Trust (Sequel to Fire and Ice)

Epilogue

One Week Later

"Do I have to do this?" I complain.  "I'll feel stupid."

"It's not stupid." Emmett argues.  "It'll give you closure."  Him and I are in a car, driving to the cemetery.  I've been having nightmares lately about when Alex died.  I decided to talk to Emmett and Connor about it instead of keeping it to myself this time.  See, I'm getting better at this whole sharing feelings thing!  Unfortunately, Emmett insists that I should see Alex's grave.  Finally, the car stops in front of the cemetery.  I groan.

"Go." he says.  "Please, at least try.  It'll make you feel better."  I sigh, get out of the car.  I walk over to Alex's grave, which was about fifty feet from where Emmett is parked.  There's no flowers or anything planted in front of it, because who would put them there? His friend, family?  I don't think he has any, which gives me a strange sense of relief.  I didn't take away somebody that someone cares about.  I sit cross-legged on the grass, staring at the gravestone.  

"I really don't know what to say." I begin.  "It's not like you can hear me, or anything.  I don't know why Emmett's making me do this." I pause, then continue.  "He's good to me, better than you ever were.   You made me believe that I deserved what you did to me, but I didn't.  I'm worth something.  Emmett taught me that.  I'm worth happiness.  And I got it too.  I'm sorry that it had to be by you dying, but you brought this on yourself.  This isn't on me." I take a deep breath.  "You're six feet under now, and I no longer have to be afraid of you.  I can actually live my life now."  

"How was it?" Emmett asks, once I'm back in the car.  "Do you feel any better?"

"Yup." I say smiling, thinking about the future without even thinking about how my past could haunt it.  "Much better." 

THE END

This is the end of the series!  I've had the ideas for this series for a while before I wrote this, so I'm really glad that I finally got it down on paper.  I've discovered that I love writing, even though I'm probably not that good at it.  I have another idea for a story in mind, and I'll probably start writing it soon!  Thank you to anyone who actually read this.  It means a lot and I hope you at least somewhat enjoyed it!