04-16-2025, 08:57 PM
Jared followed Mara and knocked on her door, waiting for permission to enter. He wasn’t surprised she was upset. Rachel was in a bad place. Jared didn’t say anything, he just sat down next to her. Mars would speak when ready.
”She didn’t want to hurt anyone,” she said finally, through the tears. ”She didn’t deserve that. Why do bad things happen to good people.”
Jared sighed. That was the question for sure. ”Because bad things don’t discriminate. It’s not fair - we don’t have to like it, but it happens”
Mara nodded. She knew, but it was hard to think about. Especially when she didnt like the outcome. ”What do we do?”
”We show her we love her everyday and that we are there for her. It’s going to be hard. There will be a lot of tears and a lot of frustration. We just can’t give up. She’ll get through this. We will too,” he smiled and gave her a side hug. ”You know your sister is going to hide it, but Emily will cry too. When you’re not looking. She thinks she has to stay strong for you. It’s okay if you need to or just feel like it.”
”How about you?” Mara asked, looking sincere.
”Nah - I’m far too manly for such things,” he gave her a grin, showing he wasn’t sincere. ”Ill shed some tears as well.”
”You’re such a dork,” she said, giving him a playful punch on the shoulder. ”Thanks Jared.”
He gave her a final hug and headed out into the living room, sitting on the couch. What a shitty couple of days. It wasn’t long before Emily came in and plopped down on the couch next to her, looking exhausted.
”She didn’t want to hurt anyone,” she said finally, through the tears. ”She didn’t deserve that. Why do bad things happen to good people.”
Jared sighed. That was the question for sure. ”Because bad things don’t discriminate. It’s not fair - we don’t have to like it, but it happens”
Mara nodded. She knew, but it was hard to think about. Especially when she didnt like the outcome. ”What do we do?”
”We show her we love her everyday and that we are there for her. It’s going to be hard. There will be a lot of tears and a lot of frustration. We just can’t give up. She’ll get through this. We will too,” he smiled and gave her a side hug. ”You know your sister is going to hide it, but Emily will cry too. When you’re not looking. She thinks she has to stay strong for you. It’s okay if you need to or just feel like it.”
”How about you?” Mara asked, looking sincere.
”Nah - I’m far too manly for such things,” he gave her a grin, showing he wasn’t sincere. ”Ill shed some tears as well.”
”You’re such a dork,” she said, giving him a playful punch on the shoulder. ”Thanks Jared.”
He gave her a final hug and headed out into the living room, sitting on the couch. What a shitty couple of days. It wasn’t long before Emily came in and plopped down on the couch next to her, looking exhausted.