The Beginning After The End Cecilia Novels & Stories

In the end, she found that she had nothing apart from money. This was disheartening. Faye didn't say much else and took them to an amusement park. Upon waking up and seeing the amusement park, Cecilia became extremely happy. She held Faye's hand and ran to play. Even as the sky turned dark, she was reluctant to go home. Finally persuaded to leave, Cecilia fell asleep shortly after eating a little. Back in the residential complex, Avery carried Cecilia upstairs, not noticing a pair of eyes in the yard—watching her until she reached the floor where the lights came on.

With that, Jace and I walked hand in hand back to the Henley Residence. … In the days that followed, Wayne appeared constantly, desperate for a glimpse of me. He flooded my vineyard with flowers and jewelry, ignoring the fact that I was about to be engaged. Jace was furious, but Wayne refused to be chased off. The day before the engagement, just when everything seemed in order, the Henley family received a call from the cemetery—my mother's grave had been desecrated. Thinking of nothing suspicious, I drove there after my final dress fitting. Standing at the tombstone, darkness suddenly swallowed me, and I collapsed.

*** GIANNA *** Back to reality. As soon as the plane landed, I felt the change. All day, I've been avoiding thinking about this, about going back to my real life, but I guess there was no escaping it now. Although I sat in the car with the Russo family, I already felt the loss. The weekend is one I'll store away in my mind for those rainy days to come because I'm sure I'll never have another like it.

she continued, “there’s this sound. Not thundering, something far worse. Like the sky is breaking. People start screaming. Some run, others freeze. Buildings begin to shake, then topple. Now you’re caught in the middle of chaos. You can’t find shelter. The earth shakes beneath your feet, lightning splits the sky, and the sun and the moon both go dark. You can’t even remember the last time you saw real sunlight. The world feels like it’s ending.” A long silence. Calvin’s breathing was slower now, measured. Finally, he opened his eyes. “Do you believe in the apocalypse?”

Next, some liquid splashed down, and her bones shattered, then slowly dissolved into a puddle of water. The water evaporated under intense heat, leaving behind nothing but an empty and spotless surface. The video stopped. On the darkened screen, Jason saw his own bloodshot eyes staring back. “She... really left me with nothing...” His voice was a broken mix of laughter and tears. He sounded deranged, as though he had lost his mind. Eric, who was standing nearby, could not bear it anymore and stepped forward. “Mr. Fender...” The man with glasses spoke softly. “Our deepest condolences.”

Mae followed Benjamin’s gaze and saw Cecilia slowly make her way from the entrance. “Fine. Let’s play it her way.”

"With our finances? You think now is the time to have a kid? And I've told you before that I hate children! I don't want to have a baby with you!" Those words shattered the last bit of hope I had left. That New Year's Eve, the truck that came barreling toward us ended both our lives. In that instant, I felt no fear, only release. Now that we had both been reborn, we had also made our choices to stay away from each other. There was no reason to cling to the past. I pushed the check back toward her. "No need. I don't take things from strangers." She frowned, confused and a little offended. "Lucas, what do you mean? You think I'm a stranger?"

“Mom and Dad are just behind us. Let’s go meet them together.” I nodded, gripping the stone ring in my hand. Thank goodness I still had them behind me. The End.

The next morning, she heard from Lucas’s assistant that Vanessa had suffered a miscarriage. … Vanessa sat weakly atop the horse, her voice hoarse as she pleaded for mercy. From the raised platform, Lucas idly toyed with a lighter, his expression unreadable. Only after a long pause did he finally light his cigarette as he decided to let her go. Desperate, Vanessa reached for him, unwilling to accept her fate. But all she received in return was a cold, mocking sneer.

When we walked inside the room after I talked to my parents normally for a few minutes, I stopped her from walking into the washroom and pulled her to me. “Now tell me what it is?” I asked again. “Today the chapter I started is 7th.” She replied in a low whisper, and I burst out laughing still placing my hand around her waist. “Don’t laugh!” she said hitting my shoulder. “I can’t stop.” I said, and she ended up laughing with me hiding her head in my hug. “Janice!” I called her. “Hmm.” She mumbled. “It’s 7pm.” I whispered and she immediately moved back.