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Chapter 16 - New Beginnings

After six years...

It was difficult for Ellie to face reality when he lost her. After her sudden disappearance, he and the others strived to look forward as they lost a friend. It was absurd that he got the irrational, terrible end. After the past six years, everything had changed. Ellie became a professional novelist when he graduated college. His other friends achieved their dreams, and they became who they wanted to be. Every day he goes to his office to work and write a book. Mostly, he writes children's books like fairy tales. When he's on his way home, he always visits the park when he first meet Alex when they went to school together. He often visits his old room that it used to be full of his many novels. Now, his room was empty and his books sold him. His last book that he had was Wishing Upon a Star.

After his meeting with his client, his phone rings as he gets a phone call.

"Hi Eleanor! How are you doing!" his eardrums hurt when he heard that Rejean yelled to him over the phone.

"Can you please stop doing that? I just finished the meeting with my client," he said in annoyance.

"Sorry! Sorry! Before you go home, can you meet us in Santiago's?" she asked while Ellie goes inside of his car. He feels exhausted from work and he wants to go home.

"You know what? I'm exhausted so—"

"Please??" she asked in a cute way. Ellie can't resist when she's acting like that. Either he can't resist or if he doesn't come, she will beat him.

"Yeah, whatever!" he exclaims.

"Really? Thank you!" she shouted in joy. She still doesn't change, even in high school. She still has the attitude of a class president. He drives his car on his way to Santiago's Restaurant.

When he arrived at Santiago's, he saw Rejean and Riley sitting on chair at the side of the restaurant. They are waving at him as they want to him come.

"Eleanor! This way!" Rejean yelled as she waves at him. Ellie hurries to them and he wanted to stop her from creating a scene.

"What are you doing? Do you always want to create a scene?" he retorted.

"Nevermind that. We just want to see you because we are all busy in doing our own things," she said, and they all sat.

"So, how was work?" she asked.

"It's okay? Our progress is good, so I don't have to worry about anything. How was your married life?" he asked them while he's drinking his water.

"It's perfect! Now that we're now married, our lives have been so much fun, right honeybee?" She clings to his shoulder while she's smiling at him.

"Right! Mamabee!" he said sweetly as he mocks her.

The two of them had changed. They married two years ago, and they had a child named Andrea. Ellie was now a godfather for their child, and he's happy for them. They've got a beautiful and magical ending.

"By the way, did you bring Andrea with you?" Ellie asked.

"No. Father wanted to take care of her, so we'd agreed. Besides, we just want to see you sometime,"

"Can you make it to our party this weekend? I'm sure that you don't have work on that day," Riley said while he's eating pizza.

"Yeah, I can make it,"

"Time sure flies, huh? It's been six years since Alex disappeared and we didn't have the chance to see her again," Rejean said sadly while she's drinking her juice.

Ellie thought of that too. He doesn't know if her surgery was successful or not. After all these years, he still misses her.

After their reunion, Ellie visits again to the park to meditate himself. He feels calm when he's sitting on a bench and he imagines that Alex is there. He walks to the bridge when the first time he saw Alex waved at him. But suddenly, he can't believe what he was seeing. He saw a beautiful girl standing on the bridge. He surprised when he saw that woman is Alexandria. She's more beautiful than before. He did not know if he was just dreaming or not. They looked at each other as if they had met for the first time.

"Thank goodness... I'm so glad..."

Alex still looking at him like she's surprised too. Ellie gradually comes close to her and he felt happy as he see's her alive. He fell into tears while he's walking towards her.

"I'm glad... you're alive..."

Alex seemed odd when he saw her. He noticed her like she's not feeling the same way he has.

"Whom may you be?"