I still have a scar where Akram stabbed me, as well as faint marks on my wrists where the handcuffs burned me. They're a constant reminder of what I did. What I fought for. I've never once regretted the choices I made, or the sacrifices. In the end, they were worth it. Somehow, I got a great life, and the world, while not perfect in any way, isn't being ruled by a merciless tyrant.

Rogue and Zoe met up (through no small effort on my part) and eventually married. They had kids and live about a half an hour away from us, We see each other all the time. Our kids love visiting Aunt Zoe and Uncle Rudy, and their kids love visiting us just as much.

I can't tell you a whole lot about the rest of the rebels. After I came back to 2017, I didn't see most of them again. Shadow and Panther disappeared several weeks after the police concluded their investigation of Akram, and I haven't seen them since. I did look into them a bit while I was on the police force, though, and from what I found, they're doing pretty good for themselves.

But I didn't write this note to report on how things ended for everything else. I thought I should give a brief explanation for why I wrote all of this.

After everything that happened, I knew no one would believe what had happened if I told them. So I had to write it down and put it out there. Some people might not fully understand, but for me, there was no choice. Once it occurred to me to record my experiences in a novel, I couldn't get it out of my head. It had to be done. People needed to know what happened, even if they thought it was just fiction. Even if it made no impact at all on the world, it didn't matter, because the information would be out there. People would be able to see it.

So I wrote this from my memories and from the information that I could gather from others. I know it barely scratches the surface when it comes to all of the suffering that Akram caused, but it's hard to gather information about a timeline that never actually happened, so I hope you'll forgive me for that. I did my best to accurately record everything that I and my loved ones experienced.

Anyway, now you know. I've laid out as much as I possibly can for you. Believe me or don't. What you do with it is your choice now. All I can do is give you the facts.

~Amanda

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A/N: This is it. The end of the story. Thank you all so much for reading this and supporting my writing. I appreciate all of you taking time out of your day to read what I've written. :D