Epilogue

Nico’s POV

If there’s one thing that I learned throughout the years that have gone by, that is time will lessen the pain.

Back then, I thought I couldn’t escape the darkness that I was trapped in when she died. I was wrong. No matter how much pain I experienced throughout those years of attempting to heal, I eventually did. I moved on.

I didn’t even notice it. I just knew that as many years passed, the pain I would feel every time I woke up in the morning felt weaker and weaker. The voices in my head that consumed me for a long time faded like bubbles. I didn’t know I would be able to move on.

My family was correct when they said that what happened is not the end of the world. It’s not the end for me as long as I’m alive. As long as I wake up because every day has something new to offer. I felt like I was going to be trapped for the rest of my life but I found the escape.

Being in pain makes you think that you’re hopeless. It makes you think that the world is against you. Being