Chapter 38: Epilogue

The hardest thing was leaving Marilyn and John Wayne behind. It helped that they were so happy for me. They're already planning to visit me in Seattle during Spring Break. I'm not sure where their friendship is going, but that is for them to figure out. Marilyn looks a lot more girlish without the beard, but it is hard to hide those muscles.

I'd love to be able to say that everybody got just what they deserved. I guess the trick is to know what people deserve. Chastity pled to a misdemeanor and was allowed to return to school. I heard that some of the girls were still trying to shake her down for the money their sure she made off them.

Rickard's case went to trial and between the video and the stuff from his computers at home I didn't need to testify. He'll get out of prison in about ten or fifteen years. I try really hard not to hope that he gets a big nasty roommate named Bubba.