Mistakes Were Made

Ember

It was the same position I found myself torn between so often since he passed. Wanting to offload my secret to assuage my own guilt and wanting to be there for Kaden. I knew the guilt would be weighing heavily on me until I came clean, but I couldn’t do it. Not yet.

There would be a time where it would be unavoidable to tell him, and I would take the consequences when that time came. It just couldn’t be now.

With the moon and the sun saying their hello to one another, both shining down on us in their own ways with the one greeting while the other said goodbye, I couldn’t bring myself to tell him.

Instead, I finished my cone and took his hand, offering him a silent show of support.

“After everything we went through, I just can’t believe it all came down to a video. It’s a wonder he went through all that for me.” Kaden didn’t sound bitter about it, only resigned. “That he went through all that to put everything in place for me and to make sure I knew what he wanted to say even aft