Until Dawn: Reclaiming Life
Chapter 8 of my Until Dawn story, enjoy.
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Chapter 8
Ashley smiled to herself, feeling more relieved than ever, it had been several weeks since she and Chris had their meeting which led to her finally recovering her confidence. She knew in her heart Chris was right and in the end, it gave her the boost she needed to become herself again.
She no longer hid, she finally felt strong enough to bear her scars with pride. Her family had noticed this too and it cheered them up no end. Now, Ashley was getting ready to go out, something that had been arranged not too long ago.
'I'm, I'm actually looking forward to this. I never imagined, after everything that happened, after what I suffered, that I'd ever look forward to something like this.' She thought. 'But now, now I feel better than ever and I'm looking forward to this.'
She knew this was mostly an informal event as such she was dressed casually in simple jeans, a white collared shirt, simple socks and sneakers with a plain pendant necklace to finish the outfit.
The scars on her arms and face were all plainly visible and she found she didn't care, much to her relief. Feeling stronger than ever, she headed downstairs. Her siblings saw her and smiled, her mother was also there and turned to see her.
"Ashley?"
She grinned. "Hey mom, I'm just going out to see Chris, Sam and Mike, I'll be back later okay."
Her mother nodded; clearly happy, such a thing was unimaginable weeks ago, she watched her eldest daughter go, relieved that she was finally herself again.
Ashley smiled widely as she joined Chris at the small café they had arranged to meet up with the others at. Chris couldn't help but smile back, happy to have Ashley back to her old self again.
"Hey Ash."
"Hi Chris." She returned his greeting. "I hope I'm not too late."
He shook his head. "No, it's cool, I got here early in fact, we're still waiting for Sam and Mike anyway."
Taking a seat next to him, she took his hand, he grinned and gently kissed her cheek, She laughed softly.
"Chris, I just wanted to say, thank you, if it wasn't for you, I'd likely still be hiding in my room, feeling sorry for myself." She admitted. "You helped me get over that."
Chris gently squeezed her hand. "Ash, I'm just glad you're alright; we, we're all having a hard time, our best bet, is to all come together, we can overcome this, but only if we stand together."
Ashley nodded, a warm feeling filling her. "Yeah, you're right."
They sat in peace and contentment, waiting patiently for their friends to arrive.
Finally, not long afterwards, Sam and Mike arrived; both of them smiling and greeting Chris and Ashley warmly.
"Hey guys."
"Hey, what's up?" Mike sat down, grinning as they all were soon together.
So it was the four survivors of the Blackwood Pines Massacre sat together in the café; they had given simple orders for drinks and began talking.
"So, anything new happening?" Chris asked cautiously.
The others already knew about Ashley's recovery and were relieved by it. But Chris had noticed things and had shared his thoughts with Ashley, but they felt it best to let it come out naturally, rather than blurting out their thoughts. Sure enough, Sam and Mike shared a look, both looking slightly red in the face.
"Well, um..." Sam replied, before smiling. "Mike and I are together now."
Chris and Ashley both grinned with Ashley adding. "That's great you guys, congratulations."
They all grinned and talked together, enjoying their drinks, spending time not only sharing recent stories, but also in remembrance.
The bond between the four of them was stronger than ever, and they all remembered in fondness and silently paid their respects to the four friends they had lost on the mountain that day.
It was a day they would never forget, but, for the sake of their lost friends, they would not let it beat them. They would continue onwards in life and live good happy lives.
End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.