Do you remember?

Chapter Twenty Five

I was drugged yet again for my ride home, still having no clue where I had been. Haines gave me a cover to say that someone abducted me again and he set up the whole scene of where I was being held. He was so considerate.
I stood in my driveway, staring at my house. It seemed so foreign to me. The last time I had been home and slept in my own bed was several weeks ago. But it had felt as if it were years ago. So much has changed, I have changed since the last time I was home. My mother would still be at work and Theo would still be at school making me alone for a few hours. I needed to be alone for awhile, I needed to gather myself. I walked up to my porch, pulling out my key and unlocking the front door. I stepped inside. The scent of my house filled my lungs and I cherished the smell. I never thought I would be so grateful to be able to smell my house again. I cracked a smile. It was a mixture of candles and the smell of our perfumes. I loved the feeling of our plush rug beneath my bare feet. I felt relaxed, and grateful that I was finally home. I practically ran up the stairs to my bedroom and jumped onto my bed. There was a scent of cologne and I knew Theo had been here in the past two almost three weeks. I couldn't wait to see him, hoping he would be able to forgive me. I would tell him eventually that Rowan was alive but that's a story for a different day. I wanted to enjoy the rest of my senior year. I wanted to go to football games on chilly Friday nights. I wanted to sit by bonfires snuggled up against Theo's side. I wanted to go to prom. I wanted to go on vacation for senior week. I had come to terms with the fact that Rowan or Raelyn wouldn't be there. This was my life and I am going to live it the way I wish. No longer will thoughts of what happened to her cloud my mind. I will think of her from time to time but we said our goodbyes. We promised each other that she would call me a few times a year and I would answer. I had opened up a new chapter of my life. I took a deep breath, feeling a happiness that radiated from my toes to my head. I can't remember the last time I was this happy.
I couldn't wait to see Theo and the surprised look on his face. I wanted to hug him so close our bodies couldn't possibly get closer and inhale the scent of him. I wanted to just talk to him. I missed him so much that I had butterflies in my stomach anticipated for seeing him.
The past six months have honestly been a whirlwind. I wanted things to return to normal, or as normal as they could get. This is supposed to be the time of my life and I was going to start acting like it was. Sure it would be better if I had my best friend by my side but she is in my heart where she always will be. We made different choices in life that ended up in completely different paths. Maybe... Maybe one day our paths will cross again. The circumstances would be different of course. She would most likely be using yet another different name and be married. I would be married and with a few children living the dream of a housewife. We would get together over a glass of wine and reminisce about old times and our conversation would have us saying "do you remember..."

Our friendship will never be the same and we will never have a friendship like the way that we had. But I know that one day we will reunite because we are sisters and family is forever.

This is the final chapter :( :( :(
I'm actually really depressed. these characters become my friends and ending a story is like ending a friendship...
Anyways. I was thinking about doing a spin off with the Val and Theo characters following their relationship (not really including Rowan/Raelyn)
Should I do that??