A New Chapter...

So I have really been thinking about these three words the past couple days... "A New Chapter". In the past I had always believed that "A New Chapter" meant that the story was done and a new one started.
But that is not true...
I am an avid reader. I can go through a book in less then a week. I am a writer. But not once did I ever think about this statement. In most books the end of one chapter does not signify the end of the story but just a suspenseful moment.

 Read the below excerpt:

"Where was he?" She thought as she cleaned off the table from the anniversary dinner that she had carefully planned. "He should have been home hours ago". She took the uneated dinner to the kitchen and put the plates in the sink. She had blown out the candles on the table sometime ago, so the dinning room was in shadows. 
Knock, Knock Knock...
"Did you lose your key?" She stated as she walked towards the door. "I've told you keep an extra one in your car," she said as she unbolted the door then turned the handle. 

This is where the chapter would end. But it doesn't end the story. It only is being continued in the next chapter.

When the door opened, there stood a young man in a black uniform, his officer hat under his arm. It was not her husband. 
"Mrs. Smith...my name is Officer Jones. I have some sad news about your husband..."

The new chapter picks up where the last one started.

That is what life does... it just continues with a new chapter heading.

This is a new chapter heading on the same story. May the story continue as wonderful as it has been going so far.