Oh my Angels,
It's been two days and I still haven't quite recovered from the story finally ending. For those of you who read the original and stuck around through Girls in red, I know the end, and now the rewrite, just know how thankful I am for you. Back in April when I started writing again, I really had no clue what I was doing or where the story would go.
To think that At last the original has over 190K reads is absolutely insane. I can't wrap my head around the fact anyone could truly love my writing that much to read it over and over again. I can remember being a little girl, as young as 5 years old, and going outside by myself to lay on the driveway. I'd write poetry and songs and sing them out into nature. Writing was always my passion.
I lost my spark many years ago and stopped writing out of joy and passion. In January of 2022, I wrote a children's story and have recently revisited it a lot. It's about grief. I wrote it shortly after my grandmother passed away and the fact this story ended on the anniversary of her passing feels so personal. My Vanessa was my everything and she adored my writing when I was younger. It felt like her way of telling me she's proud of me since she cannot be here to say the words to me.
At last Rewritten has been my life over the last several months and has brought so much healing to me. I cried, then laughed, and then cried some more. It has been such an insane journey to take with you all.
Back in July when I made the decision to rewrite, I found myself immediately connecting with none other than my best friend tyndebean . He not only was a proud Angel, but he knew me in ways I feel no one else does. When we write, we give little bits of our souls away to the characters, the conflict and the resolution. He knew my writing inside and out and therefore, he knew my heart far more than casual friends.
Ty quickly became someone I spoke to every chance I could. He's still one of the first people I message and talk to every morning and the last person I message at night. He became engraved into my soul, it was like my existence became more complete when we met, and I knew I needed to include him into the story. Trying to keep it a secret was so difficult but worth the reaction. I wish I could've hugged not only him, but each and everyone of you guys after some of these chapters.
One of my favorites lines from this story is very simple and it's about our dearest Renee and Ty.
They were soulmates in the purest form.
Best friends.
I hope that each and every one of you finds such a genuine sweet friendship like theirs, like Ty and I's. Life changes when you have something so precious.
I love you all.
For my Angels, you have been the most magical part of all.
