Yeah yeah I️ ended this story about a year ago but I'm seemingly still getting new readers.

ANYWAYS.

Hi! I️ created this last chapter as a way for people to express their thoughts and feelings about this book without y'all having to leave messages or DM me as to why I️ did or didn't do or why this happened and why this didn't happen.

In conclusion, this is a chapter where everyone can ask me questions if they have it after they finish the story. Express their thoughts about the book, their feelings and what not.

Nobody has to leave a comment or anything but it's here if you wanted to see say anything, if that makes sense.

You guys can ask me stuff, make theories, analyze the story, discuss favorite or least favorite moments and characters, shiddd you can even make constructive criticisms and what I️ could work on (CONSTRUCTIVE DOES NOT = RUDE. DO NOT TRY ME HOE!) so yeah :)!

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I️ think the main questions I️ get besides "what happens after their story ends?" is, "why didn't Aaliyah get with Jackson in the end?" And I️ tried to express this through Aaliyah but idk if y'all got it, you know?

Not calling y'all DUMB. I'm just saying maybe my writing didn't translate the emotions and thoughts well 😭 I'm still learning bro.

But the reason Aaliyah and Jackson didn't immediately get together was because it was just too unrealistic (in a story that's already unrealistic LMFAO). Aaliyah has been dealing with Elijah for about two years. She has been fighting against her feelings about Jackson for five months, not to mention just found out her best friend was her biggest hater, just got her sex tape leaked, and on top of all that, she still has to make sure she graduates and passes her classes with all the damage that has been inflicted to her mental health.

I️ personally struggle with mental health so I️ know what it's like to be emotionally and mentally in pain while in high school. Aaliyah is 18, has just gotten out of two abusive relationships and simply just does not have the time nor the mental capacity or emotional capacity to care and love Jackson the way he deserves. My girl don't need a relationship, she needs THERAPY.

Jackson loves Aaliyah, and he understood that when he let her go. That's why he didn't get mad. Is he upset that he couldn't help her? Probably.

Both Aaliyah and Jackson have had a m tumultuous six months and they definitively had a "right person/wrong time" kind of relationship, which is...on brand for them (LMAO). Aaliyah needs some time to learn who she is and what she wants and if what she wants is Jackson, she'll reach out to him as he will reach out to her.

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Another question y'all have is "what happened-"

OMG FINE! I️'LL ANSWER IT! 😂😭

I️ wanted to leave it open ended so y'all could imagine your own endings but if you wanna hear it from me, here's the jist of it:

Grace avoids Danny for the rest of their teenage years, even when their schools become integrated and they end up in the same school. Daniel and Grace are constantly bullied over their past relationship, to the point where Grace is actually sent to a new school. He sees her around, but realizing she was right, he leaves her alone because being seen together was too risky. They eventually graduate and Daniel goes to tech school to become a mechanic and Grace works for a while at her father's dentist office before meeting her future fiancée and marrying him due to pressure applied by her family. And then y'all know, that whole chapter happens where they meet again (they technically haven't seen each other in six years, making them roughly 22/23 when they meet again). They don't see each other ever again after that, because Grace's husband was in the military, meaning they moved around a lot. Daniel did eventually get set up with a girl that he got along with very well and eventually learned to fall in love again. He had one girl and one boy and Grace had three girls.

Kathryn and Theo DO see each other again, but in my mind...he dies. He dies! What happens? Well, as we all know, during their relationship, Mildred and Richard Loving were in the process of fighting against miscegenation laws. And we all know they fight against it and win that case. A couple years after that law's been passed, they finally get together again but they don't tell his family for obvious reasons....

Anyways,a racist co-worker of Theo catches them. Constantly harassed Theo about it. Theo tries to tell the cops, they don't do anything about it. Kathryn is also getting harassed and she's upset about this. And in the end, that one co workers hatred goes too far and Theo ends up dying, taking a bullet for her. So yeah :) It completely breaks her and it seems like she never recovers from this.

