𝗠𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗿⁵ // 𝘑𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘳

chapter 23

March 29th, 2041

JADEN'S P.O.V.

"Hi Addi."

I smiled as I was about to walk over to her but she quickly showed me not to say anything.

I put my head near hers so I listened to their conversation.

"His fever is better. He's still coughing a lot and has a headache."
"God. Okay, did you give him anything?"
"Yeah, I gave him Tylenol."
"Okay. Keep me updated. Also call me when he's awake so I could talk to him."
"Okay. How are you spending your days away?"
"I'm just, you know, finishing a surprise I have planned."
"Yeah, but like, what's that surprise?"
"I can't tell you yet. Y'all will find out at the same time."
"Oh, okay then. Guess I'll let you work on it then."
"Okay. I'll call you later."
"Okay, bye."

LEXI'S P.O.V.

I hung up before looking on my side where Jaden was standing.

His eyes were watery, and he looked zoned out.

I touched his hand as I wanted to engulf him in a hug. His head snapped towards me as he zoned back in.

It was soon that he wrapped his arms around me too. I felt my shirt getting few wet spots as his tears fell out of his eyes.

"It's okay. We're going back home very soon." I whispered as one of my hands held the back of his head and scratched his scalp.

He cried in my shoulder as his grip would get tighter on me every now and then.

I moved us to the bed as he laid down on my chest and almost wrapped his leg around my waist.

I sighed as I cried with him, but silently.

"Look at me." I whispered as I caressed his jaw.

His eyes met mine as he tilted his head a little.

"You're back. We're going back home in few days. Everything's gonna get back to normal. Okay?" He nodded his head as he shut his eyes.

I left few kisses on his forehead as I ran my hand up and down his back, while my other hand wiped away his tears.

We laid in silence for quite a while, before he spoke up.

"Can you tell me what happened?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, while I wasn't there. What all happened?"
"Well, not much of things, you know. Michael got his license. And, I don't know. Recently, we had a trouble with Eva. Her boyfriend's dad sexually assaulted her multiple times. And she got pregnant. So we wanted to press the charges against him, but he just disappeared. Till this day we don't know-"
"Oh yeah, don't worry about that. I took care of it."

Wait, what the hell that means?

"What?"
"Well, Madison told me that. And then, I couldn't control myself to let him live. So I made a deal with her if she finds him for me to kill him." He did not.
"Wha- H- Y- I'm speechless. Why did you do it?"
"I couldn't control it. He raped my niece. That's not the way to go. No one touches my family."

I sighed as I ran my hands through his hair.

"And mom and dad?" I sighed when I realized he doesn't know. This will be so hard to do.

"Hey, can you sit up?"
"Uh, yeah." We both sat on the bed as he was waiting for his answer.

"So?"
"Uh, Jae," I took a deep breath as my heart started beating faster. I just remember the moment when he told my my dad died.

*flashback*
It was Sunday morning. It was very sunny outside, looking at it that it's 28th March. Kids and I were playing in the backyard, and Jaden left to work a little over hour ago and he was not supposed to be back until later today.
As I turned around I saw him standing outside of big glass doors that led to the yard.

For a second it was so normal to me that he is there, before I realized he is supposed to be on the work.

I turned around as I saw his facial expression. Something's not good.

"Babe what are you doing here?" I asked as I started approaching him.
"Come here. I need to talk to you."
"Jae, you're making me worried. I already see by your face something is not good."

He led me inside by placing his hand on the small of my back and closed the glass doors.

"Jaden, talk. You're making me really worried."
"Princess," he sighed as he looked down at floor.
"Did someone die?" I interrupted him as I didn't think that it's actually true.

He looked up at me, and the look on his face only confirmed my question.
"Who?" I asked, knowing it's one of my parents. "Please tell me it's yours. Please tell me it's yours." - little voice in my head kept saying, but knowing it's only fooling himself.
"Your dad."

It's like something just pressed the lights switch in my head. Everything went white, not black but white, as my ears started ringing.

I started shaking my head as he approached me and pulled me in a tight hug.

Soon, my sobs and cries filled the room as he just held me tight.

"No!" I sobbed as he just kept holding me tight and close to him.
*end of flashback*

And I don't wanna be the one to tell him, but I also don't want anyone else to tell him.

This just caused pain in my chest as I once again remembered how I couldn't go to the grave yesterday when it was my dad's anniversary.

"Yes?"
"Uh, listen. Not long ago after you 'died' John started struggling. Turns out he had cancer," His eyes widened as he started figuring out where this is going, "He struggled for a year before getting diagnosed, and then a year later he-"
"No. No. No. You can't tell me that right now Lex." He shook his head in denial as I tried to grab his hands.

"I'm so sorry love." I pulled him in my chest as he started crying once again. Gosh.

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