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Chapter 123 - pre epilogue

Paris.

Noise.

Arguments.

Same chaos.

Nothing changed.

Jay stood in the middle.

Smiling.

Watching everyone fight.

Then—

A voice.

"JAYYYY!"

She froze.

Turned.

And saw—

Cin.

Running toward her.

Same energy.

Same smile.

But…

Taller.

Stronger.

Different.

Jay ran to him.

Hugged him tightly.

"You idiot! You didn't tell me!"

Cin laughed.

"Surprise." 😏

She pulled back.

Looked at him carefully.

"You changed…"

He shrugged.

"Little bit."

Behind them—

"CIN?!"

Section E shocked.

Rory ran.

"YOU'RE HERE?!"

Felix laughed.

"Bro came before us!"

Blaster hugged him.

"Still alive?"

Cin laughed loudly.

"I live here."

Pause.

"Medicine."

Silence.

Then—

"NO WAY."

Drew stared.

"You?!"

Cin rolled his eyes.

"Shut up."

Laughter.

Jay stood beside him.

Proud.

"My brother."

Cin smiled softly.

That one word—

meant everything.

Then—

He saw him.

Keifer.

Standing a little away.

Calm.

Watching.

Same as always.

Cin's smile faded slightly.

Not fear.

But…

that old habit.

That old feeling.

Respect.

A little nervousness.

Just like school days.

Flash—

Cin standing behind Jay.

"You go talk…"

Whispering.

Scared of Keifer's silence.

But still—

Looking up to him.

Because—

Keifer helped him.

Protected him.

Taught him.

Without saying much.

Back to present—

Cin walked slowly.

Toward Keifer.

Jay noticed.

Stayed quiet.

Keifer didn't move.

Just watched him come.

Cin stopped in front of him.

For a second—

He didn't speak.

Then—

"Hi… bro."

Soft.

Respectful.

Keifer looked at him.

Long.

Then nodded.

"You grew up."

Simple.

But enough.

Cin smiled.

A little shy.

"You didn't change."

Keifer replied—

"I didn't need to."

Small silence.

Comfortable.

Familiar.

Cin rubbed the back of his neck.

Still that same kid inside.

"Thank you… for before."

Keifer looked at him.

"What for?"

Cin hesitated.

Then—

"For everything."

Pause.

"For helping me… back then."

A beat.

Keifer's expression softened.

Just slightly.

"You did the rest yourself."

Cin smiled.

Wide.

Happy.

That was enough for him.

Jay watched both of them.

Heart full.

Because—

Her two worlds—

met perfectly.

Rory suddenly jumped in—

"WHY IS THIS SO EMOTIONAL?!"

Felix shouted—

"THIS IS PARIS NOT A FAMILY DRAMA!"

Blaster laughed loudly—

"GROUP CHAOS!"

Everyone piled in again.

Noise.

Laughter.

Madness.

Cin stood beside Jay.

Same place as always.

Like nothing changed.

He leaned slightly.

Whispered—

"You're still my sister, right?"

Jay flicked his forehead.

"Always." 😌

He grinned.

Satisfied.

And in that moment—

The scared little boy…

Was still there.

But stronger now.

Still loving.

Still loyal.

To her.

To them.

To Section E. 😶‍🔥❤️

(Jay's POV)

Paris.

Night.

Lights everywhere.

And in front of me—

The Eiffel Tower.

Golden.

Shining.

Beautiful.

I never think…

My story would end here.

With them.

With him.

If someone tells me back then…

That I will stand here—

Married to Keifer…

I laugh.

Or maybe—

I roll my eyes.

Because back then…

I don't like him.

At all.

He is quiet.

Too quiet.

Always watching.

Always serious.

Class president.

Everyone listens to him.

And I hate that.

I am chaos.

He is control.

We are never meant to work.

I remember…

The first time he stops me.

"Sit down."

Just two words.

And I look at him like—

"Who are you?"

But he doesn't argue.

Doesn't shout.

Doesn't force.

He just…

stays.

Calm.

Unbothered.

Like he already knows—

I will listen.

And somehow…

I do.

I hate that more.

Days pass.

Fights.

Arguments.

Silences.

Looks.

So many looks.

Then slowly…

Something changes.

He starts understanding me.

Without me speaking.

He knows when I'm angry.

When I'm pretending.

When I'm hurting.

And I…

start noticing him.

The way he stands for me.

Without making it obvious.

The way he protects—

Without controlling.

The way he looks at me—

Like I'm not chaos.

Like I'm…

something more.

That scares me.

More than anything.

Because for the first time…

I don't feel like running.

I remember the moment.

The exact moment.

When I realize—

I love him.

It isn't big.

It isn't dramatic.

It is quiet.

Simple.

Real.

He just stands there.

Talking to someone.

And I'm watching him.

For no reason.

And suddenly—

I don't see the class president.

I don't see control.

I see—

home.

And that's it.

No going back.

We go through everything.

Misunderstandings.

Pain.

Yuri.

Fear.

Losing each other.

Finding each other again.

And still—

We choose each other.

Every time.

I look around.

And I see them.

Rory laughing loudly.

Felix arguing.

Blaster shouting.

Drew messing something up.

Denzel holding Gracel.

Grace smiling.

Honey standing with Percy.

Ella beside Aries.

Freya rolling her eyes.

Cin…

Standing beside me.

Like always.

My brother.

My best friend.

And in the middle of all this chaos—

Keifer.

Standing beside me.

Calm.

Just like the first day.

Some things never change.

He looks at me.

And I know—

He's thinking the same thing.

"How did we get here?"

I smile.

Because I know the answer.

We don't plan it.

We don't control it.

We don't make it perfect.

We just—

live it.

The chaos.

The love.

The pain.

The moments.

Everything.

Together.

I move closer.

Stand beside him.

Our shoulders touch.

Warm.

Familiar.

"Keifer…"

He hums softly.

"Hmm?"

I look at the Eiffel Tower.

Then at him.

And say—

"Thank you."

He looks at me.

Confused.

"For what?"

I smile.

Soft.

Real.

"For not trying to control my chaos…"

Pause.

"For loving it."

He doesn't reply immediately.

He just watches me.

The same way he always does.

Then—

quietly—

"I never love the chaos…"

I blink.

"What?"

He steps closer.

And says—

"I love you."

My heart—

still reacts the same way.

After everything.

After all this time.

I laugh softly.

Shaking my head.

"Still flirting?" 😏

He almost smiles.

"Always."

Behind us—

"GROUP PHOTO!"

Rory shouts.

Everyone gathers.

Pushing.

Laughing.

Arguing.

We stand together.

All of us.

From a classroom—

To a city.

From strangers—

To family.

From chaos—

To love.

The camera flashes.

And in that moment—

I realize—

This isn't the end.

It is just—

our forever. ❤️✨

But…

There is something else.

Something no one notices yet.

Something I know.

Something that will change everything—

again.

And no…

I'm not telling it right now. 😏

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