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look but I don’t guarantee that I will find anything that I like,” Katie said half heartily. She really did not want to be out shopping today. She wanted to be in her room where she always was these days.
    They walked into Old Navy and looked around. There wasn’t really anything in there that really drew Katie’s eyes. Mom held up a few different shirts that she thought Katie would like but Katie just really wasn’t into this shopping trip. She was still thinking about Jack. She couldn’t believe he lived right down the street from her and she didn’t even know it.  She thought about how he came to her house to make a date. Or was it a date. He didn’t say it was a date so it couldn’t be a date.
    Katie was still deep in thought when a hand landed on her shoulder making her jump. It was mom. “Katie, are you ok sweetie?” Mom asked.
    Shaking her thoughts from her head she nodded. “I am fine mom. I was just thinking about my day is all.”
    As they walked out of Old Navy mom asked “Did you go to the library today?”
    Katie didn’t want to lie to her mom, but she wouldn’t be lying if she said that she went to the library, because she did go to the library. She just didn’t go inside. “Yes I did go to the library.”
    “What all happened while you were there? Did you read to the little kids? Is this something you are going to start doing again?” Mom asked.
    “Nothing much happened today. There were not any groups today so I didn’t read to anyone today,” Katie replied hoping mom couldn’t hear her heart beating a mile a minute because she was not being one hundred percent honest. Katie has never been a very good liar or “extender of the truth,” as her mom like to call it.
    “Oh so you just hung out then? Did you see any of your friends there? You don’t hang out with anyone like you used to. You know it is okay for you to have fun with your friends’ honey. You do not have to sit at home all the time. It isn’t healthy either,” her mom said in a concerned voice.
    Katie knew that this was why mom wanted to take her to the mall. They have not done anything like this is almost two years, and now mom wants to start again. She knew she should have said she was not feeling good. She did not want to talk about this with anyone, especially her mom.
    Katie saw American Eagle up ahead and thought she could change the subject. “Can we go into American Eagle please?” she asked her mom.
    “Sure, but you are not going to get away from answering me Katie. You have to talk about what is going on in your life. You have completely shut yo ur father and I out. I also know you haven’t seen your friends since Jackson died. It isn’t healthy to keep everything inside. You have to talk about it.”
    Katie stopped and yelled , “I am fine mom. I do not need to talk about anything. I am doing just fine. You know who isn’t fine. It is Jackson. He isn’t here with us. That is what is wrong with me. He should not have had to deal with something so horrendous at such a young age. Do you want to know the worst part of it?” Katie asked. She continued before her mom could answer her “the worst part is everyone seems to be so concerned about us. They bring us food, and call everyday to check on us, they all act like they are so sympathetic about it, but where were they when he was sick. They were the ones that pointed at him and wouldn’t let their kids play with him, because they were afraid that their kids would get whatever it was that Jackson had.” Katie continued as the tears began to stream down her face, “They were only concerned about themselves, and now they just want to make it seem like they care, because it is the right thing to do. I am so sick of everyone doing things like this when they did the complete opposite when we really needed them the most. We don’t need their help! Jackson needed their help by letting him continue to have his friends around. He needed friends that he