It was a while after he left. She was distraught, needing answers as to why it happened to her. This is when I began filling the empty space. She said that “parents are humans too”. I don’t think she ever realized that she answered her own question......

She walks in the room past fears as if they were old but familiar friends. Past guilt, regrets, and even failures. With so much determination she makes it to the other side of the room without breaking a sweat. She takes her seat at the head of the table, and invited them all to sit…because even pain should be acknowledged....