Long Goodbyes

|| OVER 20 YEARS LATER ||

~Cams POV~

We all saw it coming .

The long nights, hospital visits.

He was always so tired.

This family is cracking one my one.

I'm only 50 years old and half of us are gone.

I take one last look at Carter's casket, bidding my brother a fair-well.

Over the last 30 years I've lost Matt, Jess, Taylor, Nash, Carter, Gilinsky, and Johnson.

Nash was literally my other half. Honestly after I got the call that they found a body, Nash's description...

It was all over for me.

All of the losses were hard. I mean we were a family, without one another there was nothing going for us.

But to know someone was actually able to kill Nash .

It's heart breaking.

And Carter.. He shouldn't have died.

49.. That's way too young .

Well Jess and Matt were still pre-adulthood, so I guess he's not that young.

Heart issues isn't something you can help, honestly.

They tried everything .

But Carter's heart just wanted out, and it took him too.

He's probably the only one I got to say a proper goodbye to, other then Matt.

We talked for a while, apologizing about our fights, and stuff.

It was a good brother moment.

Until he took his last breath, joining the rest of our family up above.

I like to think, in the years the others had...

They made it.

People know them all.

You mention Jessica Hastings, a girls eyes go wide and she instantly thinks of magcon.

You hear Jack and Jack, they instantly think of an amazing friendship.

Matt and Carter, brotherhood.

I mean they all left there mark.

And I couldn't be greatful enough to be there with them.

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~Jess's POV~

My eyes jolt open.

A blinding light, filling them.

"Matt?" I ask, sitting up.

No ones there.

This whole heaven thing still confuses me.

I feel like I'm alive.

I mean I have my favorite blanket.. My old pillows, my favorite CDs.

It makes so sense.

I guess you can bring what means a lot to you? I don't know.

I throw off my Jatthew blanket, climbing out of the white bed.

"Jack?! Taylor!?" I call out the door.

But instead of meeting eyes with one of them, I find myself looking at the one and only Carter Reynolds.

W-what...

"no.. Carter..." I cover my mouth, frozen.

Why is everyone dying? They're too young ! It's not fair..

"Jess Im with you guys now! it's okay.." He walks towards me, giving me a hug.

I hold onto him, happy to smell his strong axe odor.

"I've missed you so much." I whisper.

He rubs my back, "I've missed you too."

"Where are the others?" I ask looking behind him.

He takes my hand.

"Down stairs, remember that book I told you about? If you heard.."

I instantly nod.

"Yes! About me and Matt. "

He smiles, "I think it's time I read it to everyone."

We hop down the stairs, going into the living room where everyone sits.

I plop myself between Nash, and Taylor, Matt sitting on the floor between my legs.

Carter sits in another seat, picking a book up off of the floor.

"So this is a story about Matt and Jess?" Johnson asks, looking at Carter.

He grins, nodding.

I settle back in my seat, leaning my head against Nash, and holding Matts hand.

I may not be alive. But I'm still with the people I love. My bestfriends, and my Fiancé .

But one day all of us will be together again.

I know it.

Carter clears his throat, opening the book.

"This is a book i like to call,"

He smiles up at me and Matt,

"The Story of Us."

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THE END.

I love you guys so much. Thank you for reading my books !

I've gotten very attached to these characters, so it was hard to write this, but I gotta let go.

Stay tuned for more books though. I promise there will be more.

Your all amazing .

See you guys soon.

Us against the world💖