While I was holding Cole, I could literally feel his body turning to stone. I tried to count the seconds until the shock would wear off on him, but eventually he wrapped his arms around my waist and held me firmly to his chest. I tried to count the seconds until the shock would wear off on him. We continued to stand there for a period of time that I cannot recall until I was finally able to control my crying. I did nothing but stand there, resting in his arms and making no movement at all.
I knew that my parents were looking down at the two of us, smiling because there was at least one of their children's bonds that were sort of restored, but it made me wonder if there was an expectation that I also needed to forgive Jesse and Marco. I knew that my parents were happy because there was at
