[A/N: After much persuasion
from my faithful reviewers, I decided to conclude the story. But if it seems a
little rushed, I'm sorry, but I have lots of major exams coming up in 2 weeks
and I need to cram! Gotta go! Bye! Review!]
[By the way, I accidentally
deleted the wedding chapter but I'll rewrite it, so enjoy this one first! I
promise to put that one back! Haha!]
"I just can't believe it,"
Dawn muttered, shaking her head. She scooped the mysterious present out of the
box and dangled it in front of her face, wagging it back and forth like a
pendulum.
"Oh!" Mary Anne clamped a
hand over her mouth. Her eyes were full of surprise and disbelief. "Isn't
that…"
Sharon nodded, her eyes
gleaming. The present was actually a fine silver necklace with a chunky silver
pendant in the shape of a crescent moon. Sharon had given one exactly like it
to Dawn and a matching one but with a star-shaped pendant to Mary Anne when the
girls were in high school. They were supposed to be special "sister necklaces".
But unfortunately, when the
girls had a fight, Dawn ripped hers off and hurled it at Mary Anne. "I don't
ever want to see you again!" she remembered yelling. Then she turned on her
heel and stalked off. After they made up, Dawn tried to search for the
necklace, but it was gone.
The shop which Sharon had
bought the necklaces from also closed down before Dawn could get a new one. So
this present came as a big surprise to her.
"Where on earth did you
find it?" Dawn blurted out.
Granny smiled. "Your mother
had told us about your fight so many years ago. When I saw it at a shop in
California, I bought it immediately for your wedding present."
Dawn nodded and fastened it
on. She glanced at Mary Anne. "Still have yours?"
Mary Anne, whose eyes had
filled with tears (as always) opened her wallet and took out a silver necklace
from the coin section. She put it on.
"Perfect." Sharon dabbed at
her eyes with a tissue and sighed blissfully.
After the wedding, Dawn and
Chris left for their honeymoon in Mauritius. The other BSC members exchanged
telephone numbers, email addresses and addresses, promising to call or write.
A week later, all of them
received this email in their inbox:
Hi guys! It's Dawn. Chris
and I just got back from Mauritius. We had such a fun time scuba diving, and I
have the darkest tan ever. And get this – the moment we got back, I started
getting these weird symptoms, and I went to see a doctor. I'm pregnant! It
probably happened on the first day, after we checked into our hotel and just
crashed. The flight was tiring! Anyway, Sharon and Richard are ecstatic, not to
mention Dad, Carol and Grace! Well, that's about it! Write back! Love and
sunshine, Dawn.
EPILOGUE
The BSC members gathered once more for a reunion, this time in
Pennsylvania. Kristy had just given birth again, to a beautiful baby boy who
didn't have a name yet.
"He's so cute!" Dawn squealed, leaning in to examine the infant. Kristy
smiled weakly, cradling her newborn son. Dawn held up her own son,
three-month-old Daniel, and the two babies stared at each other.
Daniel's twin sister, Coco, was outside in the corridor with Chris. The
twins had come as a big surprise to Dawn. However, after much discussion, they
agreed that the boy would have the same first initial as Dawn, and the girl
with Chris.
After leaving the kids with their husbands, the eight friends trooped
to the hospital cafeteria for some food. They sat at a table, joking and
chatting.
Dawn sipped her mineral water and looked around the table at her
friends. They were all together again, always there for each other, friends
forever.
THE END