It’s been days since I turned that last page. I finally put a full stop to my last relationship. And you know how hard it is to move on and start a new life. When there’s no next page to turn, you have no choice but to accept the end. We shared some wonderful moments together; created memories that I’ll always cherish. But alas, every journey has its destination.
Then again, wasn’t I aware of this ending the moment I took that very first step? Somewhere, deep in the back of my mind, I was always bracing for the moment we’d reach the final chapter. From the beginning, it was clear, there was never going to be a “…happily ever after” for this companionship.
But hold your horses guys,
I’m not talking about a girl, and no breakup song is playing in the background. Doesn’t this sound more like finishing a really good book?
When you crack open a cover and dive into the world an author has so beautifully crafted, there’s always that final page with the words “The End.”
And if the book is truly fascinating, it casts a kind of spell, opening up a portal and pulling you into the characters’ lives, making you feel like you’re part of their journey.
The author takes them by the hand and leads them toward their fate. By the last page, their story is complete. If joy awaits them, they savor it. If it’s a tragedy, they still find closure.
But hey, dear writer — did you forget something? What about us, the readers? What about our closure? Didn’t you think of us, the uninvited travelers who journeyed alongside your characters?
This is exactly what happens to me every time I finish an incredible book. I need time to emerge from the world between its covers. I know it sounds a little unhinged — but to my fellow bibliophiles out there, aren’t we all a little crazy like that? Like someone hopelessly in love, I fall for each new world I discover.
Even now, I’m drawn back to my bookshelf again. The scent of those printed pages enchants me, tempting me to pick up a new book… and begin again.
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