Jack & Destiny

Chapter 9: Andrew

When my cousin, Chuck, called to let me know what's going on with my grandmother, my heart stopped.

Once the shock wore off, anger took over.

Annie has always been stubborn.

I witnessed countless arguments between her and Grandma Lucy because she would not listen to her advice.

If there was something that Annie wants, she goes for it.

That usually means sneaking out once Grandma Lucy is asleep.

She once fell from the window of her bedroom trying to escape to attend a concert.

Grandma was so mad that she grounded Annie for a month.

The news was distressing because I was afraid for my grandmother.

Not only was she immuno-compromised.

Now that she's older, she will surely suffer more.

The cancer treatment took a toll on her.

When I saw her the last time, she lost a significant amount of weight.

Most of her hair were gone from the chemo treatment.

Despite the agony, the light in my grandmother's eyes were brighter than ever.

I cried when I saw her.

She told me that she was determined to beat cancer.

I didn't tell Jack about what's going on.

It was a personal matter.

I also didn't expect to come running to him for help.

When Brandon told me that I was being laid off, I did not consider the possibility of going back to my parents' house.

I'd rather die.

When I ran away, I knew that there was no turning back.

That house was my personal hell.

Escaping from it was my salvation.

With the loss of my job and the shock of what was going on with my grandmother, I broke down.

I was not prepared to take another beating.

When Jack asked what's wrong, I just cried and told him.

I knew he was kind.

When he said he would take care of dinner, not only did I find it sweet.

I also felt that he cared about what I was going through at the moment.

But when he got up to answer the door, I didn't expect what happened next.

There were raised voices behind the slightly closed door.

I stood up to check what was going on.

As I got closer to the door, I could see Jack waving his hands in anger.

I opened the door wide and saw him arguing with the tall and lanky pizza guy with long blonde hair.

"What's going on?" I asked, confused.

They both looked at me.

I saw the questioning look in the guy's eyes just like what happened when Kate's mom dropped by.

"He wants to take Ralph."

"What?" I glanced at the guy who was holding to the pizza boxes with both hands using it as a barrier between him and Jack.