Epilogue
He sends a letter, an actual piece of snail mail. It's postmarked somewhere in Manitoba, a place called Pinawa which I'd sure never heard of.
He says he had to stay away so long because he couldn't come back until he was sure he wouldn't kill Cyclops. Then he said he had to be sure he could be in the same room with him without injuring him.
He then says that once he was sure he could do that, he didn't know if Storm and I could forgive him and that kept him away.
He left a phone number at the end of the letter.
I run to the greenhouse on the top floor, where I know Storm will be. She's there, and she's also holding a letter.
"Can you forgive him?" I ask. "Can you?" I repeat, not caring if I sound dorky and impatient.
Storm is quiet for longer than I'd like. She then says, "I can forgive him."
But there's something else in her voice. It made me think like forgiving him is maybe all she can do.
"Would you…take him back? Like get back together with him?"
I was surprised that she answered me and didn't say it was none of my business. But her answer was right to the point. "Not unless he approaches me first." And then I couldn't believe my ears when she added, "And grovels. And even then I cannot guarantee it."
I whip out my phone and start dialing the number in the letter. I don't know and it's none of my business but – but fuck it, I'm going to give Wolverine a piece of my mind and explain to him that he can grovel.
THE END
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