Epilogue ~

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1 year...

***sigh

It's been 1 year... I've been feeling mixed emotions during the year... It'll be 2026 soon... just couple of days until January 1, 2026... which means... 1 year since I ever saw Ben... 1 year of being a successful chef...

I'm practically swimming in money... ever since I made my own famous 5-star restaurant... I've practically been buried in money... I give it to my family and my employees since I don't really need it... But, I still... miss...Ben... sure, it's desperate to still love a guy who's already moved on but... I've always been known to be a desperate type...

Zacky's 8 now... he has a greater life than me... he has a group... I've met them, Milan, Eddie, William, Zacky and Amy... Zacky's happy with his life... he gets out of the house, while I hole up in my room, under the blanket... crying my eyes out... Mom and Dad are worried about me... but I assured them that I'm fine...

I'm fine...

I'm always fine... But... I'm not... happy... I'm fine, but I'm not happy. I just need Ben and I'll be happy... I know that it may be desperate but I have nothing right now...

"Yvette...!", knocked Dad, "A guy named Ben is at our door. He said that he needs to talk to you...immediately", I quickly flung the blankets off me and looked at myself in the mirror... I look like a troll! I need to wipe my tears and I need to make my hair nice... I just need---"He can't wait, Yvette!". Uggggghhhhhh... FINE. I ran outside my room and went to the door, "What do you want, Dillingham?!"---but I got interrupted as he started to die of laughter, "You look like a troll!", I grunted at him, "Shut up, Ben! I was---"; "---crying?", he completed my sentence... He grabbed my hand and led me far away from my house. He dragged me towards the woods and sat me down...

"Why are we here?! Isn't Sarah supposed to boss you around about your wedding?!", I snorted at him.

"Well, me and Sarah aren't a thing anymore..."----excuse me?! What. You're not supposed to break up with Sarah! She'll whoop your butt before you can even run away! "WHY?! YOU AND HER WERE PERFECT TOGETHER!"-----

***smooch

Ben crashed his lips hardly on mine, "Because I chose you, Evie...", he grinned but then, went back to kissing me again and again... I pushed him off me, "You chose me?", I said, dumbfounded. He scooped me up in his arms and whispered in my ear...

"Marry me, Evie..."

"What?!", "Yvette, Marry me, so we can run away and have a whole new life, start over again...", he said, trying to convince me to say 'yes'...but, should I say 'yes'? I really want to start a whole new life and forget all the depressing thoughts about my life...

I whispered back into his ear, "Yes...", and Ben gave me a big smile then started to kiss me multiple times.

"I love you, Benjamin Dillingham..."

"I love you too, Yvette Wanders..."

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(6 months later) (Narrator's P.O.V)

"Do you, Benjamin Dillingham take Yvette Wanders, as your lovely wedded wife... through thick and thin, sickness and through health, no matter what, until death do you apart?", the priest read the bible.

"I do", Benjamin smiled as he gazed upon the beautiful sight of Yvette in a white gown and veil.

"Do you, Yvette Wanders, take Benjamin Dillingham as your lawfully wedded husband, through thick and thin, through sickness and through health, no matter what, until death do you apart?", the priest repeated for Yvette Wanders.

Yvette couldn't believe that she would actually be here...in front of Ben getting married, "I do", she echoed.

"And now", the priest closed the book shut, "I now, pronounce you as, husband and wife... you may kiss the bride", Benjamin leaned in and gave Yvette big passionate kiss.

The crowd whooped and cheered for the new couple... Now, Yvette is a happily married woman, has a wonderful family, has great friends, has a great job as a chef, but that would have never happened if she hadn't crossed the dark tunnel with Benjamin as her shining light.

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And that ends the story of 'The Light At The End Of The Dark Tunnel'... Yvette is finally happy... but the journey isn't over yet! There will be a sequel starting December or November called 'End Of The Highway', but this time, we go and see through Zacky's eyes!

So stay tuned for that! :D

~ That_Weird_Book_Worm

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