Summer

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"You don't need a cape to be super."

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My mom had been in a slump since Scar had died, my parents didn't talk, they never smiled and its like they were zombies.

It had been a month.

A month of this!

It had to stop, I didn't want to cry or be sad anymore, I wanted to e happy that Scar was out of pain and remember her for the amazing person she was.

No not past tense, she is.

She lives in our hearts.

So it was Monday and my mom had made a carrot and pea stew and it was silent.

I couldn't take the tension at the dining table anymore.

"Stop." I blurted out.

"Honey?" My dad asks confused.

"Stop being like this!" I say.

It was coming out now.

"Shay-" My mom interjects.

"No! Don't do that! Don't act like this is normal!" I shout.

My parents are silent.

"You guys are so quiet and sad and its not normal! I can't take it anymore!" I say in frustration.

"You can't take it anymore?" My mom says incredulously.

"Mom-"

"No Shay. You have to look past yourself to understand another's grief. i lost my sister, my best friend." Her eyes full of pain.

I rest my hand on top of hers, " I know mom and I lost the woman who inspires me. But she's not gone." My mom looks up.

"She's in our hearts and one day maybe we will meet her up there. But for now we have to remember Scar for the good times! Do you think she would want us to be sad?" My parents look at their plates.

"No! She would want us to move on and make good use of our lives. Scar is amazing she always will be, I don't know what she wrote in your letter, but I know she said to all of us to have happy lives. This is not happy." I say.

My dad sighs. "She's right."

"It's just so hard." My mom bursts into tears and I squeeze my mom's hand.

"We all lost her, but this isn't right." My dad says.

"Yes. I am so lucky to have such a strong daughter." My mother smiles at me. That was the greatest compliment I could receive.

"And I'm lucky to have you guys." We all hug.

"This is like one of those cheesy movies isn't it?" My dad chuckles.

"Scar would have said that." My mom smiles sadly.

"To Scar." I raise my glass full of water, they do the same.

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