My sister, Adrian, they're my family. They're... they're good people. They don't deserve to be gone. To think that I'm the one who's done such awful things.
But you're trying to be better. Everyone deserves a shot at redemption.
Well, then maybe this is where I deserve to be.
When I was in Afghanistan, my unit got sent out on patrol on a day I drew base duty. It was a routine op. We'd done it a hundred times before. Only this time, there was an IED in the road. None of them made it back. I used to lie in bed at night asking myself "Why them? Why not me?". And I made every deal I could think of with any God I thought might be listening.
And did it work?
Not exactly. So, you're right. I don't know what you're going through, but I do know something about survivor's guilt.
Does it get any easier?
No. All we can do is try and move forward.
How am I supposed to move forward when everyone I've ever loved is gone?
By not giving up. By doing the right thing. We honor the dead by fighting for the living. This world needs you, too.
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