“Right, what can I do?” I asked as we all took our seats around the large desk. “I am sorry but I just have to ask one more time. Are you sure you are up for this? We can take the day off if you want?” Noah continued to fuss over me. “You don’t have to pretend that you are okay if you are not.” Jace assured me.”you don’t have to be okay all the time.” I chewed my lip, how do I put this in a way they could understand? “Noah, Jace, I love you both so much, and I really appreciate the concern. But this is how I deal with things, I busy my mind, If I go back to our room and just sit around, I will fall apart, and my soul is tired of doing that. I grieved my dad, and I will grieve my mother too, but I don’t want to become stuck in that grief. I have been making a life for myself here, I fin