Eli raised his head. Still no reflection. He finally took everything in…letting go…Had he actually said that?
Clare was just doing what he wished…finding someone to make her happy…
He had Jake to thank…he made her smile for the first time since that incident. It was because of him. And all this time he blamed him…he thanked Jake to himself before finally doing one last thing.
He was back at home, looking at his parents and grandparents talk. He watched them…it had been a month…his mother was finally smiling. He smiled at his family as they seemed to be getting back into the rhythm….their usual happy rhythm.
He moved on with his death…and he guessed they finally moved on.
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Clare was outside the studio hugging her parents.
"You were so beautiful! Honey!" her mother yelled cheerfully. Her father rubbed her head, "And we got it on tape." he looked at the camcorder before nodding, "Please tell me I took the lenses cap off…"
Helen rolled her eyes at him and told him to look for the keys. They were waiting for Alli's parents to pick her up albeit they insisted they'd bring her home.
"You rocked Clare!" she giggled. Clare was standing there however looking at the ground.
"What's wrong?"
She smiled…tears in her eyes.
"Eli would've loved it."
Alli smiled modestly, nodding in agreement.
"I felt him…he watched me."
Alli winced in confusion, "What?"
"Eli saw me dance." she said, a single tear fell as she looked back at the studio.
The End