"Epilogue"


"... all the days of my life." Sara said, holding on to Gil's hands and looking deep into his eyes.

"Well then, I now pronounce you husband and wife!"

Everyone stood up at once and whooped and hollered as the new married couple walked down the aisle.

It was a beautiful, small wedding out in the cracked desert. The white chairs and the white aisle stood out in contrast to the empty desert, and held such a poignant beauty that everyone was taken aback when they had first arrived.

Greg and Taña stood close together as the applauding grew even louder when Gil and Sara kissed again at the end of the aisle. Greg leaned over and whispered into Taña's ear.

"So, what now? We got the husband, the son, the wife, the zookeeper and the scientist. Does that make it a love pentagon?"

Taña rolled her eyes as they watched the couple get into a limo.

Greg smiled, "Pop quiz. What has two vertexes?"

Taña was still standing in front of him, watching the limo drive away, "A line segment, you 'tardo."

"Then, what has no vertexes?"

Taña paused for a second. "A circle."

"You mean a ring?" He held up the ring in front of her face. The engagement ring.

"I... well... If by that you mean..."

"For once, will you just say 'yes' and let me have the last word?"

She spun around to look into his eyes.

"Yes, I will marry you, and allow you to have the last word."

"Thank you."

They began to walk away when Taña said, "... you know, technically, a blank coordinate plane could have no vertexes either. Descartes invented the Cartesian coordinate plane wherein-"

Greg rolled his eyes and leaned over to kiss her to shut her up. It worked.

"Ew!" Daren shrieked at the kissing couple. "Don't do that in front of me!" He looked slightly miffed at being forced to wear a tuxedo as he tugged at his lopsided bowtie.

"It has always been you, Greg." Taña whispered to him, "You always could surprise me..."

The desert sun had just begun to set, casting everything in a mystical red glow. All the guests left, leaving nothing but the empty blood red desert, and one single white rose that had been blown into the distance...

It is worth it to dwell on lost dreams. Everyone deserves a second chance.

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