Love In the Niall River *Completed*

Finally At Ease

Sam:

I opened the car door, stepping out onto the pavement. Niall looked to me from the driver's seat. "You sure you're OK?"

I nodded slowly. "I need to do this."

He then closed the door and pulled out his phone.

I sighed, staring at the landscape before me.

Walking in, I scanned the area for my people, then found them.

Making my way over, I knelt and placed a rose on each of my parents' graves.

"Hey Mom, Dad." I whispered, still on my knees in front of their graves. "It's been a while since I've come here. 6 years, I think." I felt tears welling up in my eyes and streaming down my cheeks, but instead of wiping them away, I let them fall onto the dirt beneath my feet. "And I just wanted to say....I'm sorry." I whispered, before I began to sob. "I'm sorry I was angry! I'm sorry my last words to you were hateful!" I cried, my shoulders shaking. "And despite all that, you still cared enough about me to go check on me! It's my fault you died! If I had been at home like I should've...." I trailed off, before continuing.

"I'm getting married tomorrow, to a wonderful guy named Niall. But I had to get this off my chest beforehand." I stared at the ground, before I looked back up. "I want you to know that I'll always love you. And those words were a lie. I've never stopped loving you." I brushed my fingers across the engravings, before rising to my feet. Trembling, I raised my fingers to my lips, and blew a kiss at the graves.

As I walked back to Niall, I felt the load resting on my heart become lighter.

Now, for the first time in years, I was finally at ease.

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Short chapter, sorry, tired.

Next chapter wedding.

Madi