Chapter 21

Nix’s POV

Stella organized a small service for later that day. She said Christina and Dylan had waited long enough. She was annoyed with herself for not realizing how much Christina and Dylan had been suffering.

The ceremony in itself was small and there were only six of us there. We decided we would hold it on their cliff as it held so many memories for Christina and Dylan. Vance said a few words, followed by Dylan and finally Christina.

The love the pair of them expressed for their parents oozed out of them. They talked as if they had recently lost their parents, not that it happened years ago. But they had never let go of anything of theirs. They were practically living the same way as when they were 13.

Finally, we all lit lanterns and let them float into the night sky. It was a simple ceremony, but it held a powerful message.

Afterwards, Dylan and Christina went to their home, thanking us all for our support. They both felt that they finally had some closure. “I