~Ryder: Age 22~

Date: February 10th

Today was going to be a very bittersweet day. Mae and I were both looking forward to and wishing this day would never come. However, it came before we knew it --even earlier than we assumed. We couldn't avoid it forever. It had to come, and today was it.

"Do you want my family to come?" I asked softly. "Or would you rather go through this with just the two of us?"

"I want them to come," she said, her voice just was soft. "They are my family too."

"Okay, I'm going to call them," I said. I kissed her forehead, then stepped into...