Title: Second Chance in Disguise-Epilogue
Author's Penname: Alyssa Smith
E-mail: alyssasmithfanficwriter@yahoo.com
Disclaimer: I don't own A Walk to Remember, duh!
Author's Note: This is the epilogue and end of the story. Yep, the end. Thank you for all the great reviews and I'll check on it more often. By the way, have any of you read the Fingerprints Series by Melinda Metz? I love it. If you have, please e-mail me. As always, R&R. Okay I realize it's a little confusing. At the end I complete the couple pairings, if you didn't get it from the story~Alyssa
"The End" Faith Hope Carter said as she joined hands with her classmates and took a bow. The applause was deafening loud as the actors went off stage to join their families in celebration. They had just finished performing the finale to the spring play, "A Walk to Remember." It had been obvious from the start that Faith would be given the role, her mother and father had written it.
The play had been about a guy who was a troublemaker and part of the popular crowd. He had been given the punishment of starring in the school play and tutoring kids after he had put a classmate's life in danger. Overwhelmed, he asked the minister's daughter for help, and they became close. But when she approached him in school, he blew her off. By the end of the story, they were in love, yet the girl died, leaving him all alone. The older folks of the town knew it had an eerie similarity to the lives of her parents, only her father hadn't blown her mother off, and she hadn't died. But besides that, nothing else seemed to be much different with the story.
"You were great," Jamie Sullivan Carter said, wrapping her arms around Faith and giving her a hug. "Wasn't she Landon?" Jamie asked her husband.
"You were wonderful dear, the star of the show," Landon said to his daughter.
"Thanks. Well I wasn't the complete star of the show, Anthony, Samantha, and Ellie were way important too," Faith replied.
"Hey Faith! So how was I? Was I an excellent Daniel?" Ellie asked Faith, and then leaned in closer and whispered, "My mom, Belinda, says that character was based on her. But don't tell anyone else that."
"Don't worry, I won't. You were excellent. Oh hey Samantha!" Faith replied, and then greeted her best friend.
"Hey, ok, so how was my performance as Wendy also known as my mom?" Samantha said with a smile. "So, how was it kissing the big man on campus, Faith? Was that real romance I saw going on because I do not think Anthony can act that well," Samantha teased. Faith blushed and checked to see if her parents had heard. Luckily they hadn't, their parents were too busy talking about the play and the good old days. Another family approached the talking parents and Faith gulped. It was Anthony's parents, Dean and Gina. If they were over there then Anthony would be…..
"Ummm, hi Samantha, Ellie……Faith," Anthony said, pausing before muttering her name.
"Hey Anthony. You were terrific. Well, nice talking to you. Ellie and I have to go do this thing," Samantha spoke up.
"We do? ouch! Oh yeah! That thing, with the things at the place and the uhhh yeah. Bye!" Ellie said, realizing Samantha's purpose.
"Okay, bye," Anthony and Faith managed to get out, both of them were strongly tongue-tied.
"So…uhhhhhh….you were great. You look pretty too. Not that your not pretty normally but you were extra-pretty tonight in your costume and yeah," Anthony managed to utter and drifted on.
"Thanks. You looked great too, and your acting was excellent. Soooo…." Faith replied and they fell into an uncomfortable silence.
"Yeah, well, uhh, not all of it was, uhhh acting. Ummmm….do you want to go grab something to eat. My treat," Anthony said, breaking the silence. He looked Faith straight in the eyes, waiting for the answer.
"I'd love to. Let me just ask my parents," Faith replied with a smile on her face, the tension broken.
"Sure," Anthony said, and he too started to form a large grin on his face.
"Mom, can Anthony and I go grab something to eat?" Faith said, tugging on her mother's sleeve.
"Sure," Jamie replied and added in "be home by midnight."
"Don't worry, I will," Faith said giving her mother a quick hug.
"Interesting. Looks like there's a little something going on between Landon and Jamie's daughter and Dean and Gina's son. Good girl mixed with bad boy. Does anyone else feel a sense of déjà vu?" Eric said when Faith was out of earshot.
"Your right, it does seem like history is repeating itself," Belinda said, wrapped in Eddie's arms, "well not completely. I mean, Ellie gets along with Faith fine."
"Yeah. Who would've thought at the beginning of our senior year we'd end up in these marriages. I never would've thought that Dean and I would have Anthony," Gina said.
"I never thought I'd marry Dean's old girlfriend and have Samantha. Heck, I never knew my kid would be Jamie Sullivan's daughter's best friend," Eric said.
"Well it just goes to show, anything can happen," Jamie said.
"What are you staring at?" Faith said, laughing.
"You." Anthony replied, smiling.
"Do you expect me to fall for that cheesy line?" Faith teased.
"What line? I wasn't using some cheesy line. Anyways, if I was, it at least proves I have genuine interest in its purpose, and you should be flattered," Anthony shot back.
"Oh, ok. I'm flattered that you'd waste your breath on a cheesy line. What were your intentions anyways using that line? What were you trying to get out of it?" Faith asked.
"Hey, I didn't use a cheesy line. Do you really want to learn my intentions because I don't know how to reveal it," Anthony said leaning closer.
"Hmmm, well there's something you should know about me. I like getting to the point, I don't like the pre-junk that most people pull. So whatever your intentions were, just show me. If I don't approve, I'll say so," Faith said.
"Right to the point? Ok," Anthony said and leaned in for a kiss.
"Ha! Our plan worked. Good job Samantha. I knew the stage would help. Okay, we've accomplished getting Faith a guy. Now onto us, who should we match up with us?" Ellie said excitedly from behind her hiding place.
"Hmmm, well I'm thinking Jack would be nice for you, and Sam would be nice for me," Samantha began.
THE END
Eric and Tracy: Samantha
Dean and Gina: Anthony
Landon and Jamie: Faith
Eddie and Belinda: Ellie