Jane POV
It has been exactly one year since dad had died. Mom had locked herself in her room for months after she found out. She had only come out for Samantha's wedding. She hadn't even met her granddaughter, Alyssa, yet.
*Flashback*
"This wasn't supposed to happen. He wasn't supposed to die. Not without me…" Karlyn cries, falling onto her knees next to her husband of 28 years, Regan's, body. "I tried to warn him about the arrow, but I was too late. I'm so sorry, Karlyn" said Percy, Regan's half-brother. Percy's wife Annabeth was Karlyn's half-sister, and they had been married a year longer than Karlyn and Regan. Annabeth, along with Karlyn's best friend (and half-sister) Maria, comforted the crying girl. Karlyn's identical twin, Kira, stood off to the side with their 14-year-old sister and 12-year-old brother, Kali and Kyle. Samantha, Karlyn's 17-year-old daughter (adopted), stood crying in her boyfriend of three years, Jamie's, arms. Jane and Lela the 13-year-old identical twins, clung to each other tearfully, while Regan's twin sister, Rebecca, consoled the 11-year-old twins, Alison and Trevor, the youngest of the 5 kids.
*Present Day*
As I sat on the couch reading a book, I heard someone calling my name. The person in question appeared in the doorway and it was none other than Mom. "Mom, what are you doing out of your room? Are you ok?" I ask. "I figured it was time to rejoin society and see how the world is these days" Karlyn said.
*Hours later, dinner time*
The whole family sat down for dinner. Rebecca had moved in with the family, and Samantha and her husband, Jamie, had come over to spend time with the family after Jane had gone by their house a block over from the family home saying that Karlyn had finally come out of hiding. Speaking of Karlyn, she was cooking dinner with help from Kira, Kali, Lela and Alison. Samantha was giving Alyssa a bottle while Trevor watched his sister and his niece. Jane watched her family, and everyone laughed at Jamie and Kyle as they were doing an arm wrestling contest on the coffee table. "My family is back together again. We've made it this far, dad. We all miss you, but we know that everything happens for a reason." Jane thought, as if talking to her dad.