Felix had to leave almost a week ago now and it’s been hard. The reality of my situation has really hit me head on, and the loneliness from being in a different pack feels suffocating. I have been pushing myself to still be active, but in all honesty every conversation I have right now is a challenge. Plastered smiles and synthetic excitement are exhausting to maintain.
I push my scrambled eggs around on my plate while my Grandma finishes her coffee. “Hey Ace, I am going to go over to the community garden today, want to come?” My Grandmother asked cheerfully.
Realistically I didn’t really want to, but I need to ‘push forward’ as my dad would say. A smile tugged at the corner of my lips at the thought of my family. “I’ll go Grandma, let me get dressed.”
She was full of glee when I sai
