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menu. Dad looked up to see Katie’s menu closed.
    “What are you going to order honey?” dad asked Katie.
    “I am going to get my usual with a side salad. I didn’t realize how hungry I was until we walked in and the smell made my stomach growl,” Katie replied.
    “Good, I am glad you are going to eat more than just a bagel,” her mom replied.
    The waitress returned with their drinks, and took their order. Her mom and dad were going to share an order of Manicotti, and a salad. When the waitress left to put their order in, mom and dad looked at her.
    “I know you both think there is something that I need to talk about, but I am fine,” Katie said before her parents could say anything.
    Dad looked at Katie and grabbed her hand holding it tight. “I know the last few months have been hard, but we all have to start moving on Katie. Jackson would not have wanted any of us to continue to feel like we all do now. It is time for all of us to move on Katie,” dad said.
    “I have been thinking about going to the library again and volunteering to read to the little kids for toddler time again. Maybe I will go talk to Mrs. Smith and see if they have any of the classes open for me to do that with,” Katie said as she picked up her glass and took a drink of her soda. Katie really had not been thinking about doing that, but if it meant that her parents would leave her alone, then she would definitely do it.
    “That is perfect,” dad said with a smile. Katie had not seen him smile like that in the last few months. She realized that for the first time since Jackson’s de ath she was completely relaxed and honestly enjoying her parent’s company.
    They continued to talk about little things throughout dinner, and after everyone had finished dinner and each had a piece of apple pie with whipped crème on top for desert, they were stuffed. After paying the bill and leaving a tip, they all walked slowly back to the car.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 4
    On the drive home, no one really talked, probably because they were all to full to even move. When they got home Katie went to her room to change into her pajamas. She folded the jeans she was wearing and laid them on the back of her chair. She walked over, and turned her covers down, getting ready for bed. She was completely drained from the day, which is nothing new for her in the last few months. Katie walked into the bathroom and wet a wash rag to wash her face. She applied the toothpaste to her tooth brush, and brushed her teeth. When she was done, she grabbed the lotion out from under the sink, and sat on the edge of the tub as she applied it to her feet and legs. When she was done and had put the lotion back under the sink, she climbed into bed and turned out the lights.
    Laying there she thought about what she had told her parents she would do. She wasn’t sure if she could spend time with other little kids, without thinking about Jackson all the time. She just wasn’t sure she was ready for that yet. The thing is if she does not at least try her dad will start trying to talk to her about everything, and Katie just did not want to talk about it. She was fine and she just wished everyone would let her be.
    While she was lost in thought her door opened and her mom walked in. “I just wanted to tell you good night sweetheart,” mom said as she sat on the edge of the bed.
    “Good night mom,” Katie replied as she sat up to hug her mom.  “I will go tomorrow and talk to Mrs. Smith about reading to the kids and helping around the library again.”
    “That’s great. I can take you if you would like, and then we could get lunch afterwards,” mom said.
    Katie knew mom was going to say something like that, when she came in. She never comes into her room unless she wants something. “That’s okay; I will probably spend some time there after talking to her. I want to see if I can find a good book to read this summer. I may even start on my