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I'm at my last inpatient session with Dr. Black.
I'm leaving in a couple hours.
Once I'm back out, I'll be going back to our normal sessions.
I'm also taking my meds again, as prescribed, and some mornings I actually wake up feeling...okay.
I know I still have a long way to go.
I think the most important thing I've learned in treatment is to let go of the past.
While the death of my mother was tragic, it was also unexpected.
The arguments we had before her death can't be taken back.
They also don't define what our relationship was.
I know that she wouldn't hold anything against me and when she died, she knew I loved her.
Paul was a mistake.
But I don't blame him for anything.
I used him just as much as he used me.
"Well, this is your last session, again, Bella," Dr. Black says, smiling.
"Yup," I reply. "All my stuff is packed and ready to go."
"And your place is all squared away, right?"
I nod. Rosalie called me the previous day, telling me that the tenants were out and all my boxed up stuff was moved back in. Including Snickers, who had enough food and water to get through the night.
"Is anyone going to be picking you up?" he asks me.
"No."
"I'm going to miss you so much!" Angela says, hugging me. She has a week left in treatment, then she'll be going back to her fiance.
"I'm going to miss you too," I tell her.
"You have my number though. And email."
I nod. I have them both. Hopefully we can stay in touch.
"Bye, Bella. Good luck."
"Bye, Angela. Good luck to you too."
I fill out the last of the paperwork to leave.
I'm eager to go home.
I'm not eager for the hours long bus ride back to San Francisco.
Something catches my eye though in the parking lot.
I do a double take.
A familiar car with a very familiar man leaning against it.
I walk over to him.
Edward.
"Need a ride?"
I smile and nod. "Yeah, I do."
You guys probably have lots of questions still, right? Due to the flow/pacing of this story, I wasn't able to get every little thing in I wanted to, so there's a lot left unsaid. But believe me, I could have probably gone on for another hundred chapters.
I'm still looking for suggestions from you on specific scenes you want to see. I'll be marking this story as complete but I will be adding the outtakes here.
Lastly, thanks to everyone who has read, reviewed and rec'd Down! You guys are awesome. I'll be replying to reviews for this last chapter.
