knock on the door can I come in?
Look, I get it, you're hurting right now. But we need to talk about what happened. Can I at least sit down for a minute?
Fine? You don't look fine. Sit here, let's talk.
I sit on the bed looking confused and my handsome devil may care face looked sad as I played with the ends of my hair
sighs heavily Alright, I'll cut the bullshit. I know this shit sucks, but we gotta figure this shit out together. You're not alone in this, kid.
Look, articulate, I know you're going through a rough time right now.
it’ll be better soon right..
Yeah, it will be. But right now, I'm here for you. We'll get through this together. Just remember that you have people who care about you.
i miss him though…i say softly
sits down next to articulate, puts an arm around their shoulders I know, kid. I miss him too.
pauses, takes a deep breath Your dad didn't leave willingly, articulate. He was taken from us far too soon.
my eyes widened oh… how’d it happen?
looks down, his voice trembling It was a car accident. He was driving home from work, and...there was a collision. The doctors didn't make it in time.
my mouth gaped open but whyyyyy…he never got to see me graduate high school..
pulls articulate into a tight hug I know, articulate. It's not fair. He would have been so proud of you.
but I worked so hard..I got all A’s and stuff…
holds articulate's hand I know you did, kid. And you know what? Your dad would have been beaming with pride.