What's up guys? You didn't like the ending to chapter 3? *gasp* Well here you go, the final chapter, the *drumroll please* epilogue! I loved all of your reviews, I mean every single one of them made me smile. I'm not just saying that to be nice, ALL OF YOUR REVIEWS WERE A+SMILEY FACE. I hope you guys like this.
I love you 5ever, -Charlie.
You don't see much of Sebastian after that day at the Lima Bean. Oh sure, you saw him at Sectionals, where you both briefly made eye-contact before looking away, but other than that, only glimpses of him every so often.
After your talk, his attempts at perusing Blaine become half-hearted, as told by Kurt, and soon it seems like he doesn't even really care anymore. He seems to put all his time in lacrosse and singing, which seems to please Kurt, but you know the real reason why.
Everything's okay, you guess.
Kind of.
Not really.
5 months later.
You don't end up with Finn. Everyone told you that you wouldn't, that you wouldn't last past graduation. They were wrong; your relationship lasted till the graduation party.
Finn took you outside and gave you this long speech about how you both shouldn't be forced into a long distance relationship, with you going off to New York (NYADA came through!), and he going off to Ohio State, then back to Lima to work at Burt's Garage. He said that you shouldn't go off to New York feeling all tied down to Lima, because of him. He told you that it was stupid of him to ask you to marry him because you were two different people, people who wouldn't fit in each other's world after high school.
In short he told you everything you needed to hear in order to go off to New York scot-free.
You weren't angry when he told you, you weren't even that sad. You were happy and you told him that it was very mature of him to make that decision. You both promised this was a mutual breakup, and to still be friends.
Going back into the part is oddly more peaceful than when you walked outside 10 minutes prior.
September 2012
New York is beautiful in its own quirky way. There's so much life and color and it's perfect for an energetic, always on the go, kind of girl like you. You started NYADA a couple of weeks ago and it's glorious, you excel at all the classes, and you aren't hated for giving your opinion, actually it's thought of as essential for a student who goes to NYADA to voice their opinion.
You drove up to New York with Santana and Noah, who both got into NYU, and trailing right behind you (literally) were Kurt and Blaine, who both got into Penn State. Santana and Brittany reluctantly broke-up; because they honestly didn't think that they could keep dating with Santana in New York and Brittany at UCLA. It broke Santana's heart, but she's been getting better, (better as in she doesn't completely start crying when you say 'blonde' or 'dance' or 'Brittany'.)
Now all three of you live together, and Santana and Noah seem to be getting closer, closer than just friends. You don't doubt they end up getting together by the end of this year. You'll be happy for them, they deserve love.
But even after all this time, you still think about Sebastian, wonder where he goes to school, what life may have been like if you gave him the chance to get to know you. Gave him the chance to hold your heart.
Would you be somewhere else? Probably not, New York has your heart. Would you be together with him? Would you two have just had some summer fling?
But all of those are questions that will never be answered.
It breaks your heart to think about what ifs, so you'll just keep living in the now, not in the past.
You have a couple of hours before you have to get to the sushi bar that you work part time at, so you go into a coffee shop that you've grown accustomed to going to on Tuesdays. The owners know you and they greet you when you walk in.
You take your usual spot and order your usual drink, and you look over your script for one of your many drama classes. You're highlighting some important lines and chewing over the very recent news that Finn and Quinn are going to get married, when someone calls your name.
"Rachel!" It's a statement, not a question. It's not in an, 'oh-my-gosh-I-haven't-seen-you-in-forever-' kind of tone, but more in a 'I've-finally-found-you' kind of tone. You look up and your eyes first land on bronze, windblown hair, and then hazel eyes, and then a seductive, familiar grin.
"Sebastian!"
New York, I love you.
BOOM, and it ends there. There is always room for a sequel, but then again, I may never write it. I like how this ends, and it's enough of a cliffhanger for everyone to be satisfied while at the same time want more.
Whatever.
:)
