the fourth (and hopefully FINAL) revision of my story, which was, at one point, called Red and Black and then Arabesques in Blue.
it is set in a fantasy world similar to ours during the early 20th century.
Epilogue by blankfaceisclaimed, literature
Literature
Epilogue
Midsummer, 19 years later
"Ilana!" Mum calls. I wake up groggily. Ariel, who Mum jokingly calls 'my boy', stirs next to me. "Time to get up, love." I'm still amazed by her voice. It's really something to hear, as beautiful as ever.
"Mmmh. Ugh," Ariel mumbles. He turns onto his side and stretches. I poke him in the ribs. His eyes flutter open. "Ow."
I was rather surprised when I met him that his name is Ariel. I'd recently learned that that was the name Dad used when he first met Mum as Emily. When he first came home and Mum didn't say anything, I knew she approved. And her approval is about as close to a medal of honor as someon