EpilogueOne year later...It's been a difficult year for the Taylor family, having been through so much. Now, a year later, they are back at the cemetery, looking at Gracie, who stands before a grave.
It seems like sad event, but somehow the whole family is smiling. Gracie holds a drawing, which she made. She is talking animatedly, while looking at the headstone.
'See? I have a new family now! Isn't that great? Of course I'll miss mommy and daddy, but they were really bad... I made a drawing for you. Here's Auntie Jill and Uncle Tim and over here are Brad and Mark and...'
'Gracie, are you coming?' She turns around and her face breaks into a grin, as she sees Randy walking towards her.
'I was just showing Claire the drawing I made of my new family.' They both smile at 'new family'. He stand next to her and crouches down to her level.
'Well, I have to go Claire. I love you and I miss you! I'm glad you're happy up there! Bye...'
'Bye, Claire. Don't get into too much trouble up there, you hear? We'll all miss you. Love you!' Gracie giggles at Randy's comment and only laughs louder as he grabs her into his arms and starts tickling her.
They head towards the rest of the family, who looks on with happiness at the bond between the 'new' brother and sister. They only got the final word today, so they are off to celebrate.
It had taken a while, since Marty refused to give up custody at first and then didn't want his brother to raise her. That already provided a lot of stress, next to Randy still fighting for his life in the meantime, oblivious to what was happening.
When finally the word came that he woke up and there was no brain damage, all the bad luck turned to good luck and one by one all the bad problems were solved and their lives were finally filled with happiness.
Now the family is finally complete, except for of course one person, Claire. She will be greatly missed by the whole family, but as Gracie already knows, she is never that far away. She will look over the family for the rest of their lives, smiling at the boys finding love and going through marriage and having children of their own. The same goes for her sister, Gracie. But for her wedding day, an exception will be made and she will be there, she knows that.
The family will never forget all the horrible things that happened, but with the adoption of Gracie, Randy especially knows the nightmares will stop soon. No more worries, just happiness that will last for the rest of their lives...
-- A/N
I hope you guys like this anyway. Unfortunately, this is the final chapter. Thank you to everyone for helping and reading this story. I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it :)
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