Epilogue

Never Been Happier

Bex's P.O.V.

"And just so you know
The distance is what's killing me
Time and space have become the enemy
And what I need is so far away
And so it goes
The distance makes it hard to breathe
My heart won't let go easily
I don't want to be this far away."

I didn't quite understand it, in honesty. Everyone on my blog seemed to be requesting me to sing and I really wanted to know why that was. I wasn't a great singer. I wasn't as talented as Duncan. But I guess that's why. Mr. I'm-The-Best-Damn-Singer-And-Everyone-Knows-It is my biological father after all, I may have inherited his singing skills like I inherited his passion for acting. And I had chosen to sing my favorite song of his to sing too.

I finished up the last few beats and gave a smile and a wave before clicking off the camera. I was met by a loud applause behind me and turned to find the one and only Bella Cortez standing in my doorway. It was obvious she had been listening the whole time, but I didn't care. I wasn't shy.

"COME ON!" She squealed instead of complimenting me. I rolled my eyes and grabbed my jacket from my bed. "We can't be late for this. Do you know what would happen if we were late? I could not graduate. And do you know what happens if I don't graduate-?"

"You don't get into college and if you don't get into college then you can't become a vet and if you can't become a vet then you can't help poor, sick animals and if you can't help poor, sick animals then your life has no purpose and if your life has no purpose then it isn't worth living anymore and you may as well just knock yourself off with a rope or bottle of pills." I finished for her, a smile on my face. "Belles, I know. And I won't let you be late, so MOVE IT!" I grabbed her hand and started pulling her towards the front of my house. I called a goodbye to my parents as I clicked the unlock button on my keys to my Mercedes Benz. It wasn't my first car of choice, but it was an 18th birthday present from my parents after I told them I was finally going to learn to drive.

My best friend was jittery in her seat the entire ride to the High school. Today was the day she was going to graduate and I was going to be there to support her. I know it could have been me up on that stage beside her, but being homeschooled did have its advantages. I had already graduated the year before, being far ahead of the other teenagers my age.

As we pulled up outside, we were met with the three biggest smiles anyone could ever make. Ethan, Shaun and Katlyn all made their way over my car as Bella and I hopped out. Ethan wrapped one arm around his girlfriend's waist and led her towards the building. Shaun held a hand out to me and I happily accepted it as we followed Ethan and Bella. I could hear Katlyn whining behind as she trailed after us.

"You guys just want me to the feel the torture of being single, don't you?" The four of us smiled and regarded our sulking friend over our shoulders. I couldn't help but giggle at her.

"Don't worry, Katy." Ethan spoke first, "We'll get you a boyfriend in good time."

"And Ethan and I are always here to beat him up when he hurts you." We were all in a fit of laughter by the time we reached the front door of the High school. As Ethan and Bella were whisked away to retrieve their graduation gowns, Shaun pulled me closer to him and gave me a quick kiss on the forehead as we walked over to our friends parents. The two of us had been together for four months by that point. He's almost a year older than me, making him a college freshman studying at UCLA. We'd met at the park when he was out for a run and I accidently ran Jade's stroller over his foot. It was love at first sight for me.

Look at my clichéd life...It makes me want to hit myself in the face with a brick.

The three of us, Katlyn, Shaun and myself, followed Mr. and Mrs. Cortez to our seats. I could see people shooting glances in my direction and my name came up in a few whispers that were too loud to even be considered whispers. Shaun must have seen and heard too because he pulled me even more protectively under his arm. Katlyn 'awwed' at us and I wanted to punch her right there and then. My best friend sure knew how to make me blush in public.

Staring up at the stage in front of me, I found my fingers automatically seeking out the small scar on my lip. The school always made me remember the events from three years ago. It was one of the reasons I tried to avoid the place at all costs. It usually worked. Only once do I recall having to come here to pick Bella up after she had stayed late to do some extra-credit work.

It was a boring ceremony, but I had fun trying to name everyone in the crowd. The ones I knew were easy, the others turned into my old game that I had once played at an airport eight years previously. It kept me entertained until I heard my best friend's name being called out by the Principle.

"Annabella Cortez." There was a louder round of applause for Bella because I knew he was well known and liked across the school. She was always the helping hand and at the source of everything. She was going to be missed, I knew it.

The other students all passed by in a blur. I heard Ethan being called out and I cheered a bit more enthusiastically for him than the others. It had taken his two and a half years, but during their junior year, Ethan had plucked up the courage to ask Bella to prom. I was the first one she called when she received the news.

I sat and waited for the slow and painful torture to come to an end. But before that happened, there was one more name that caught my attention.

"Mason Porter."

My heart skipped a beat and I found myself involuntarily sitting upright in my seat. He had slipped my mind to have been graduating the same time as Bella and Ethan, but of course he was. I had taken the past three years to forget about him and the one time I would see him, it had actually worked.

I craned my neck and I felt Katlyn squeeze my hand beside me. I didn't turn my attention to her, though; I was focused on the boy on the stage. He was taller, much taller. His hair was exactly the way I remember it and when he turned to face the crowd, his smile and eyes lit up the auditorium. He was definitely older, much more mature, but he was still the same Mason Porter I remembered.

