" Rose's whisper interrupted my thoughts. I didn't realise when she got comfortable in between my legs as I was lost in thoughts. I wrapped my arms securely around my wife, pulling her closer to me.

"How far we've come. I love you so much. I'm grateful I'm spending the rest of my life with you." I muttered under my breath, loud enough for her ears only.
"Same here, I love you too. Our kids are beautiful." She laid her head on my chest, caressing my arms around her.

We went silent, with her attention back to the movie. I caught my wife's gaze hovering over the shelf for a while. I know what's she looking at.
Her books..
Her bloom, respectively.

That book was the second chance, we got. Our happy ending. It got published three years ago, after the birth of Azriel.
I kept asking her why she never stopped writing after Zoe's birth, she said and I quote...
"I want it at our current position. Even if it's the epilogue, I want my baby boy in there. He's our rock."

And the epilogue, he appeared.

Do you know my favourite part of the book?
The Dedication....

To my beautiful kids and family, most especially, my beloved sister, Naomi.
Thank you for the encouragements and inspiration.

To my lovely husband, thank you for being my inspiration and my muse.
I love you always.
Your Rose.
Your Starlight.

My Starlight.
The light gifted to me by God.
God's prepared divine guidance for me.

I will always love you, my Rose.
Now and forever.

The End.

What's your favourite(s) Bible verse?
Jer 15:20 and Psalm 35.

Favourite chapter of Starlight?
24.

I hope you all were blessed as you read through. Thank you all so much for your support and kind words, it means a lot to me.
God bless you.
Till we meet again. 🤍