My stepdad's fantasy
Julian leaned down, his forehead pressing against mine "Then we have to start the search tomorrow no more hiding but truly livinh as he pulled me back into his arms, I closed my eyes, the ghost of my mother’s voice echoing in the back of my mind,build a life where no one is watching it said .
I realized then that we had finally arrived at the true ending of the story the house, the cameras, the blackmail they were definitely not the end of us but they were the crucible that we had burned, we had changed, and now, we were ready to be something new,the fantasy didn't have to end it just had to evolve into reality annd for the first time, I wasn't afraid of what came next.