Personal Author's Note/Apology:
Hey everyone. Thanks so much for sticking with me. I'm sorry that the story delayed itself once again. I lost my best friend who was also the editor of this story. Working on this story with him was one of my favorite ways to bond when I had a busy schedule. I didn't want to log into old documents and be reminded that I could no longer ask for his passionate opinions. I believe the loss of him has triggered my depression from a few years ago due to similar patterns and...I'm slightly ashamed of that lol. I do believe that things will get better eventually...I don't know if they will ever be completely better (because let's be honest, I think I'm doing quite well. Then as I'm watching a show I'm just overcome with overwhelming sadness that I could have sworn I got rid of :) so that's...lovely).
Anyway, although I usually use writing as a way to express my emotions and turn my hectic thoughts into something productive, I lost motivation for a while (I'm still trying to get it back). As opposed to working on TWP, I've been focusing on remodeling the series, but I've encountered a nasty bit of writer's block. Things seemed to get better, but then I realized that I need to do more work on the timeline before I continue with The 16th Wish. *Sigh* Anyway, thanks to the Guest who reminded me that the show must go on. I don't know why this happened, I'm doing my best not to blame myself, but I know that as of right now, all I can do is try and move forward. I am the author of this story. I made a promise to you guys that I would write it to completion. That is exactly what I plan to do. I can't promise to be as fast as I was when we first started working on it, I still have college to deal with, but I can promise that I will continue to work on this story once again. As of today, exams are through, so I will get started on it after I move out of my dorm for the summer.
The last time I was working on this chapter (or...next chapter because this note is getting long lol), he and I were experimenting with the song "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman. However, I have decided that since I couldn't create the scene as perfect as I wanted to (you wouldn't be able to see into my headspace, it was hard to describe) and since I no longer agreed with the message I was having Shaylah convey in the situation (it hit in a bad place when I looked at it further and I didn't want that negative aspect to spread), the scene has been cut. That being said, you will not need a song for this next chapter.
Thank you for your time, I'm sorry it took so long... Enjoy your read once I drop the upload and please leave a review at the end (that would really help guys mwah)