Scarlett ran as fast as she could; tears rolled down her face and crashed onto the ground behind her. As she ran down the corridor, it felt like an ever-ending cycle of doors, walls, and pictures. She eventually burst out the main doors and ran over to the secret garden to have some privacy to herself to get over what had just happened.
As soon as she reached the secret garden entrance, she saw a shadow in the distance to her surprise. It looked like a silhouette of James's body looking up into the trees.
"James?" She happily sobbed.
She ran over to him and pounced into his arms, and gave him the biggest smile he had ever seen.
"Scarlett?" James asked.
Before James could speak any more words, Scarlett placed her lips onto his and wrapped her arms around his neck. She felt so happy and free that she was able to make her own choices now.
James pulled himself away for a brief second and gave Scarlett a confused look.