A Journey, A Coincidence, A Memory

Epilogue: Chapter 40: Rose

March 13, 2022, 3:00 pm

"Come over here, to my lava world," Richard instructs.

I use my avatar on Minecraft® and move it around Richard's world. I've been playing Minecraft lately since it's the only way to get me and Richard to keep in touch. We use our phones for calling and at the same time we play on our video game consoles. That's what we've been up to these days.

I remember when I went to school on January 24th, I was in whole popularity. Students, teachers, and even my principal came to know about Richard, Lara and Maisie's experiences. That's all they talked about for the past few days, even until now. They knew I was included, so that basically changed my school life.

I had more friends than usual and the teachers would always congratulate me on my success. Mainly, they're talking about the part where I found Lara and helped her get back home. I don't know how this role is huge because I'm literally treated like a prom queen at school.

At least I'm not alone anymore; that's the good news. And I'm glad that David dude was arrested for good. They're giving him a ten-year penalty here as a result of his cruel actions.

I continue to discover Richard's lava world and was impressed by most of his creations. He's like a pro on this thing and I'm just a starter. Our routine every day is to play Minecraft® and he teaches me some building techniques. What I do with Lara and Maisie is a video call where we talk about our day.

I also came to know all of Lara, Richard and Maisie's friends. I once met Abigail and Harper on a phone call and they were extremely kind-hearted. I additionally met Autumn on WhatsApp and she was nice too. In fact, we had a lot of things in common; we were basically besties after that. Richard also surprised me by inviting Alan to play with us Minecraft® who is an expert at building too; that just humiliated me that I don't know how to do simple building tricks yet.

Jessie was great too; she told me her backstory of when she was a bully and regretted all of it. I would regret too; some people say bullies end up unsuccessful.

"I have to go, Rose. Bye, see you later!" Richard enthuses.

"Bye! And good luck on your math test!" I reply back.

I'm just glad that all that melancholy is over and that I have my life the way I wanted to be. I might be alone at home, but that doesn't stop my awesome friends who keep in touch with me. Maybe Richard's right, if we become successful in the future, then we can plan a whole lot of things for all of us to stay together. Possibly forever.