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*The Mikaelsen sisters* (a happy ending)

Corey fell into the abyss — a final, shuddering cry swallowed by the abyss below. The silence afterward was almost peaceful, like the world exhaling for the first time in years.

Later, when the sun dipped low and golden light streamed through the trees, Kat and Dylan sat side by side on the old swing set at the abandoned playground. Rusted chains creaked softly, but it felt almost comforting.

Kat swung a little, kicking the dirt with the toe of her boot.

“I’m sorry,” Dylan said suddenly, voice cracking. “For everything. For not believing you. For pushing you away when you were just trying to help.”

Kat didn’t answer right away. She just leaned over and rested her head against Dylan’s shoulder.

“You don’t have to say sorry,” Kat said. “You came back. You fought for us. That’s what matters.”

Dylan sniffed, wiping her sleeve across her face in the most Dylan-way possible — pretending she wasn’t crying even though she totally was.

“I missed you, Dyl.” Kat said quietly.

“I missed you more,” Dylan said, a teasing lilt in her voice that made Kat laugh.

They stayed like that until the stars blinked awake, two sisters swinging gently in the night, the past behind them and a future — finally — waiting ahead.