I was in the lair bouncing a ball against the wall "Alex sweetie you've been up here for two days." My mom said Dad sat down next too me. "Alex what happened too Dan wasn't your fault." My father said as I continued to bounce the ball against the wall and said if I believed him he wouldn't be dead. "Alex Dan was framed there was no way you could have known." I caught the ball saying I could have trusted him and that me and Dan had planed to tell the police everything. "Dan thought that if people knew about the wizard world and what we could do people wouldn't be so quick to judge us." I started bouncing the ball again "but I didn't go," then paused again "I was too afraid of what people might think, what if he was right because if people knew what I could do and who we rally are, maybe he'd still be alive." Bouncing the ball once more I added "and I just can't forgive myself for that." Dan my Dan was gone I bounced the ball one more time and let it roll away.


A few Days later I was at Dan's grave. Max came over and kneeled down next to me. "Hey Alex, I Just uh…I wanted to say I'm so sorry, for everything." I didn't say anything. "I've never thought about how hard it is, being so different, having everyone judge you, before they even know you, knowing that there's some people who might never except you." I stayed quit listening to my brother. "I just I want you to know I'm here for you if you ever need to talk." He finished and put his hand on my shoulder. I looked at my little brother. "Thanks Maxi I appreciate that." He nodded then got up and walked off.