CHAPTER 38: The Path Of Light

SPENCER'S POV:

Emily went home the next day. I wanted to drive her, but she insisted that I go home and get some sleep. I didn't argue, all the stress had affected me from the past few days, and I was worn out.

I drove home, and walked inside.

My mom and Melissa were sitting in the living room, watching a movie.

"Hey Spence! We haven't seen you in a while!" Melissa laughed.

"I've just been with Emily." I rolled my eyes.

"That's sweet of you." My mom smiled at me, and I shrugged.

"She would have done the same for me." I pointed out.

I walked into the kitchen to grab a glass of water. I was getting it down when my father came downstairs from his office.

"Spencer. I've been doing some thinking." He started.

I felt my heart freeze, and I could see Melissa and my mom tense up from where they were sitting.

"Okay?" I replied, uncertain.

He walked up to me, smiling, and pulled me into a hug.

"I know what I said earlier. About how I didn't understand the bond you and Emily had, and how I didn't think it was right." He muttered, pulling away from me.

I gulped and nodded, remembering what he had said.

"I just wanted to let you know, after seeing you run out to Emily when she needed you, and you spending the days with her, I've changed my mind. I realize now how much you really love each other, and I was an absolute idiot for trying to ever break that apart. To make things short…I guess I wanted to tell you…I, I'm perfectly okay with you and her. I know I already apologized, but now, I really am okay with it. I understand it better now." He explained.

I felt tears come to my eyes, and I ran up and hugged him again.

"Thank you dad, thank you thank you thank you." I muttered over and over.

"Don't thank me, thank Melissa. She's the one who explained your reactions, and bond to her in a better way." He laughed.

I smiled and sent Melissa another smile. She just laughed and nodded, glad that everything was resolved.

"Thanks Dad. Really, I know it must have been hard for you to accept it, but I'm glad you can." I grinned.

"It wasn't completely that I didn't accept it, I guess I just didn't understand it." He shrugged, and I nodded.

"That makes sense." I agreed.

"If you don't mind, I have to go upstairs and finish a few things." I mentioned, as I headed up the steps. My dad nodded, and walked over to join the rest of my family on the couch.

I walked into my room and set my phone down on the couch. Walking into the bathroom, I grabbed all the pieces of glass and sharp things I had gathered and held them in my hands. They were so empowering, and tempting.

I sighed, my arms shaking, and dropped them into the toilet. I watched as they sunk to the bottom of the porcelain bowl, and with a shaky hand, I brought it to the metal handle.

Closing my eyes, I pressed hard, and watched the objects that had brought me so much pain and pleasure flow away. I smiled weakly, and walked back to the couch, picking up my phone and dialing Emily.

"Hello?" She asked from the other end.

"Emily?" I gulped, still trying to get over the fact that I had gotten rid of everything I was so dependent on.

"Did you do it?" She asked.

"Yeah." I replied shakily. Back when I was spending time with her in the hospital, she had made me promise that when she got out to flush all my blades and items so that way neither of us had a reason to return there.

"I'm so proud of you Spencer." She soothed from the other end.

"Thank you." I smiled, even though she couldn't see it.

"I have to reapply my bandage around my waist, but thank you for calling me. I wasn't sure if you actually would, but you did, and I'm beyond happy for you." She explained.

"Alright." I muttered. "Thank you Emily. I needed to do that." I sighed.

"Things have been so much better." She mentioned.

"I agree. It's still hard sometimes, but I feel happier overall." I admitted.

"I'm so glad. I'll talk to you later Spencer. I love you more than everything."

I smiled widely, my heart beating with joy.

"I love you more than words can express." I replied.

The phone line went dead, and I knew she had hung up.

I set my phone down on the table next to my bed and laid back, looking at the ceiling.

Emily was my girlfriend.

I had been clean for a week.

My parents were accepting of me.

I sighed, and closed my eyes, thinking over the last few days, and weeks.

Sure I missed Toby.

Sure I regretted making some of the choices I had made.

However, if I hadn't made some of my mistakes, things might have ended differently.

I took a deep breath, and smiled.

The world was a painful place, full of dark times, and dark paths. However, I had finally, after miles of stumbling down the path of darkness, found the path of the light.

I was now longer hanging onto life by a thread, but hanging on by the firm hand of the person I loved most.

And together, we could face any darkness thrown at us.

Thank you, to everyone who has supported me throughout this story. Yes, this is the final chapter.

I have enjoyed writing this story so much, I have fallen more in love with the characters the more I wrote it, and learned new things about myself along the way.

I am truly thankful for everything you guys as readers have done for me. Between favoriting, reviewing, and simply reading, I couldn't have made it without you.

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