that's cool...

;)allie

Truth to say: I knew that it would be really cliche and unrealistic if they actually did get together because well.. he left, and yeah, and I really don't Raissa to go through the shit he put her through. and well she has a better life now, but as said the past will always hunt you, and you can't stop thinking of the what ifs.

but I really want to know how Aidan is going through with his life, is he happy now. I don't think he could be all happiness, because he still holds that tinge of hate to the world.

best luck to the both of them (fictional ofcourse)

hey r u going to write another story?

this is the first story ( without the character ending up together ) that i can honestly say that i liked and enjoy. So great job you've done. I can also say that, knowing of the ending i would of still read it, which is a rear in my case, since i love happing ending.

great story, I followed it the whole way through, even though I didnt review...yeah Im kinda bad at that lol.

Fantastic story! What drew me to continue reading and not stop was the way you wrote the story such that I feel every character's pain and sorrow too. Love the plot, the angst, but honestly, don't fancy the ending too much. LOL. I respect your choice for the ending, but of course I'd prefer a happier ending after all they've been through! Nevertheless, great story! Consider doing a sequel? (

Aww, as sad as I was not to read a completely happy ending with the kind of ending everyone else wanted (aka: Raissa and Conrad getting together) it also reminds ppl that life doesnt always turn out the way you expect, and it's never the happy ending you hoped for. But Raissa was happy in the end, and she'd always have the sweet memories in her heart. It's a bittersweet ending, but it does fit. Any less, and it would have been less realistic.

It was an awesome story!

~kiss kiss~

Oh gosh.. i so wanted them to be together. But well, great job~ The ending was sad, realistic...i guess its the kinda stuff tt makes an impact in the readers. Not the typical happily ever after.

No sequels or anything?Keep writing! )

omg. definitely not what i was hoping for or expecting. i was shocked when i read that you never intended to get aidan and raissa together. it really seemed like it. anyways, just because it wasn't what i was looking forward to, it's not any less wonderful. it was a great ending. realistic. thanks for surprising me i guess. thanks for an awesome story.

;)allie

I think it was the perfect ending... I understand why you couldn't make them stay together. I really love this story and I'm sad now that it is over. Please write more soon :D. I love it so much. You had done a great job here and I really like the ending. So... hmm crap I don't know what to say haha well congratulations! it was awesome.

Hey, I think it's fantastic that you didn't do the cliche happy ending. I like the realism you've written here. Many many kudos to you.

I also agree with you on the sequel part. It doesn't need another story, a second story would ruin the novelty of the first story because everyone would demand the second story have her and Aiden finding each other. And that can't happen, saddly enough.

Any who, I must go off to a lecture and then my three hour biology prac, fun for me, lol. I'll cya later.

~Ellabella

i like it its sad that its finally over (

I loved it, it was a great story. I wish that Aiden and Rassia had gotten together, but I also know that there has to be grief in some stories to make it remain real. Not everything is a fairytale. I look forward to reading more of your work, and you can count on me coming back! Lol, till then: Toddles!

SL

I think it was a great ending. A Hollywood-happy ending I think would have cheapend it. As beautiful as it would have been to see Aidan and Raissa together I think this ending is just as beautiful in it's own realistic way.

*sigh* I don't know what else to say except congratulations and thank you. Congrats on finishing a full-length piece (something I am yet able to do) and thank you so much for the wonderful read over the *checks posting date* OMG over the YEARS. (Wow does that make me feel old or what? lol) It's going to be wierd not having any more updates from this!

*applause*

rivka! eep, i love you lots for this. you can't imagine how imcredible of a journey this was. . . reading this was a mission in itself. at times, i was heartbroken, i was happy, i was proud and then i was in tears. but you know what, i would read this a thousand times over just so i could experience those feelings again. this - this novel - oozes of brilliance. it will always be in my favourites.

hmm the starting of the epilogue made me realise how true everything you said was. you had this perfect theme and stayed true to it. . . perfection is never happiness, life can suck - but should be made the best out of, and then the last one, that sometimes, love doesn't turn out the way we want it to. ahh, i'm over analysing :P what can i say, i was this as a paperback, just so i can put it up on my shelf.

This is probably not the way most stories end when they start telling their love stories…But our story was always different, it wasn’t a romance. It was about growing up, it was truly a path that we had to follow and we needed each other to do it.- you summed it up there; that was your true intention and i envy you for it. that is sheer brilliance. . . a master piece, if you will.

i'm glad their both over each other. ah, you seem so wise for your age. . . it's a compliment, dear :P meh. i'm happy, enought said. i hope you write more, i seriously do. please don't give up, sugar. thank you so much for everything and i'll definitely send the song to you. . . over hotmail or something. take care, kid.

~bubbl3gum

That wasn't the ending I really wanted, but it was VERY beautiful. At least she has come to terms with everything and is moving on. It was bitter sweet, and you made me feel what she was, feeling so bravo! Anyways beautiful ending, really. What do you see for Conrad, is he happy? Has he come to terms with his life? Did he move on? I feel like that part is missing. Other than that great job! :)