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It seemed to be something important.’
‘Okay, I’ll see you later, guys.’ When I hurried out, I walked straight up into Colin. ‘You wanted to talk to me’, I asked and looked at him.
‘Well…yes.’ He fidgeted. ‘I actually wanted to give you this at the official ceremony in two weeks, but since you already turned 18…’ He pulled out a little box. ‘Here.’
He was right, just last weekend I had turned 18. Sebastian had thrown a party for me, since he was about to leave for a mission in Russia. He wanted to give me a nice reminder of him before he went abroad. Because no one knew exactly how long Bastian’s mission would take, the graduation ceremony was set two weeks later. Then, I would be officially become a member of ISO’s elite.
With curiosity, I took the package and opened it carefully. Inside, I found a beautiful watch, digital, yet decorated with little diamonds. It was an amazing gift. ‘Thank you, Colin.’ I said with a genuine smile.
‘It always displays two time zones. You can program it to show you your time and Sebastian’s’, he smirked, ‘So you will always know what time it is for him.’
‘Time to come home’, a familiar voice said from behind me. I swirled around to see Bastian in front of me. He looked a little tired, but his eyes glowed with pleasure. ‘I missed you, Alex.’
I wrapped my arms around his neck and we kissed. ‘I missed you, too.’
‘Welcome back’, Colin greeted his new ISO comrade. ‘I’ll see you around.’
When we were alone, Sebastian pulled me close once more to give me a more passionate, longing kiss. I smiled till he asked me, ‘So, you’re ready for school?’
‘C’mon, you’re kidding, right?’ I sighed, ‘You’ve just come back and you need to rest. And also, I wouldn’t mind some private time with you.’
‘Alex, you know what we promised Jack and Eileen.’ Eileen had become my therapist. I was doing great so far with working off my emotional conflicts and Jared’s death. Also, Jack had ordered me to go to school regularly, for not only he wanted me educated but having an adjusted daily routine.
‘Okay’, I gave in, ‘Let’s go.’
Sebastian smiled and took my hand. The necklace was swinging down from my neck. Jared’s death was now a bit more than year ago. When I had visited his grave for the first time after his funeral, Sebastian had stood beside me all the time. This experience had been part of my therapy, too. It still wasn’t easy for me to go there, but it was okay. I was glad I wasn’t alone. There was no dark power left in me, the demon had disappeared. We had lost Arthur Harper that one day, but I was sure we were going to find him. We would make him pay for Debbie’s actions and I would make sure that he wouldn’t harm anyone ever again.
From the day on, Jared had forgiven me, there hadn’t been any compunctions and nightmares. Every night, I slept peacefully in Sebastian’s arms. For now, I had found my own little happy ending, somewhere between ISO and the outer world.


The end.


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Publication Date: 08-04-2009

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