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Aria’s Song-Chapter Nine:
Chapter Nine:
It was nice to be home, but I still felt bad for my parents and Alysa having to sacrifice so much for me. I wasn’t the one who got behind the wheel wasted, I was the one paying for someone else’s stupid decision. There was no way I could hate the person who did this to me, because I didn’t know their story. I just wanted to make sure they didn’t do this to anyone else.
Despite Alyssa’s best efforts, I reminded her that I still had things I needed to do for myself. As much as I appreciated everything my little sister did for me, it was important for me to do what I could for myself. I hated asking for help, but that was something I was learning when it became necessary.
“I’m just really glad you’re home. I didn’t think about your independence.” Alyssa said.
“I’m glad to be home Alyssa, and you have nothing to apologize for. We all have to learn to navigate this.”
I was glad Alyssa didn’t take my words as harsh, that I hadn’t hurt her. But I was learning that my sister was stronger than I thought she was, her intellect was never questionable, but her emotions were, I knew that was part of her diagnosis, but she’d improved a lot over the years, and we were all proud of her progress. Like I was finding my song, she was finding hers.
