Chapter 23

Even though Menas’s death had been a hard blow for the whole Evans family, life went on with its natural course. Still, things were very different from the way they used to be: Gypsy was no longer cheerful and upbeat, as much as she tried to hide that for Caleb’s sake, and the boy himself always had a sad, melancholic air about him.





They both felt lonely in the huge mansion that had once been full to the brim with children.

Shadee had returned to college with Sebastien and had actually managed to get over her grandpa’s death in a few months.



She continued working harder and harder for her major, her boyfriend as well, as all the teachers kept giving them more and more assignments.



And, as all storms are followed by sunshine, Sebastien proposed to Shadee on one beautiful autumn day at the begging of their senior year.



They decided to postpone the wedding though until they finished college and managed to get themselves a house of their own. Nonetheless, they announced their engagement to all their friends and relatives.



In this manner another two long years passed and graduation finally loomed around the corner. The couple both had top grades and were about to finish college with a “Magna C*m Laude” diploma for Shadee and a “Summa C*m Laude” for Sebastien.



After a grand graduation, with many words of praise for the outstanding student Sebastien Bronfield, it was time to say goodbye to the crazy college years and finally settle down as adults and return to their hometown.


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Please excuse my poor photoshopping skills on that last pic