FIXING WOUNDS

THE END

*Chapter 13 ends here — The Closing Chapter*

Ivy graduates not just with a degree, but with peace. She’s made amends where she could, let go where she couldn’t, and built a circle of people who choose her and who she chooses back. Her relationship with Zero is grounded in honesty and patience. Her friendship with Zara and Freda is repaired, not restored to what it was, but grown into something new. And Ivy finally knows who she is — someone who doesn’t need to be fixed, just someone who’s allowed to heal

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*Epilogue – One Year Later*

Ivy is working at a youth counseling center, helping kids who feel invisible like she once did.

Zero is in grad school for engineering, but he still comes to her office every Thursday with coffee, just like he used to.

Zara and Freda live in the same apartment building. They’re not inseparable anymore, but they show up for each other when it matters.

Sarah is still Sarah — loud, chaotic, and the group chat admin.

And Ivy?

Ivy is happy. Not perfectly happy. Not all the time. But happy enough to know that the girl who once ate lunch alone under a mango tree made it out okay.

*The End.*