Hey guys! So big announcement. Remember a while back I said I was working on another fault in our stars fanfic called 'The Fault in His Stars'? And I said I wasn't going to publish it until I was done some of my fanfics cause I thought I'd be to busy? Well I decided to publish it! I've been working on it for a while and I was dying to publish it so what the heck. Besides, my x-men and Doctor Who fanfics are almost over. So check out The Fault in His Stars! I hope you all like it:)
To Marlene: Thanks for checking out my story! Did you read the prequel Their Little Infinity? If you haven't you should:) I try and update every week or so. At the moment I'm writing 6 stories so it's going to be busy but my goals is to update every week or maybe every few days. Hope that answers your question!
Again please check out The Fault in His Stars I'd love to hear your feedback. Enjoy this chapter!
~Wallflower95
I swear the plane ride to Amsterdam felt long but the way back it was short. Maybe because my brain wouldn't shut off and I was just thinking too much. When we came down on the escalator was saw a group of three people five people holding up a sign that said in big writing 'My super hot wife and the extraordinary Anna Haven Lancaster'. I smiled and Kaitlyn laughed out loud. Kaitlyn went for her family and held them tight. Isaac spun her around and kissed her on the lips. Grandma and Grandpa hugged me and kissed me on the cheeks.
"Welcome home sweetie." Grandma said.
On the car ride home I told everyone about our adventure, leaving out the whole Liam thing of course. To me that was something that had to stay between me and Kaitlyn. I showed Grandma and Grandpa the picture mom left me. Grandma held the picture of Hazel and Augustus in her hands carefully. She was quiet and she had tears pooling in her eyes. She touched Hazel's face as if she were real. Grandpa put his hand out and Grandma took it and held on tight. I loved it when they did that. It reassured me that they would love each no matter what. I thanked Kaitlyn for taking me too Amsterdam and went home. Once we were home I excused myself. I was exhausted but I also needed to be alone for a bit. I looked at all the pictures on the bulletin board on my wall. Pictures from school. Of me and Kylie. Grandma and Grandpa. Kailtyn, Isaac, Amelia and Max. I put my mom's pictures right in the middle. I stepped back and admired them. I still had the envelope Peter Van Houten had given me.
I hadn't opened it yet but I had felt something. It wasn't a letter. I knew what it was but I didn't want to open it just yet. I needed some time first. I laid down in bed and closed my eyes. Letting sleep wash over me.
The next few days was getting over jet lag and getting back into school. I went on with life but I think Grandma and Grandpa noticed my silence. When I got home they were both sitting at the kitchen table waiting for me. I dropped the car keys in the dish.
"Hey guys." I said. I placed my bag on the ground and looked at both of them.
"What's up?" I asked. Grandma looked at Grandpa.
"We were wondering if you could tell us... what's up." Grandpa said. I looked back and forth between them.
"What do you mean?"
"Ever since you got back from Amsterdam sweetie. You've been quiet." Grandma said. I bit my lip and sat down at the table with them.
"Was it that noticeable?" I asked. Grandma nodded.
"I don't know. Just some things that are bugging me I guess." I said.
"Like what Anna?" I sighed and took Van Houten's envelope out of my bag.
"Mom left that with Van Houten." I said.
"Okay. What is it?" I sighed again.
"It's a flash drive." I said. Grandma nodded.
"So why don't you open it?" I closed my eyes.
"Because pretty soon there will be nothing left." I said. They both looked at me.
"Once the letters are done I will have nothing left from mom. It'll be done and she won't be with me anymore and I don't want that to happen." I said. I looked down at my hands, feeling like a child. I had know from the beginning that someday there wouldn't be anymore letters. I just didn't think that day would come soon. I sighed.
"I know it's stupid but with the letters I feel like she's with me. That she's a part of me. If the letters end then so will she." I felt ridiculous saying it but it was true. It was exactly what I was feeling.
"Oh Anna." Grandma leaned forwards and hugged me tight.
"No matter what your mother will always be with you. Always." She said. She placed the envelope in my hands.
"I think she'd want you to open this." She whispered. I nodded.
"Okay."
It was plugged into my computer and I had my hand on the mouse with my finger over the button.
Open file?
Yes or no? My finger hovered over the mouse. Come on Anna. I sighed and rubbed my eyes. I can't be afraid of opening a flash drive. That's ridiculous. Grandma was right. Mom might be gone but she was always with me. I would always remember her and dad. I put hand on the mouse and clicked yes. The video loaded and seconds later Mom's face appeared on the screen. I sat back and admired the resemblance. We had the same face structure, nose, nearly the same hair. Just those eyes. Her eyes were a piercing green. She smiled.
"Hi Anna." I breathed out slowly.
"Hi mom." I whispered.
"If you're watching this it means you successfully got this from Van Houten. Didn't know if I could trust him to be honest but hey. You keep your friends close and your enemies closer." She said with a smile.
"I know it couldn't have been easy for you to grow up without a mom or dad or even knowing who your parents were. Well, here's who we were. We were some bad ass heroes' trying to make our marks in the world." I laughed.
"Even though you're down there on earth probably making your mark in the world and reading books and listening to music and following my letters you're probably still wondering why on earth I put in all this time and effort to make all of that happen for you."
"Well yes." I said.
"I wanted to leave my mark." I frowned. Hazel smiled and sighed.
"Someone once told me that the marks humans leave are too often scars. It was true. When Augustus died I as left with all the shrapnel embedded in me. It was the big whopping number 10 of pain. It was a scar that would never fade."
"I didn't want to leave you that. I knew it'd be tough for you to know our fates and that is why I created some happy memories."
"The world is not exactly a wish-granting factory Anna. Sometimes we have to learn that the hard way. But no matter what life throws at you you have to take it and never back down."
"I wanted you to have your best shot in life. I'm sure Augustus would want that to. Always know that we are here and that capital 'S' somewhere. Watching over you." I could feel a wave of tears coming on.
"You're probably having doubts now. About who you are or who you're meant to be. Whether you like me or Augustus. The truth is Anna that you are you. You don't have to be the prettiest or the smartest. You define yourself. We are who we choose to be in life. Just make it good." Hazel sat back in the chair she was sitting in. There were tears in her eyes. She rubbed them away and laughed.
"God. Hormones or something. I get so emotional." She said.
"You still have some letters left. Don't be afraid to open them."
"I love you Anna. Present tense, okay?" I nodded.
"Okay mom." She smiled at me. My mom smiled at me.
"Peter Van Houten was right about something. Life ends like that. In the middle of a sentence. So be sue to stop and look around once in a while. You don't want to miss a second of it." She smiled one last time and the video ended.
I rubbed my eyes and smiled. That video was all I need to move forwards.
So I'm thinking at the most... 6 or 7 more chapters to go. At least. It's really hard to say. I'll keep you guys posted on that. Remember, it was never going to be as long as TLI... unfortunately :'( oh and not only did I publish 'The Fault in His Stars' but I am in the process of another tfios fanfic featuring our favorite eccentric author of An Imperial Affliction, the one and only Peter Van Houten. Would anyone be interested? Remember to take a look at The Fault in His Stars and please comment and review this chapter!
Thanks guys:)
~Wallflower95
