Legacy

Forgiveness

Jay opened his eyes slightly and saw he was in his bedroom, he blinks a few times and slowly sat up as he held his head.

"Damn….. what happened?" Jay rubs his head slightly and took a moment to process his surroundings, he glances over and saw his mother was sitting beside him with a smile.

"Morning sunshine," Ember said as she sat up and touched his forehead, "How are you feeling?"

"Better…," Jay mumbled and felt weird that she was touching him.

"That's good," Ember said softly as she lowered her hands, "Jay….. I'm sorry for everything I caused you"

"It's alright" Jay mumbled staring at the bed sheets

"No, it's not just alright," Ember said shaking her head slightly, "I was terrible towards you and I shouldn't have! You were an innocent child when we took you in and I treated you like nothing, a monster… I was wrong, I was terribly wrong and I'm so sorry!"

"Was it true….. what you said earlier?" Jay asked softly clenching his fist slightly, "I mean…. How you were treated when you were my age?"

"It was," Ember said sitting down on the bed, "My parents never cared about me….. my father was too busy working to care about his family, and my mother only goal was to make me the perfect housewife. I never wanted the life she wanted me to have, I dreamt of becoming a singer but my parents refused. They never showed me love and they didn't care that I died... After my death I kept up to date with them, my father took a month to realise I was dead! My mother didn't show any emotions or react when she learned about it"

"You mean…. No one missed you?" Jay asked looking up slightly

"Only one….. my aunt Vera," Ember said smiling slightly, "She was the only one who truly missed me when I died, she was the one who cared about me….. she was a mother to me"

"Was? She isn't alive anymore?" he asked

"No…. she died long ago" Ember explained glancing at the ceiling, "Along with my parents"

"Why can't you talk to her in the Ghost Zone?" Jay asked he knew the dead all went to the ghost zone. He could tell she missed her aunt and she wanted to see her again, but if she was in the ghost zone….. she could speak with her once more.

"The Ghost Zone is far more complicated than it seems" Ember explained and poke his cheek, "The Ghost Zone is meant for souls, who have unfinished business with the living or chooses to stay in between"

"In between what?" Jay asked leaning in closer, "If your aunt isn't in the Ghost Zone than where is she?"

"There are four worlds" Ember explained and showed four fingers to him, "Heaven, the Ghost Zone or if you want purgatory, earth or the living, and then the underworld or hell; the four worlds that every soul might face"

"Where's your aunt then? And your parents?" Jay asked. Jay couldn't believe it, he never knew there were four worlds that a soul could go, he always thought there were the Ghost Zone and the human world, and that's it.

"I don't know where they are," Ember said sighing slightly and shaking her head, "It's forbidden for the living or the dead to have knowledge on where others souls are"

"I believe... Your aunt is in heaven" Jay said as he placed his hand on hers, "I believe she found peace… maybe she saw how happy you were and was able to move on"

"Maybe," Ember said nodding her head

"Hm…. Why didn't you leave the Ghost Zone? Did you have the options to leave or any unfinished business?" Jay asked looking down slightly.

"I didn't have any unfinished business with the living... Because I didn't have anyone to start with" Ember said and place her hand on his cheek, "I had the choice but I wanted to stay in the Ghost Zone... I wanted to live my dream of becoming a singer"

"And you found love too," Jay said smiling at her

"I made the right choice to stay here," Ember said and messed his hair, "Don't you think?"

"Yup," Jay said and laugh slightly

"Jay, I promise you treat you better from now on," Ember said and moved her hand away, "You don't have to forgive me….. I just wanted you to know this"

"I forgive you….. mom," Jay said softly and hug her

"Jay….." Ember hesitated for a moment, she rarely hugs Jay or he hugs her but it felt nice. Jay's hugs were similar to Danny's, caring, strong but took care to not crush her, they're hugs were full of love for her.

"I'm sorry," Ember said softly as she embraced him in her arms

"It's alright…," Jay whispered and held her tightly in his arms

A few days later

"Evening, dear" Danny said while he closed the door and kissed her cheek, "Did you have a good day?"

"Yup," Ember said while she placed dinner on the table, "Alright! Dinner is ready"

"Jay! Aria! Dinner!" Danny shouted while he sat down

"I'm glad things are better now" Ember while she placed some food on the plates, "With Jay"

"You kept your promise," Danny said smiling at her and held her hand, "You're a great mother, Ember"

"And you're a great father….. even when I wasn't a good parent," Ember said as she kissed his forehead; Danny smiled and held her side, he kissed her on the lips.

"EW!" Aria shouted and sat down

"Ew?" Danny said raising a brow and parted from his wife, "Just wait until you get a boyfriend"

"Like that would happen," Jay said sitting down as well, "Aria scares boys away!"

"Shut it!" Aria said and threw some mash potato at him

"Hey! Aria, no food fights" Ember said shaking her head slightly

"Wow! You made my favourite dinner" Jay said whipping some potato from his cheek, "Thank you!"

"Your very welcome, Jay" Ember said smiling at him, "I love you"

"I love you too….. all of you," Jay said smiling big at his family

"My family... I will protect them no matter what" Jay stared at his mother, his father, and his sister….. the three people who cared about him and loved him for who he was.

"Now eat up before it gets cold," Ember said

"Alright" Jay nodded and took his fork

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