We didn't lock eyes, but I doubted he would recognize me anyway. He wasn't the only person who had changed. Mom and I had been looking through old photos the other day and we'd found one from when I was at that age. She said I'd filled my body out now that I was an adult. My hair east definitely shorter. I had kept it shoulder length after that first haircut, only difference being my bangs had grown out too. I was unrecognizable to the people I had once been in school with. Well, unrecognizable as long as they hadn't seen any of my movies.

As soon as the hats were thrown into the air and the cheering died down to a talkative buzz, Katlyn, Shaun and I ran off to congratulate our friends. We found them sharing a quick make-out session in a side room. It was a typical them thing to do.

I could see Bella and Katlyn pull a face at each other, which was obviously something about me in a code they had created. Bella pulled me in a for a hug, he smile never wavering. I knew it was about Mason by the way the four almost babied me for the rest of the day. I never said a thing and neither did they, but it was the typical reaction they gave when something from my past snuck up on us.

I guess I didn't mind, I knew they cared a lot about me. And that's all that matters to me in the end; my friends.

Xxx

Well, here we come to another end of my life stories. This one had a lot of ups and down. The twists and turns hopefully kept you on your toes, but I'm not quite sure it did. I mean, you all know how my story ends, right?

If this is my first book you are reading, then you won't know what I'm talking about right now. If it's the second, then you will know, from the end of the first, that Shaun and I are going strong. We're now, what, eight years down the line? And we couldn't be more in love. But I'm sure you'd rather hear about what happened with Darren after we reconnected in the bakery. We became friends, as we said. He regained my trust after about three years and we briefly dated again, but broke up shortly after we got back together. He just wasn't it for me anymore. I felt a need to explore myself before I stuck down to dating. And in normal Bex fashion, that didn't last very long and I have had my fair share of dates.

I guess my two stories aren't so different after all. I mean, they both discuss love. The bringing together of a man and a woman. Maybe I'm not so different from my parents after all. Though, my parents are still going strong while I'm married to someone who wasn't part of my messed up childhood.

I always thought I was the rebel in the family. I was going to be the one who turned out different, but I haven't really. We're all the same. All have the Evers family gene coursing through us.

Many people ask me 'Bex, don't you feel sorry for Kyle and Destiny?' I have to answer no. The two have just turned fifteen, starting off in their first year of High school. Sure, High school isn't the perfect place where you want to be at the time, but, after it was all over and done with, I missed it. I never did go back, mind. I stuck with being home schooled, but I did miss it.

Jade, my youngest sister has just turned seven. I feel quite sorry for her, to be honest. Mom and Duncan decided to send her to public school too. At least Kyle and Destiny have each other, she has no one. Even I had Mason to watch over me...

Mason.

Mason Porter is one person I have heard nothing from in the past ten years. He didn't even speak to me at the graduation. I don't blame him. Looking back I had been such a bitch towards him. I wish I hadn't been, but I was. I never realized it at the time, but now I do. So, Mason, if you're reading this, I am so sorry. I am sorry for everything I put you through. If I had truly been a good friend, I would never have made you do everything I had. I never would have hurt you the way I did. I am sorry. I really am sorry for everything.

Same goes for Marisol. I never heard about her again, either. She moved schools, so she wasn't even at the graduation ceremony. But I do have to be a good sport and apologies to her too. So, Marisol, if you're reading this, I'm sorry.

Bella and I remained close friends, even now. Same for Katlyn. The three of us did become pretty close after the whole fiasco was over and done with. There was also Ethan and Shaun and the five of us made up our own little group. None ever brought up the subjects of Mason, Darren, Marisol or any of the events that were mentioned in this book on purpose, or even accidently. It was nice to have friends who would always be there for me.

I did go back to acting. It must be said that my face appeared in a few more movies before I gave it up completely. Well, I retired. No work for me. I was twenty-three and had the world at my feet. But I just became a face in the background.

Well, I guess this is the end of another great big chapter in my life. What's next to tell? Maybe my own love story or maybe I won't bother. I mean, seriously, it is my life after all. I don't want it out there for the world to see. Duncan may have still been out there, but I soon fell into my place; the background. And I have never been happier.

A/N: The end...

Yup. That was the epilogue for ya'll...

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As you can see, I did add in a NEW scene to this chapter XD I've always hated how short it was, so I decided we'd have some fun and have the graduation ceremony shown in there.

Points to anyone who can name the song in the beginning without using google :P I'm in love with the song right now...GO LISTEN TO IT!

And just for the record, I've never been to a graduation ceremony! We don't have them in the UK! I just watch a lotta movies...;) hahaha!

Anyone remember Bex's airport game?

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16 weeks and five days of writing WHSS.

34 weeks and 3 days of writing about the life of probably my favorite OC I ever created...The always amazing Bex Evers!

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Spellchecker's Note: Hey guys, I'm sorry if there's mistakes, it's late and I have school tomorrow :( Anywho, I'm very sad to see this story go, the story before this was how I met Chloe, and without it, Chlo and I prolly wouldn't be friends. Well for the last time, bye guys xx Maddi. (PS REVIEW AND SAY HI/GOODBYE TO ME!)