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C H A P T E R S I X T E E N- final

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Seven years later...

The Bentley sped through the streets of New York, and Bryn remembered sitting on a bus with a certain raven haired teenager seven years prior after having a fall out with her mother. The thought made her smile wistfully, but to the passerby, the smile would have appeared far more sorrowful than happy. Her eyes flickered to the presentation that she had on her iPad, but she groaned and leaned her head against the car window instead. She had memorized the whole speech a week prior, but she was feeling nervous so she felt the need to constantly recheck it.

It was about twenty minutes later when the car stopped in front of a building. The driver stepped out and opened the door for her, and she flashed him a smile that made him blush.

She strode purposefully past a stylish sign that bore the words: The McLean Sanctuary. A flash of pride stirred in her heart when she passed through the automatic doors. A group of children were sitting nearby on a sofa, and their eyes widened comically when they saw her.

Bryn walked into a large room some distance later. There were thousands of people there: business men, charity representatives, journalists, media, and other such people. When she walked up to the podium purposefully, the conversation in the room deadened almost immediately, and a spotlight came on to shine down upon her. Preparing herself, Bryn closed her eyes for a second to regain some composure before she began.

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! I'm glad that you could all be here today, it's a very special day," she began, her confident voice carrying across the room. Journalists began typing, some people were taking videos with cameras and smartphones, as others listened, rapt with attention.

"Today marks the seventh anniversary of the McLean Foundation," Bryn said, and a roar of applause filled the hall. "Since its inception in 2015, the McLean foundation has helped get over twenty thousand and counting homeless youth off the streets, into safe environments complete with accommodations, dining, and education. We've opened over 30 branches around the country, and I'm pleased to say that today marks the start of our global initiative."

The applause intensified exponentially, and Bryn smiled slightly. She used the clicker on the podium to show a picture on the projection screen behind her. It was a picture of another sleek, although different looking building located near the river Thames.

"What you see on screen is the expected branch opening in London in 2023. Our estimates tell us that we can expect to help around seven thousand children in the first year alone, which I think is simply remarkable," she continued.

"Well, before I tell you more about the foundation's goals for the future, I want to take a moment to remember the roots of this organization, what we started from. I think the story behind the other co-founder is one that is crucial to understand the overall mission of the McLean foundation," she said, pausing to give herself some time to reign her emotions in. The journalists were going crazy, typing madly away, eager to be the first to document the unheard story of the McLean foundation's mysterious, absent founder.

"Flynn McLean, the other co-founder, is no longer with us and without him, I would no longer be here, standing and speaking before you today," she started. The silence in the room was absolute.

"Seven years ago, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and I was on the verge of death. It was then that I met Flynn, and I am not lying when I say that he changed my life," she said. "Flynn taught me to give to others, to be a compassionate human being, and to fight for good with every fiber in my body."