Moments | Kendall Pack

1. I step outside and feel a gust of cold wind, the first I have felt in Cedar City. I look to the sky to see dark clouds congregating above my head. The first drop of rain strikes my face with a healing power I have not felt in a long time.

2. I sit alone at Denny's. This has been a dream of mine for years. Now I know the loneliness and solitude that so many feel. I eat alone and the people around glance at me. They are thinking, "How sad, that poor boy has no one to eat with." At least I can understand the pain that everyone feels, sitting alone with no one to talk to. It is a hurt that doesn't leave. I pay my check and go. The waiter seems to feel sorry for me. He doesn't realize I made the choice to dine alone. But one day that will be the only choice to make.

3. A young girl is crying. Her father has just been in an accident. It isn't serious, but he is in Arizona and there is nothing she can do. I am washing dishes, and I think, "Why don't I give her a hug?" But I don't want to leave the other dishwashers stranded. So I keep washing. Out of the corner of my eye I see him hold her close, comforting her. I want to be indifferent, I want to think that anyone can comfort her, she just needs a friend. But all I can think about is why I am not holding her and telling her it's alright.