Mistaken Identity: Dream and Love Consumed by Fire
She chuckled, "She was locked in the old Patton estate. Went nuts and rampaged through the streets, hurting people. Ended up in a psychiatric hospital."
I blinked, then shook my head. "She brought it on herself. Got what she deserved."
Raising my beer, I grinned, "To our better lives."
She clinked her bottle against mine. "To our brighter future."
It was Friday, and we drank happily late into the night.
The next morning, I woke up to sunlight streaming through the windows, warm and golden.
My new life was just beginning.
The End