HOW HARD TO NOT CLAIM

Damon's P.O.V

To make them as happy as possible.

But Will seemed just as surprised by this sentiment as my family did, it made me wonder if I was strange to practice it.

Maybe, things wouldn't have gone so badly if I didn't. Maybe I would be able to pick up my phone and not just stare at it when all the lights were off. Maybe I'd be stronger, strong enough to face the ones I loved the most.

  Maybe things would go back to normal.

"Damon Calderon," Will says as she shifts closer to me, letting her soft fingers trace my face. I close my eyes and sink into the comforting touch of her hand knowing she could see how it delighted me. When I open my eyes, Will is smiling softly at me, her small palm cupping my cheek. "You are too good for this world."