And later that night to be with my family at dinnertime and have things just be like they always were. That was the amazing part. Things just keep going. We didn't talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together. And that was enough.

It’s much easier not to know things sometimes. And to have french fries with your mom be enough.

I just listened to the music, and breathed in the day, and remembered things. Things like walking around the neighborhood and looking at the houses and the lawns and the colorful trees and having that be enough.

Sam screamed the fun scream, and there it was. Downtown lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. and in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

Nobody felt sad as long as we could postpone tomorrow with more nostalgia.

I'm only being cute here. I don't really mean it. I just wanted to make you smile.

The truth is, when it gets really quiet, when the silence gets too loud, i really start to miss everyone.