Now, the moment came. Jake was quiet as Sabrina made her final toasts, but it was because his eyes were transfixed on what was happening. The tiny, yellow half circle began to grow. A few clouds tried to obscure it, but the sun seemed to burn them away, spiteful that anything might hide it's light. The surrounding sky was a painting of reds, oranges, purples, pinks, and finally blue. The stars began to twinkle into their own sleep, and the lights of the city began to be dwarfed by the one true light. Now, the ball of fire had fully emerged, and greeted Jake as if he was a long lost friend. The morning had come. Birds flew off towards the sun, and Jake thought of Icarus, wondering if they'd fall if their wings got too close. Was it a metaphor in his mind for burning, or simply a passing thought? He'd never know, because his mind was racing between a million thoughts, ideas and feelings as he continued to look.
On the street below, humans pushing food carts and people already running to their cars, or the subway delighted Jake's eyes almost as much as the burning sun. He realized that sunrise was only part of what he'd been missing, and that he'd need to go down, and see the day. He could finally see a bright, living day! He looked back at the sky, and saw a sea of blue, with thin transparent clouds and a big yellow sun. Time seemed to pass like it were seconds, but Jake realized he and Sabrina must've been sitting there for over an hour for the sun to be where it was, and that meant...
Jake looked down, and saw the rays of the sun on his skin, and yet he didn't burn! He felt no pain, no strain, no need to run inside or lest be burned. It was like the mind defenses in that it felt normal. Jake now realized the heat he felt on his skin, and it felt good to be warm. He turned to Sabrina with the happiest expression she'd ever seen him wear.
"It's so beautiful," he said, his tone a mix of child like wonder, and deep fulfillment. He realized then, that he hadn't remembered any sunrises after all. They must've been seen in movies, or his brain invented what they must've been like. This was different. It was better. It was... spiritual.
"I'm so glad you're here to share this with me," he told his old friend, and he was glad. For a moment he thanked Ben and Lazarus, in addition to Tansy and Sabrina. The later two were good people, who'd done a nice thing for him, because it's just who they were. The former two had caused him pain, and misery, and heartache. But for now, their contributions had led to this moment, and he couldn't hate them. In fact, he loved them both, or more accurately, he loved what they had inexplicably done for him.
Sunrise was over, but Jake's time in the day had just begun.