Being Allison

Chapter 38

This last year has been really stressful, but I thank God for bringing me this far, plus I thank Aiden, Philip and Cory they've been nothing but amazing, Maddie and Simon too they've been great, they've taught me a lot on multi-tasking and love.

Next week I graduate at the top of my class, despite all that stuff I went through last year, indeed there is a God.

Cory and I still pushing through with our relationship, this past year has put us through so much ups and downs even with Cory's ex-girlfriend showing up at my doorstep early this year, I'm sure you want to know what she said, that's story for another day.

But just so you know, she's a bitch.

I guess the saying Love conquers is true.

Philip now attends the AA meeting down the street, and meets a therapist On Tuesdays.
He admitted to being an alcoholic after so much denial, don't get me wrong he loves his Simon, Maddie and I, and works his butt off so we don't have to worry about needs, but all the anger and bitterness of Stella he couldn't wrap his head around it and unluckily alcohol found him in time, but thank God he's better now, he's not under the guise of shopping while drinking away his life and coming home drunk at 2am.

He still wears Stella's ring.

"Aal" Aiden called
"Yeah, what's up?" I replied almost immediately
" Where do you want to go for your graduation dinner?" he asked
"Regal would be fine"' I said and he nodded

Just then a heard a knock on the door and I got up to get the door, it was Cory.
"Hey" he said hugging me and placing a kiss on my lips

"Hi" I said and welcomed him inside
"You good ?" He asked
"Yeah, why?" I asked almost immediately
"Your eyes" he Said and I looked looking into the mirror at the living room
"Hey Aiden, what's up?" He greeted and did this hand thing I just never seem to get, looks cool though.

"Aiden, what's up with my eyes? Cory says they look weird" I asked Aiden

Just then he locks his hands with mine and gives me a hug from behind and whispered in my ears.

"Let's go up" he said in the sexiest manner.

This guy! How did I get so lucky? I thought

"Don't do what I wouldn't do Cory" Aiden yelled as we walked upstairs

We both laughed.

We had both agreed no sex, and no extreme make outs if that makes sense.

"So now would you talk to me what's going on?" Cory said and I looked confused, I had not seen this guy in a long time and now he's so bothered about my eyes.

"young man they've been that way a long time now" I said

"Really?" I asked

"Really" he said

"I haven't seen you in a long time and this one tine I'm seeing you you're so bothered about my eyes" I said and he looked at me like I just said the silliest thing

"I care about every part of you, every damn part of you" he said kissing my neck

" when you do that, you say something else" I said smiling

"Whatever, would you talk now?" He asked and I nodded

Something was wrong but no one noticed not even Aiden, I had mastered how to mask my pain,that's something I had to learn, can't have everyone asking are you okay?, are you fine?

"Stella" I said
"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked and I nodded

"I miss her and I just want to touch her, feel her hand against my face, to hear her voice, to see her again" I said and he hugged me

That's not what I needed.

"You know that's not possible, are you sure you don't want to go see Maddie and Simon?" He asked and I nodded I had not seen them in two weeks

Philip had taken them to his Mom, she wanted to see them, I guess they just leave you a piece of sweetness once you get to meet them.

"They'd be back by Tuesday, you can have them over, hold them close to you, they are the closest you have to Stella, just let love flow no regrets or pain and if pain tries to seep in force out more love" he said and nodded

"Am I even making sense?" He asked and I nodded

"Would you come over on Tuesday?" I asked and he nodded

"Anything for my love" he said and kissed me.

I just love this guy

"Enough of me, how're you doing?" I asked

"I'm great baby, I just really missed you" he said holding me by my waist

"Now that you're here, what do we do today, we can't just let a great day go to waste" I said

"Errrm, I was thinking we could play charades and some board games with Aiden and Cassandra and maybe we could invite Rewa, Toni, and Arizona I mean it's been long you had fun, you should loosen up" he said

Just in case you're wondering who Cassandra is she's Aiden's new girlfriend.

"Sounds like a great idea" I said and he nodded

I placed a call to Arizona and Rewa and they agreed to come in by 4, Aiden agreed to get drinks and snacks and Cory and I prepared the games.

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There's room in every story for a better ending. But I wasn't sure if mine was a happy ending or life just happened.

Graduation was amazing, and I now work as a full time staff with my boss where I did my internship, a part-time job on weekends at Bethany-Khanna foundation as an artist and a board member at SA fashion a clothing brand by Stella before she died.

I no longer cry when I remember Stella, I carry her dearly in my heart daily.

Rewa and Toni moved to England, and Arizona moved to New York with Jacob.

Philip is shuffling between here and South Africa, he says he has business there. He took the Stella's box of letters with him.

I just hope he's not doing anything crazy.

Now it's just me, Maddie, Simon and Cory.

Fair to say my life is great, or maybe not that's your decision to make not mine but as far as I'm concerned my life is where God wants it to be and that place is perfect.

I guess my not so simple life, wasn't as complex as I thought after all, I mean you can't blend in if you were born to stand out.
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