Epilogue
Anthony and I found a beautiful house. It had five bedrooms and four bathrooms. It backed onto the lake. It was my dream home. No more loud city traffic when I was trying to sleep at night and no more drunken trailer park guys stumbling over their own feet. Anthony and I started out in separate bedrooms, but that didn't last long. Soon we slept together in the largest room in the house. I felt guilty at first for leaving Derek, but I reminded myself it was for his own good. Anthony and I belonged together; we couldn't hurt anyone. After about a month of trying to clean the house on my own I gave in and hired a maid. Her name was Rachel and she was a pleasant woman who was in her fifties. She didn't ask any questions about how two eighteen year olds could afford a house like this without working. Eventually Anthony got bored sitting around the house all the time. He started a small business in the nearby town of Duncan. It was a store where he sold books, paintings and souvenirs. It wasn't a big business but it gave him something to do and he was happy. I started to play the violin again. I took lessons in town and started to get very good. Music helped me escape from the memories of the people I had hurt. I wondered every so often how Derek was doing, but pushed those thoughts out of my head. Anthony and I had made a life for ourselves where we could be happy and not feel guilty about hurting people. I had finally found my place in the world, and I wanted to stay there forever. I knew that if I really wanted something, all I had to do was go for it. I loved Anthony and he loved me. Life was perfect and that's how it would stay.
THE END
Anthony and I found a beautiful house. It had five bedrooms and four bathrooms. It backed onto the lake. It was my dream home. No more loud city traffic when I was trying to sleep at night and no more drunken trailer park guys stumbling over their own feet. Anthony and I started out in separate bedrooms, but that didn't last long. Soon we slept together in the largest room in the house. I felt guilty at first for leaving Derek, but I reminded myself it was for his own good. Anthony and I belonged together; we couldn't hurt anyone. After about a month of trying to clean the house on my own I gave in and hired a maid. Her name was Rachel and she was a pleasant woman who was in her fifties. She didn't ask any questions about how two eighteen year olds could afford a house like this without working. Eventually Anthony got bored sitting around the house all the time. He started a small business in the nearby town of Duncan. It was a store where he sold books, paintings and souvenirs. It wasn't a big business but it gave him something to do and he was happy. I started to play the violin again. I took lessons in town and started to get very good. Music helped me escape from the memories of the people I had hurt. I wondered every so often how Derek was doing, but pushed those thoughts out of my head. Anthony and I had made a life for ourselves where we could be happy and not feel guilty about hurting people. I had finally found my place in the world, and I wanted to stay there forever. I knew that if I really wanted something, all I had to do was go for it. I loved Anthony and he loved me. Life was perfect and that's how it would stay.
THE END