Kai: So, since this is a Spooky Day party, did you bring any treats? Wesley: Treats? No, but I have a piece of candy left from what one of my teachers handed out. Here…it’s all yours if you want it? Kai: One piece of candy? I really should make you leave after this. Liliana and…
Kai isn’t sure what to think or feel about meeting his father. Nothing much has changed, and his father never mentioned anything about them having an actual relationship. Kai is sure that’s what his mother and father were whispering about right before they left. But, judging from the anger he could see on his mother’s…
Craig walks Kai over to the beginnings of a garden. Craig: Have you ever planted anything before? This is not what Kai expected Craig to show him. He was expecting something more exciting…like bees. Kai: No Craig: Everyone should start a garden at some point in their life. The idea of planting a seed, taking…
Kai walks on legs of jelly, his heart drumming in his ears, his stomach twisted and knotted…towards the man that he’s known only from a portrait on his wall. The man stares at him with an expression that’s hard to decipher. Kai summons all of the courage he has to take the final steps. When…
I wake up to a text from my friend Wild informing me that she has a day off today and is available to take Kai and me to his father. My heart skips a beat as I read the words. I respond that we’ll meet up with her after my last class today. Today is…
Waddell: Is everything okay…with your family? Prosperity: Yeah, as well as can be expected. My dad is completely lost without mama, but I’m trying to convince him to move in with Kai and me, so I’m looking for a new place to live after graduation. Waddell: Oh? Any idea where you’ll look? Prosperity: I’d like…
Kai wakes up with a smile for the first time in days. The edges of his grief have finally lifted, and he feels like he’ll be okay with time. He takes his breakfast to his bedroom and texts his friends to plan a group project that will be due in a few days for school….
Kai and I both oversleep the next morning, resulting in him almost being late for his first day of high school. He doesn’t have very much time for breakfast, but he promises to grab something quick from the vending machine at school before heading out the door. I have two classes as usual today. I…
Kai goes outside to meet his friend Liliana. She greets him with a big hug. Liliana: I’ve missed you! Kai: I’ve missed you too. But, I thought everyone forgot about me. Liliana: No, I was out of town visiting my dad. Kai: Oh Liliana: But I was thinking about you, and I brought you a…
I go in to check on Kai after daddy and Merit leave to grab Merit’s stuff from the dorms and return to Oasis Springs. Prosperity: Are you okay? Kai: Yes *pauses*…no, not really. Prosperity: I’m so sorry you had to witness that – with your gran. I was there when my gran passed too. I…
