One Week {Under Construction}

Epilogue- 5 Years Later

Jules – 5 years Later

No one knows what life has in store for them. You simply cannot control life. It is what you do with what you have. It is you alone who has to make decisions about your life.

I made decisions that have affected the outcome of my life. But do I regret them? No, because then I wouldn’t have what I have now. I wouldn’t have my daughter, Willow and I wouldn’t have Preston, again. About a year and a half after Maci passed away; we decided it was time to get married again. I knew this time was the right time. I had no hesitations.

We don’t hear from Ashton anymore. Last I heard, he was still will Sara and they were expecting. Preston and I tried to help him get out of the situation that he was in but he informed us that this is what he deserved for everything that he has done. You can’t help people who don’t want the help. Ashton has demons of his own that he needs to deal with and you can’t save people from that. It’s something that they have to deal with.

I sometimes think of him when I see our daughter doing something that he would do. Preston told me about what Ashton told him to do. First, I was somewhat angry that he didn’t want to know our daughter after everything he pulled at the cabin. But then I thought about it and I eventually agreed that I would want our daughter to grow up in that environment. Ashton signed his parental rights away and Preston adopted Willow. With the papers he left us a note stating that this is the only good thing that he has done in his life; saying that he couldn’t be selfish and that Willow deserved to be with a family that wouldn’t lie or manipulate her like he was in. Then he went on to say that maybe one day he will meet her and that he hopes that she understands on why he did this. Everything that he was doing was for her. That’s what parents do they do everything in their power to make sure that their child succeeds.

I wake up every day thankful for the life I have and the people who are in my life.

People should take a look at their life and evaluate it. If you are unhappy then fix it. Your life in is your hands. Sure there are times where you can’t control things. Like cancer, you can’t control who gets it and you can’t take it away from someone you love. It makes you feel useless.

Being a grown up is hard sometimes. Making decisions about your life is probably the most difficult thing to do. Everyone is going to make different choices and sometimes you will not agree.

If you are fortunate enough to stay friends with people you have known since high school then you have found some remarkable people. People who are willing to grow and stay in contact with you are one of the greatest things because you know that you are true friends. Then you have those friendships where a good amount of time will pass but when you meet up with them it seems like no time has passed.

Sometimes I wonder what it would have been like if Maci was still alive. Would we all be friends? Would I even be with Preston or would I still be pinning over Ashton? It’s a bunch of what ifs. You can’t live in the what-ifs world.

So can one week change the course of your life?

Absolutely.

 It will either change for the good or the bad but you will never know. Take chances, don’t be afraid to speak your real feelings about things, and don’t let anyone tell you that you should feel differently. Your feelings and thoughts matter. You matter. Everyone should realize this about themselves. Keep the people who matter the most in your lives.

And remember that one week can change everything.