It's Okay to Cry

Chapter 8

7/26/15

DCCon

4:15 Hailee Padalecki & Ross Ackles & Max Sheppard & Will Sheppard

"Helloooooooo Capital City!" Hailee calls, and the fans start cheering.

"It's good to be back at these things," Max smiles.

Hailee nods, "It's been since what, March? Yeek, stuck home in Canada for four months."

Max smirks, "It's nice to get out of the arctic."

"Says the one that dove into the pool at Hailee's birthday party because you were 'melting'," Ross retorts.

"Okay every once in a while there's a hot day," Max relents.

Hailee facepalms, "Let's start with questions. Hi!"

"Hi," the fan steps up to the mic, "I was wondering. How long do you think it takes to be the same after someone close to you dies?"

Hailee sighs, turns a chair around, and sits on it, her knees straddling the back of it, "Honestly, I don't think someone can ever be the same after losing someone close to them. It just... Kinda becomes a part of you. That pain is always going to be there somewhere, the weight of loss... No matter how few and far between, there will always be moments where you wish you had that person with you. But it's not just the negative aspects. When major things like this happen, you learn and grow a lot. So for better or for worse, or even for both... You're never going to be the same after something like that, but maybe that's a good thing."

"Do you think it's better or worse for you?" the fan asks.

Hailee pauses and tilts her head, "I honestly don't think you can have one without the other. I've changed for the worse, not being able to focus on certain things. But I've also changed for the better. I've learned a lot, I care a lot more... And I've learned what hope means and what it can do for a person."