End Of The Great Gatsby Novels & Stories

As soon as we get downtown, I’m hit hard with nostalgia. “Why do you look sad, Aunt Winnie?” Jackson asks, taking my hand. I help him out of the car and smooth out his costume. “I’m not sad,” I explain. “I didn’t realize how much I missed this until right now.” “You can always move back,” Mom points out like she always does.

She was theirs, and they were hers. The End

And that is a story that will last forever. END OF BOOK

"Before it's too late." The line went dead. --- End of Chapter Thirty-Nine.

With Jay, life was never boring. THE END

Half a month later, in the middle of the night, my phone buzzed with a message. It was from Lex. [Audrey, I'm sorry.] I stared at it for a moment, then put the phone down. I didn't reply. Our story had ended long ago. I closed that chapter. From now on, our lives will go their own way—like two roads that'll never cross again.

She was home. Finally, completely, joyfully home. --- **THE END**

"Page 154, Thorpe. And if you make one more joke about the valley of ashes, I'm charging you double for this session." "Yes, ma'am," he grinned, opening the book. We spent the rest of the period dissecting the tragedy of Jay Gatsby. For forty-five minutes, the financial panic and the social warfare of Blackridge Academy faded into the background. It was just me, Evans, and the quiet comfort of mutual respect. When the bell finally rang, signaling the end of the period, I packed up my bag feeling lighter than I had in days. I walked to my locker to drop off my calculus book before fourth period. I spun the dial, popped the metal door open, and reached inside.

When I stepped out of the elevator, I happened to see the news that Lauren Geller had won the championship. A few hours earlier, Sean Tanner’s private account had posted an update: [Accompanying my friend to the peak. Our love has reached a new height!] The attached picture was of a deliberately blurred gold medal and a pair of interlocked hands. I recognized at once that the smaller hand belonged to Lauren. I felt nothing because the finalized divorce agreement was already sitting in my bag.

Let's end this. ***