EPILOGUE - Quinn
We reach Ann Arbor in the shadows of the burning midday sun. The journey here from where I left Rachel took two days, although it seemed endless. A black cloud of grief has followed us the whole way. The tall, heavily fenced hardware store stands out in front of us. Our new home, hopefully just for a few days,if the helicopters haven't been here already.
Emotions among are group are high and tension is building, divisions are beginning to form and somehow, amid my grief I have to find a way to stop that but I know myself that I'm not capable of doing that right now. I am drained of all my confidence, my patience and my strength. Puck has taken mainly charge on the route to this place since I'm such an emotional wreck. I've withdrawn from nearly everybody so quickly and I fear that if we have a big enough and safe space to do so, we may drift further apart and everything will be worse than it already is. I guess I never realized what effect the loss of a person can have, but then again Rachel was no ordinary person. She was special, to everyone. Her loss is mourned by all of us and it effects us all in different ways.
There were fifteen of us and now there are fourteen, and I have to find the strength in me, a strength that Rachel seemed to believe in, to ensure that nobody else succumbs to the fate that my Rachel did. I feel so weak and vulnerable not having her by my side but I know deep down that I need to fulfill her wishes, I need to keep everyone safe. We need to board these alleged helicopters that are coming to this store and we have to somehow help find a cure to stop anyone else from succumbing to this fate.
Along the way I felt like giving up, but I know that's not an option. Rachel seemed to be my own reason for living this past month or so and now she's gone, but she's made sure that I don't do anything stupid because we both know if I don't keep these promises I'll be overcome with guilt and I just can't stand that. This world, which we once knew, has become foreign to us. Morality and humanity, they're things of the past and love has become a rarity, almost impossible to find. I found mine and I lost her again. I failed Rachel and that cost her her life. I will not fail her a second time, someday I must find the strength to lead this group again and even though Rachel's not here beside me, she will always be with with me in spirit, I need to stay faithful to her always, whatever happens and we must keep moving forward.
A/N: Okay, so I know the epilogue wasn't that long but I didn't want it to end with the last chapter. The sequel, which is in Quinn's POV "
Wake Me Up", will be published in the next day or two. Thank you so much for reading , the feedback I've gotten for this story was amazing!
UPDATE , the sequel to this fic is up now, the link is s/10451566/1/Wake-Me-Up
I hope you guys enjoy it, let me know in reviews or PMs or whatever, Thanks again xx