Page 38 of Anarchy

Epilogue

Emma

It’s been one month since I was taken.

Looking in the mirror, my wounds are still healing. The angry red marks reminders of every piece of pain I endured at his hands that night.

Mikey has been trying to help me through it, and I love him so much for it. Everyone here has been amazing and so willing to help. As crazy as it sounds this whole thing has brought aunt Lucy and I closer. She's been with me every day, helping me work through the nightmares and the memories that I don't even know if I could to talk to Mikey about. I see his face when it's brought up, and it hurts him, he still blames himself.

I always felt like something was missing my entire life, but I feel like I’ve finally been able to find it.

I was missing a real family.

One who would lay their lives down for you at the drop of a hat.

Now I have it.

The door opens, and Mikey comes in. "Hey, gorgeous." I smile back at him. "How do you feel like getting away for a weekend?"

“Really? Where?”

He bends down kissing me. “It’s a surprise. I just want to be able to take you away from here and maybe get your mind off of everything.”

"I appreciate that. I just want you to know that I'm okay." I look away knowing that's not completely the truth. "I may not be a hundred percent, but I'm getting there."

"Well, I intend to be right here to make sure that you reach the destination."

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Lucy

I would never have thought that I'd be caring for Amy's daughter. Getting to know Emma has been eye-opening. It shows that good can come from evil.

We aren't who we come from, but we are who we chose to be.

It’s also the people here though.

We all came to this place broken in some way, with no idea how to make ourselves whole. It took us finding someone as damaged as us to become the people we were meant to be. People that our kids could be proud of.

Speaking of the kids, they are growing faster than I ever could have imagined.

Pretty soon the boys will have a whole new group of prospects just as stubborn as they are.

Carter is already running around telling everyone how he is going to fill his dad’s shoes and become President one day.

Many people might think why do you want that life for your kids. The thing is the only life we wish for them is one that will make them happy.