Chapter 4

5 months later

It was the time for our last summer before going off to college. Everyone was excited to go off to start off a new chapter of their lives, some more nervous than others but Josh and I knew there was nothing to worry about because we will have each other and we’ll both be fine. We spent the whole summer together and we also got to know more about each other's families. We went to the beach together, went to the movies together and spent every moment possible together. We even spent the fourth of July together and that night we laid under the night starry sky watching the beautiful colorful fireworks as we held each other

We spent my birthday together which was on the 22nd of August. We went for lunch together, went to the mall for shopping and he kept giving me surprise gifts which were adorable. He gave me his two favourite hoodies and took me places we could spend time at, took a million pictures on his phone and when we took a couple polaroids. He then took me home and when we entered it was dark and I was confused and he walked in and switched the lights on and my family and closest friends jumped out from their hiding spaces yelling surprise and there was my favourite cake and we all enjoyed that evening together making all my worries disappear like they never existed. Right after I cut my cake, Josh pulled a little box out of his pocket and opened it, there it was a silver ring with our initials on it. He put it on my finger telling me “I promise to be there and never harm you. This ring is a symbol of my promise to you.”

The next day we then started packing up our clothes and things we shall need when we leave in a week to go to college. The day to leave home was finally there. Both mine and Josh’s families came to drop us off as we both became part of each other’s families. We were so excited to have each other together but still anxious about the new life that we were about to start. We got our dorm rooms and class schedule, gladly we had a lot of time together as our class schedules were the same. The first day of school arrived and we were all prepared to start the first day of a new chapter.

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8 years later

Eight years later Josh and I are still together and going strong and we are happier than we have ever been. Throughout college I started going to therapy and learnt how to better control my anxiety and also how to deal with my depression. I have grown so much after going to therapy especially with my family’s support and Josh’s. We both settled down together and he proposed to me on my birthday this year. We are happy to continue to live and grow old together. The wedding we are planning is in December this year on Christmas day which is also Josh’s birthday.

The wedding planning has been going well and we have an excellent wedding planner but as it is going well it has also kept Josh and I very busy. I have actually decided to invite my dad since I am now at peace with our past and it’s time I accept him. After a lot of fights and arguments and doubts our wedding is actually nearing faster than we thought. Invites have been sent, the venue has been chosen, my dress has been picked and it’s almost time.

The long awaited day of my wedding has finally arrived and I am the happiest person on earth as I am going to marry my first and last true love, my prince charming that I have always dreamed of since I was a child. My white ball-gown wedding dress fell beautifully to the floor and it’s train dragged neatly behind me sweeping the floor as I walked. I used this time as a moment to give my dad a chance to walk me down the aisle as a symbol of me accepting him and forgiving him. It was also a way to give me more peace with my past. As I walked down the aisle I couldn’t help but notice a tear or two fall from Josh’s eye as soon as he saw me. We said our vows well Josh and I exchanged the papers as we were so happy we couldn’t help sob tears of joy, crying so much out of joy we were not able to speak. After so much we have been through together we were finally officially going to spend the rest of our lives together till we grow old and grey. After my dark and painful past I was finally at peace with myself and my emotions. I got my happy ending after all with my knight and shining armor just as I had dreamed it would be.

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