Sometimes Smiles Aren't True

Part XVII: An End to a Beginning

This chapter and the last couple few have been entirely fictional. Nothing in them are true events that have happened.

Months after Carter returned from wherever he went, he was caught and taken to pay for all of the things he's done to me. He's 18 so I can report every single thing he has done. I'll happy because he won't be back for a long time. I went over to Ash's house again and we watched a scary movie. We watched The Conjuring and I got so scared I buried my head under the blanket and told him to turn it off. He said okay and turned off the TV. I said to him, "You know I'm getting nightmares from now on right?" He replies, "Yep, that's why I'm here to keep you safe." I say, "Fine, you win! Let's go to bed I'm tired." He said okay and we slept till morning. When I woke he was not in bed but I heard someone downstairs. I'm pretty sure it was Ash so I got up and went downstairs to be with him. I got on the third step and it wasn't him, but his mom. I asked her where Ash was and she said he went somewhere to do something. She had winked when she said: somewhere and something. I got suspicious because I know Ash, and he's up to something. So I told her I was going to make myself breakfast. She looked at me horrified and said, "No you will not! You're here and that means I make you breakfast!" There was no point in arguing so I went along with it. She made me scrambled eggs and bacon with toast. She looked at me and said, "Dig in. You're not going to waste it right?" She's so nice that I can't refuse her and what she does for me and Ash for that matter. So I eat breakfast and tell her thank you. She nods and looks at her phone. She tells me, "Ash will be back soon, and he wants you upstairs in his room." My nineteenth birthday happened a couple months ago as it's June right now. Ash turned nineteen last month so I might have an idea of what will happen. I go under the covers and wait for him there. I hear the door open and I start to get anxious and excited. I don't know what he will do! His mom calls for me to come down and I do. I hit the bottom step and Ash is there standing in with his hands behind his back. I get even more suspicious and I ask what's going on. He says, "Oh nothing, just this." And he gets on one knee and pulls his hands from behind him. It's a small box coveted in black. My mouth drops and I know what he will ask next. He says, "Ashley Rose, you've been the most amazing person I've ever met. So will you marry me?" And he opens the box and there's a ring.  I'm so stunned I don't answer at first. My hands are over my mouth and I feel tears in my eyes. One drops and I say, "Yes I will." And I fling myself onto him and I start crying. His mom is wiping tears from her eyes and she says, "I knew this day would come, and your mom and I have given full permission. I look at her and mouth, 'Thank you.' She nods and says, "Now get out of here. I'm sure you have stuff to do." She waves her hands and we leave. Ash and I go get everything prepared for the wedding next month.
8/31/2017
The wedding's over and it was amazing. I've never been so happy in my life. We went to the new home we bought and I flopped down on my bed and sighed. I've spent the last week converting everything you've read into the journal you're reading now. My story is over and it's been torturous and teribble. It's also been amazing. I've learned that there is always hope and to not let go. There's always an end to a beginning.