The era we have the most info about. Okay so, this is gonna be a LONG one (but an interesting one). Bare with me. And before y'all ask, no I️ will not make it a story.

Jessica goes on to raise Elisa alone. She occasionally dates but they're not Nate so it never goes anywhere. And then Elisa grows up, gets married, has Aaliyah. Blah blah blah. Nate is on a mission in Vietnam, when...for lack of better wording, shit starts to blow up and he gets knocked out while everyone else is dead so he basically survives, it's just that the Viet-Cong thought he was dead so they left him alone. And then Mai and her brother walks through the area and noticed he was kind of waking up and Mai out of the goodness of her heart decides to help him. So she nurses him back to health and it's revealed he has amnesia but knows who he is and what he does and knows he has a family. At first Nate had every intention of getting back to his family and decides that as a way to thank Mai and her little brother Hao, he would use his military connections to help get them out of war torn Vietnam. But they close the US embassy during the Fall of Saigon and despite him proving himself to be a US Marine, they leave all three of them behind. So, Nate spends even MORE time in Vietnam longer than needed. After a couple of years, he tries again and is successful and finally gets to go back home but another problem has arises. Him and Mai fell in love. He doesn't remember Jessica at all except for the picture she sent them and although he felt guilty about it for a long time, he eventually gives in. So going back to the US, he figures he has people waiting for him when he gets back. He, Mai and Hao move back to the US but he doesn't make an effort to contact Jessica AT ALL. Instead, he reaches out to his family, who WE KNOW doesn't like Jessica so WE KNOW they would never reach out to her. But Fiona, Nate's younger sister, tell Jessica that Nate's back and alive but doesn't seem to have any memory. Of course, Jessica rushes to see him but when she realizes that he truly doesn't recognize or remember her and sees he's happier with another, she leaves him alone for good. (Which is why she said "I️ never said he was dead")

Nick gets sent to juvie for the rest of of his school year for battery, assault and attempted murder. He then eventually gets sent to a halfway house to get help for his emotional issues and to get his GED ask he could enroll in community college. He forms a bond with a mentor/therapist who helps pushes him forward as well as keeping up with his friendship with Jordan. Nick remembers Jordan's words and although his ultimate goal is getting Maya back, he eventually lets go of her and focuses on himself completely. He eventually works his way up to EMT despite his criminal background. Maya was on lockdown and kept a close eye on for the rest of her senior year after her little mini rebellion. Meanwhile she was struggling with the aftermath of her sexual assault and her toxic relationship with Nick. And that unchecked hurt didn't do her any favors when she went to college. First semester of college, she was wilding out and almost failed out. She then promised to be a better student and eventually gets her grades back up. She took a one year break from college to travel and meets a cute Latino guy during her trip to Colombia and falls for him but it's a whirlwind romance. She comes back to the US and runs into Nick one day and sees he's doing good while he notices she's not doing too well mentally, and soon the roles are reversed and now it's HIM taking care of HER. They see each other in secret for a while again but when Nick starts to demand to go farther than they are, he realizes they really ARE toxic and they break-up for good.

Yeah...they don't ever see each other again. What can I️ say? 🤷🏽‍♀️

And then we have the 2040's. If y'all want me to do that, let me know.

Like I️ said, I️ am NOT making full stories for these, these are the gist of their relationships. These are CANON. I️ told y'all, y'all didn't want me to tell y'all what the actual stories are but some of y'all wanted an explanation.

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So I'm not making a sequel. This is a standalone book. I️ was thinking about it, but tbh, as much as I️ love these characters I️ created, I️ wanna create new stories and give new life to new characters.

SPEAKING OF NEW CHARACTERS....

Hehe, if you liked this story, I️ have a new story called Drawn to You. It's kind of a reworked old story (like most of my stories). Inspired by the classic Romeo and Juliet feud, taking place in modern times.

Thank you for reading this chapter if you got to read it. It's been like a year or so later so idk how many of my former readers are actually gonna read it but whatever. Have a great day!!