Abandoned

Chapter 3 The Letter!

‘Have you told her yet Jake?’ Clara asked
‘Not yet, I don’t think this is the right time to tell
her, she has a lot going on right now and this will
just destroy her’
‘Time is running out. You have to tell her one
way or the other’
‘You think I don’t know that?! You think am
happy I have to tell her this? She is my only
sister and this will kill her, this will kill me as
well’
‘Calm down love, you know you don’t have to get
stressed, you know that. Calm down’
‘I will find the right time and words to tell her. I
will talk to you later’
‘Okay. Later, take care, I love you, you know that
right?’
‘I love you too’
Jake cut the line and held the phone in his hands
as though answers to his problem were written
on it. He thought and thought of a way to break
the news to his sister but failed miserably.
He was startled out of his thoughts by the
rustling of keys and he knew she was home. She
walked in looking tired and beat; he instinctively
opened his arms and walked to her to embrace
her. The moment she felt his arms go round her,
she started to quietly cry.
‘I am a bad person’
‘No you are not, you had to do what you had to,
and it’s your job’
‘You know I don’t like doing the wrong things,
you know it Jay, but why have I started doing it
now? Why Jay?’
‘I wish I had an answer to that question’
‘You always have an answer; don’t start now not
having an answer to my question Jay, not now,
please Jay. Tell me it will be alright, tell me it will
be fine, tell me am not a bad person, please!
Please!’
‘Get a hold of yourself now squirt. A pity party
won’t get us anywhere and that you know. Be
strong! You are better than this, I have raised you
better than this, you know how we have grown
up, we never sat down to mop around over
something that dint go our away. We learn from
it and move on and be better next time, you have
learnt from this experience, now move on.’
She looked up and her brother with tear filled eyes
and kissed his cheek
‘You are the best 5 minute older brother in the
world, I love you’
‘I will be leaving early tomorrow, for a while I
won’t be able to be reached, I will leave you a
letter which you will read only when you get home
after escorting me to the airport. That’s why I
came here; you shouldn’t be worried, there is
nothing wrong alright?’
‘Jake, is everything okay? Am worried’
‘Don’t be young one, now go freshen up, I will
cook us some food.’
That night she couldn’t get any sleep, thinking of
what it is her brother wanted to tell her, she could
hear the clock tick as loud as it could, the walls
seemed to be staring down on her and she dint
like the feeling.
The morning arrived and she went through her
usual routine but with an overactive mind.
She took her brother to the airport and he handed
her the letter and to do what he had told her. His
plane took off and she rushed home to read what
was written in the letter.
She got home and anxiously opened the letter….