The Whittaker Saga

Even as a life is ended, other lives moves on, and for Steven, that means a life outside the safe confines of university. With Anna's death, no one - including himself - really think about celebrating the fact that he has finished Foxbury with honors, or that he has had job offers from both Microsoft and Apple. He chooses Apple, as he loves Apple II that has just come on the market and is super excited for the development of the company. That isn't to say that there wasn't other consideration. As the fact that Microsoft is much further north than Apple, and that Larissa also got a job offer for Apple, and that he'd be moving to Evergreen Harbor where his sister and cousin already lives. It's Larissa who suggest they find a place to live together. "We're good together, don't you think?" she asks. "And it's sensible to share the costs, and we like each other's company and knows when to speak and when to leave each other alone." It m...

For Arthur, life has become a rather comfortable routine. During the day he gets to push his mind and creativity in the best job he can possibly imagine, and in the evenings, he checks in on Claudia and the girls, either eating there or heading off to the bar downtown after. But even if Claudia is doing better, Kirks ghosts still looms large in the house. "Don't you think it's time to let go? It's been more than a year. Let him be properly buried," Arthur argues, not for the first time. This time, however, Claudia finally agrees, and on the next weekend, Arthur goes with her and the girls to the park where Kirk died, to finally lay him to rest. The meteor that killed him is still there. No one has been able to move it, or wanted to perhaps. It's a bit of a shock for Claudia to see, as she's been avoiding the park at all cost since he died. They walk until they find a spot that Claudia decides is good enough, then spread his ashes and release his spirit to ...