thank-you!
I'm sorry it took so long for me to get back to you! The story is also being posted on LJ, and I was under the impression that it was *only* being posted there. Hence all the anonymous-y stuff.
Making the ending sort of open in a way - they *might* have a good life! - is what allowed me to write this story. I tend to write stories that have very neat, happy endings, so I had to give the main characters that ray of hope at the end...
Thanks for reading and reviewing! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)