Same same but different

Epilog

Five years later

POV MURPHY

-And thats how I met your mother.

Do you really think that that's a story for children's ears?

-Why not? The nasty things I have all omitted!

Sarah pretends to be annoyed but I can clearly see that she smiles.

I love her smile. I love her silence. I love her.

And I love our beautiful daughter, Maya. Maya is not silent, she talks like a waterfall and is just as wild and stubborn as her mother.

I've been watching the two as they talk with their hands and laugh. They sit in the grass before our bunker and enjoy the sun in their faces.

At first we stayed in the anthill but when Maya was born, we moved to the bunker. We wanted a place just to ourselves.

Maddie and Seth come visit us often, with their son, Ryan. Jaimie is rare, but he also has many obligations.

The other Skypeople I have barely seen since the incidents in Mount Weather, but if I do, then we treat each other friendly and in peace.

Peace.

I had this feeling for the first time after I met Sarah. And I find it still when I look at her.

I have cursed the people on the Arc because they have dropped me here on this planet. But it was the best thing that could ever happen.

"Daddy! Aunt Maddie and Uncle Seth are coming! Can I pick them up?"

-But be careful!

So she runs away.

Sarah stands beside me. I put an arm around her shoulder and together we watch our fun-loving daughter.

We look at each other's eyes and as our lips touches, it still feels exactly like the first time.