“Mom. Mom, wake up.” SJ gently shook his mother’s shoulder. The sun was coming up and soon the rest of the house would be awake. He needed to know exactly what to say if they asked him who he was.
Scarlet opened her eyes to find her son staring at her. She pulled him in her arms and kissed his temple. More than ever she knew the value of the life they had. Unlike Kayla, she was never going to say goodbye to anyone she loved.
“Hi baby, how was your flight?”
“It was cool. But Aunt Kayla was anxious the whole way here.”
“Kayla.” Scarlet knew that her best friend would need her now more than ever. It was time for her to be there for her, just as she was when her parents died.
“Where is your dad?”
“He is in the living room with Uncle Solara. What are we going to tell them?”
“Tell who wha
