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"That quickly Sometimes, you just know, and your mom and dad both knew It was almost as if, the nized the other as their perfect e of Kai flashes throughdeep in ht the moment I saw him I think about how, every time I have been with him, it has been easy, about how heto feel the pain I feel every tiht nohen I have the opportunity to learn about my parents

"Sometimes, you just know," she repeats She smiles then pulls out another stack of pictures

For the rest of the day, I sit on the floor while she sits on the couch, and she shares pictures and stories of ht has been lifted off my shoulders She unconsciously helped ain

Chapter 9

One Day at a Time

"Where’s Pika?" I ask Aye

He looks at ether, and then looks back to the TV

"What does that mean?" I question, confused by that response

"He’s not here"

"I obviously know that He hasn’t been here in two days, but I’ to have to speak with Kai about that," heda to Kai about anything, let alone where Pika is

I haven’t talked to Kai since the day he arrived ho whom

"Guess you don’t want to know that badly," he mumbles

I feel my pulse start to pick up when I remember how I met Pika for the first time

"Is he okay?" I whisper Pika has beco hurt doesn’t sit ithme jump, turn my head, and look over the back of the couch at Kai