So I really wanted to thank everyone who took the time to read this story. Personally, I know I could have done better, but this was a good starter story. I have several other stories that I'm working on, but I refuse to start posting until they are finished. I know that it was really disappointing to be reading this story and have to wait so very long for an update. I know I got really busy, but that's no excuse.
The chapters were quite short, which I apologize for. That was just how the story came out, but in the future my stories will have longer chapters. There may be fewer chapters, but the quality should be better.
I also wanted to take the time to thank the people who gave me encouragement while I was writing. A couple of people were very faithful reviewers: gaap237, dumbface, ginafan, MickeyandMinnie, bookishqua, latuacantante4him, and halesgirl101. ClareQ857 left me a very kind review and I thank her for that. Also Lost and Never Found, Princess Cupcake, EC4me, Purple Is Hot (periods between the words), Torque Animadverto, and Anima Bella. Thank you all for letting me know what you liked and for the encouragement. It was greatly appreciated.
So this story is finished. I don't plan on making a sequel, but you don't always plan things like that. Mostly I'm focused on my other writings. I've got other stories that I'm really excited about, and hopefully it won't be an extremely long time until they are complete. I hope you are able to join me when they are posted. So keep me on your alert list and you'll know when something new is up.
Also, bookishqua had a suggestion that I should add a part where Bella gets help for her issues. I wasn't able to add it into the story, because I just wanted to wrap everything up so you guys could have an ending. I wanted to add that if anyone starts to feel like this in any way, they should seek help. Suicide is a very serious issue, not to be taken lightly. I've had personal contact with these feelings, and with family members experiencing such feelings, so much so they attempted it. When you have these feelings, you aren't thinking of others, but it doesn't affect only you. There is always another option and I hope that you are able to find it. Don't wait. And if a friend is considering it, make sure that you tell someone who is in a position to help. They may hate you for it, but at least they'll be around to feel anything towards you.
Thanks, everyone. God Bless!
-Christine