Hi! It’s me! Lily!
Today is September 11, and Dave is sad again. He doesn’t really like to talk when he’s sad, but I did the same thing I did last year and brought him his favorite drink. But this time he wanted to talk.
“Lily,” he said, “You are one of the most cheerful and peppy and optimistic people I’ve ever met. Nothing bad ever really seems to faze you. Not even… when that guy tried something with you last year. I hope… I hope you never lose that.”
“Why do you get so sad?”, I asked. “I may be cheerful but I get sad too, and usually I have a reason. What’s… what’s your reason?”
“I.. knew some people in those towers when they fell. I wasn’t close to them, but I knew them.”
“Oh,” I said. “I don’t know what to say.”
“You’re young, still,” he said. It’s not that you haven’t had anything bad in your life, but you haven’t had anything that shook you to your core and made you wonder why you even bother with it all. I… I hope you never do, Lily. Thanks for the drink,” he said, and went back to sitting in his chair and being sad.
I gave him a hug and went up to my room. Dave’s not the kind of guy who likes too much company when he’s sad.
Of course it’s sad, what happened. It always is. Every year we’re reminded of how sad it is. But what am I going to do about it? We can remember the people who died, but they’re dead now. We can be mad at the people who did it, but most of them are dead now, too. But we can move on with our lives, I guess. Everyone says “never forget”, but maybe we should instead be looking forward to a time when we can forget. Maybe?
I don’t know. Like I always say, I’m just seventeen. What do I know?
Dave will be okay tomorrow. I know he will. He’ll be back to grilling and having pressure washer accidents. I haven’t pranked him in a while – he got me so good with that cayenne pepper chocolate pudding I haven’t dared. But maybe it’s a good time to, soon.
Oh! I know what to do! Hahaha!!!!! I need to get Sabby on board so I can buy something on Amazon!!!! LOL!!!!!
Jack’s relocators are almost finished packing and they’ll be heading south in a couple of days. SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!