Note: This is not a chapter, but I've only recently become aware that I never posted anything to this story regarding why I was on hiatus.

When I last published a chapter for this story, two years ago, I placed this on the backburner because I was getting ready to move in with my girlfriend at the time, and was prepping for that. However, when it came time for that, she left me during the move in process, leaving me with an apartment I couldn't afford, and a whole lot of emotional baggage (and my best friend at the time supported her decision and made it worse for me). Immediately following that was the election, which ruined my career prospects because nothing but the D.O.D is hiring now (and not the department of state or interior), and got pneumonia. So, after my graduation I moved across the country for a job and a girl, neither of which panned out, and then my mother died, and I am presently dealing with all the things that you might associate with that.

So, basically, my life became shit rather quickly (still is to be honest), and it's been a struggle not to do something stupid every day. Right now I'm actually getting ready to go for my masters, but I've also decided that I'm leaving the U.S (not directly because of the election, but as an American it just honestly feels like we're on a decline, and a lot of my buddies feel the same). As such, I'll most likely be pursuing my masters in Australia or Germany, but getting everything set up and ready to go for all of that takes time, especially considering I'm amid dealing with the estate.

So, hopefully I can get this chapter replaced with an actual one (and rework a few of the earlier chapters to be emotional and cohesive) within the next few months, or whenever I get finished relocating. I never intended to move away from it for so long, and to be honest, this is the one story on here that I actually enjoyed writing, and I definitely intend to come back; bigger and better than ever.

Thank you to all of the fans of this piece that have stuck with me for so damn long and are willing to give me the patience to make this story a good one. You won't regret it.

Sincerely,

Austinjak0