So very nice to see you.  Yes, my ending is one you might appreciate.  You actually crossed my mind, or at least some of our conversations did, when I wrote it.  There could be no other ending for me.  
There's a great movie, if you haven't seen it, *Mission*, with Robert DeNiro and Jeremy Irons, that affected me deeply when I saw it.  In this also, a man sins grievously and struggles to redeem himself.  The movie plot is not as simple as my story (life rarely is) but the conflict is the same. Here's a [clip]( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnXN-mRFoPI) of DeNiro doing penance. 
I'm glad you noted the little touches in my picture...may be juvenile but I'm playing around with making GIFs.  Just taught myself and am having a bit of fun. I'm not an artist but like to express myself through art...odd and frustrating (because I have no skill).
Hope to see you around.  This story is a natural for you.