Epilogue: Stars In The Sky

The stars in the sky were shining upon the otter. Her fur had grey spots and her face looked old, wrinkled. A tear slid down her face, while she was walking towards her destination. It was precisely thirty years ago since her ignorance had caused the death of one of her friends. The steps she took were small, but still graceful. Everything about her was lady-like.

She had reached her destination. She sat down and looked over the water, the stars were reflecting in it. She saw four of them, shining brightly above her head. She smiled a little. They would never disappoint her. Every year, she went to the same pond and every year, four stars were shining brightly above her head. She knew that it had to be them.

Marlene had moved on, she had tried to forget them. But once every year, she would sit down and think about them. She would apologize to the penguins for everything not believing them, making fun of them. For calling them psychotic. She still felt guilty about Private's death. If she hadn't walked away and left him alone for three days… What if she would have stayed with him, no matter what? What if…?

If you can't see anyone around, does that mean that they're gone? The rain poured down, wetting her fur. She held them in heart, she would not forget about them. But she knew that one day, she had to join them. And from that day on, nobody would remember them. No one would ever say: "Have you heard about those penguins?" No one would even know that they had existed. No one would ever know about the great things they had done.

When nobody remembers you, when there's no trace to find about your existence, does that mean that you didn't live?

A cloud slipped for the moon and the stars, making the night pitch black. But when the cloud vanished, the stars were gone too.

When nobody remembers you, would that mean that you're gone forever?

Thank you for reading my story, I hope that you liked it. :)

I would like to thank all the reviewers, but especially: Bml1997, K TheEpicPenguin, TheDarkMaiden, MadagascarGirl and SkipperPrivate for their constant reviewing and support. :)

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Als 't Stormt by Ramses Shaffy;

Gone Forever by Three Days Grace;

Someone Who Cares by Three Days Grace;

Sound The Bugle by Bryan Adams.