STOLEN

Epilogue

(Please note author's note at end.)

Chelsea's POV:

"You're alright Chelsea. Your dad's waiting for you inside." Officer Matthews said as he opened the car door and let me step out. The whole car ride I didn't speak a word. What would I have said? No, don't throw him in jail, I love him. That would've been my ticket to the loony-bin. All I could do was sit there and watch as Jason was driven away from me. "To get what he deserves." Was the answer I had received when asked where he was being taken. My heart crumbled. The radio was on the whole ride, but I barely noticed given that I felt surrounded by silence as I sat there in my own little world, imagining a scenario where the police hadn't shown up.

The doors to the doors to the police stationed opened before me and my eyes met a room of complete silence and a lot of eyes staring at me in awe. No one said a word. "I want him locked up for the rest of his goddamn life and should he happen to get out I will kill him myself!" A mature, manly voice that the very corners of my memory seemed to recognize as my eyes fell on a poor-looking wooden door that only moments later slammed right open and revealed the identity of a tired, exhausted middle-aged man with kind, concerned eyes and dark hair like mine.

"Hi dad..."

"Chelsea." Arms wrapped around me like he was begging for me to be real, and so was I. Tears began falling from my cheeks at the sweet embrace of my father's protective arms that I had missed for so long. "I missed you dad. How have you been?"

"Worried." He said and clasped me to him, holding me tight and stroking my hair protectively and for the first time in a long time I let out the breath that had been stuck in my throat. The ball in my chest disappeared and my mind was silent and that's how I knew. I was safe again.  

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So there was a small epilogue. I thought you guys deserved to have a little bit of happiness in Chelsea being brought back to her father on top of the heart wrenching last chapter. Sorry, not sorry. That ending was significant for what I'm about to tell you.

You've asked.

I've deliberated.

And I've decided.

There will be a sequel to Stolen. You heard it here first. I've worked up a short storyline, the sequel won't be as long as this one, let me just tell you that already. Also I want to inform you that I have NO CLUE when the sequel will be out, but once I do know, I will keep you guys posted!

Stay tuned for the big reveal of title of book cover for the sequel!!!

And thank you to everyone who clicked onto this partly shitty ass story and kept up with my inconsistent updating over the past months.

Yours truly.