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"This is just about the best day of my life" Mr Ellis quietly said, and Jayden found hi with his father for the very first time in his life

"Thanks for today," Jayden quietly said to Mia on the drive taking her ho ho hisit with an but her voice faltered

"And?" Jayden pro as you know…" Jayden teased her "Why?"

"For being judgmental and presumptuous about you I'ized sincerely

"At least you took the tio on assu…"

"For what it's worth, I' for your father despite how you're feeling That takes a lot to be the bigger person Now that I have soh, I'm not so sure that if it were ood ood ht it to an instant stop Mia's words did so to him For the first tis; someone understood his pain For the first tiry

"What's the matter?" Mia asked but Jayden couldn't respond He was sure that if he opened his an to cry and he didn't want her to see hi it down He didn't trust hiently touching hi him vulnerable He tried to shake her hand off but she wouldn't let go

"Don't…" hehis head all the while Mia unbuckled her seatbelt and then rose out of her seat leaning over and taking hiht Jayden… It's alright…"she repeated over and over again hugging hi his back He wanted to resist the eood and he could feel the tension draining and he really just wanted to let go He wanted to stop caring about what the world thought about hi and just be himself if only for five minutes He didn't want to care about what others were and would think about him; he just wanted five minutes to unmask and be who he was And if that , then that was exactly what he wanted to be able to do Jayden cried in Mia's ar his spirit with her gentle words of, "It's alright… It's alright…"