The Lost Jackson

Chapter 5

3rd Person POV:

For the week following the original news cast about Atticus Jackson, Asher was constantly followed by not only the task force sent but also many kids at his school as well as two or three news people. The twins and triplets still protected Asher everywhere they went. Lucas updated the Jacksons about what was going on and about the news coverage. He ended up asking the famous pair if they would like him to talk to the kid before press gets to out of hand, both agreed it would be best for Lucas to do it soon. Neither Michael or Diana could wait any longer after getting off the phone with Lucas and decided to look up what they could. There were a few pictures of the kid, mostly from behind or of only his hair, from being hidden between his friends, but there were three pictures of his face. they were shocked when they saw the pictures, he looked like they imagined and were moved to tears seeing his face instead of just a computer programmed image. Seeing the pictures only made Michael and Diana want their son back even more.

Asher's POV:

Since the day that the picture of Michael and Diana Jackson's son was on the news my life has been turned upside down. At school, everyone watched every move I made and would stare a lot, not just other students either it was also teachers and other staff. At home, my parents started to treat me differently too. They wouldn't talk or even look at me unless they had to which was weird since we were all one big happy family the day before the original news cast about the famous boy was aired. My brothers were the same as always because none of them are home most of the time due to always being at their friends' houses. With them gone it left just me and my parents alone all the time and since they seemed to not care for me anymore it left me alone.

Lucas' POV:

After talking to the Jacksons, we ended up deciding that I would do it today, Monday, would be the day I speak to Asher and that is what I am going to do. My second in command and I sat in the school parking lot while another team member followed Asher to make sure he made it to the large building.

It was twenty minutes before school was due to start when Asher, with his five friends surrounding him, arrived and made their way in while pushing people away that kept trying to get close to Asher. Luckily his friends were a few inches taller than Asher himself and could be body guards for him. We waited for an hour so that when we got the office to call Asher down that the hallway would be empty. When it was time to go in we walked into the front office and told the secretary who we are and that we would like to talk to the principal. Five minutes later we were sitting in the principal's office and explaining the situation to him. We showed our badges to him to prove that we are in fact who we say we are. Once he understood he looked up Asher's schedule on his computer then used the phone on his desk to contact Asher's teacher so he can be sent up here to the office, making sure to tell her that he needs to bring his bookbag, then he let the secretary know that when Asher came in to just send him into his private office where the three of us will be waiting.

Asher's POV:

We still had twenty minutes of History class left before we were dismissed. We started learning about World War 2 Nazis last Thursday so we weren't that deep into the subject yet. I found it really interesting since it is my favorite time in history to learn about. Mrs. Walker was in the middle of explaining the events that led to Hitler from being chancellor to taking over as both chancellor and president of Germany when the classroom phone rang. Our teacher walked over and answered. She talked on it for a minute before hanging up and turning back to us students. "Asher, please grab your belongings and go to the office." Mrs. Walker said to me. my friends and I looked at each other for a second before I asked her a question, "Ma'am do you know why I am needed in the office?" all she did was shake her head no. My friends looked worried but I told them that I will be okay and that I'll text them if anything happens which made them feel a little better, not all the way but a little bit was better than me saying nothing.

It took me less than ten minutes to zip up my bookbag, grab my binder and textbook, leave the classroom, and arrive at the office. When I walked in the secretary told me to sit down for a minute and she walked over to the principal's office door to stick her head in. she said something quickly and after a few seconds she told me I could go in. what I did not expect was the principal sitting down with two other men. When I walked into the room they all looked at me in a way that I was sadly starting to get used to, the look of surprise and wonder. "Hello." Is all I could say. The principal stayed quiet with just nodding his head in hello but one of the other men did stand up and speak. "Hello, my name is Lucas. Can you please come sit? We need to talk about something important." I nod my head and sit on the only open chair left while preparing myself for the worst.

"To start off, my name is Lucas and this is Matt. We work together for a task force that does many different things but right now we are working on a case to find a missing boy by the name of Atticus Blaine Jackson. He is the son of Michael Jackson and Diana Jackson that went missing Christmas morning fourteen, almost fifteen, years ago. You probably heard about it from the news or someone you know." The man, now known as Lucas, explained to me. "Yeah, I've heard about it from friends." Was all I said wanting them to do most of the talking. "Good. It has been brought to our attention that your birthday, blood type, and physical appearance match those of what Atticus would be. We have also been told that you don't look or act like the members of your family either." Lucas continued to speak. All I did was nod my head to tell him that he was right about what he was saying. Then he asked the question that would forever change my life, "Will you be willing to take a DNA test to see if you are Atticus Blaine Jackson?"