and let the darkness overtake me. This is it. This is the end.
Epilogue
Carol looked at the paper in her hands and sighed. It had been nearly three years since she’d walked back into her cell and found the note from Diane. She really didn’t think this was a good idea, but she knew she needed to do this for her friend. It was the least she could do for the woman who loved her daughter so much she ended her own life so that her daughter could find happiness.
As her taxi pulled to a stop in front of a large house she sighed again. It appeared Karla had landed in the good life. “I hope I’m doing the right thing.” She said aloud to herself after she paid the taxi driver.
She took a deep breath and climbed the steps, but before she could ring the doorbell the door burst open and a tall, dark skinned man walked out carrying a car seat with a tiny baby with soft mocha skin and deep green eyes inside. She knew instantly that this was Dr. Andrew Peterson.
“May I help you?” Andrew asked the woman standing on his front porch.
“Umm… are you Dr. Peterson?” Carol asked softly.
“I am.” He answered and Carol smiled softly.
“My name is Carol Johnson and I was cell mates with Diane Hall before she died. I’m here to see Karla. To give her something actually.”
“Karla isn’t here.” Leslie responded to what Carol said. “She’s away at a summer program at a University.”
“Can you give these to her when she gets back? They’re from her mother.” Carol said and handed Leslie a small stack of letters.
“Yeah, sure. We were just heading out to take MaryLynn to her check-up, but you’re more than welcome to come back. Karla will be home in a couple of weeks and you can give them to her yourself.” Leslie told her.
“I would love to meet her.” Carol answered. “You hang on to those and I will come back in a couple of weeks.”
Carol looked around the yard a moment before she turned back to Andrew and Leslie. “Diane really did love Karla. I know a lot of what happened and I know that Diane never did right by that girl, but I also know that she loved her. You could see it in her eyes.” With that Carol walked away, leaving Leslie and Andrew standing there in shock.
Epilogue
Carol looked at the paper in her hands and sighed. It had been nearly three years since she’d walked back into her cell and found the note from Diane. She really didn’t think this was a good idea, but she knew she needed to do this for her friend. It was the least she could do for the woman who loved her daughter so much she ended her own life so that her daughter could find happiness.
As her taxi pulled to a stop in front of a large house she sighed again. It appeared Karla had landed in the good life. “I hope I’m doing the right thing.” She said aloud to herself after she paid the taxi driver.
She took a deep breath and climbed the steps, but before she could ring the doorbell the door burst open and a tall, dark skinned man walked out carrying a car seat with a tiny baby with soft mocha skin and deep green eyes inside. She knew instantly that this was Dr. Andrew Peterson.
“May I help you?” Andrew asked the woman standing on his front porch.
“Umm… are you Dr. Peterson?” Carol asked softly.
“I am.” He answered and Carol smiled softly.
“My name is Carol Johnson and I was cell mates with Diane Hall before she died. I’m here to see Karla. To give her something actually.”
“Karla isn’t here.” Leslie responded to what Carol said. “She’s away at a summer program at a University.”
“Can you give these to her when she gets back? They’re from her mother.” Carol said and handed Leslie a small stack of letters.
“Yeah, sure. We were just heading out to take MaryLynn to her check-up, but you’re more than welcome to come back. Karla will be home in a couple of weeks and you can give them to her yourself.” Leslie told her.
“I would love to meet her.” Carol answered. “You hang on to those and I will come back in a couple of weeks.”
Carol looked around the yard a moment before she turned back to Andrew and Leslie. “Diane really did love Karla. I know a lot of what happened and I know that Diane never did right by that girl, but I also know that she loved her. You could see it in her eyes.” With that Carol walked away, leaving Leslie and Andrew standing there in shock.
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