King & Jacob

Chapter 10

JACOB'S POV

I woke up early and while sitting in bed after some time I started remembering the events from yesterday, the rejection and my disappointment. Yes I am disappointed because I failed in my objective, nothing else. 

I ruffled my hair harshly feeling embarrassed about crying in front. 'Seriously, why I cried that too in front of him, he must be thinking of me as a child.' I thought as I started gritting my teeth feeling a little angry now.

I went downstairs after freshening up. There was Marshell having his breakfast. I sat at my seat and May brought my favourite croissant with coffee a match made in heaven and the ones made by May herself is heaven itself. I started and felt a stare, when I looked up Marshell was staring at me with a smile.

"What? Why are you looking at me like this, Marshell?" I said mouthful and he started laughing "Don't laugh" I coughed a little and May poured coffee in my mug

"What do I do if not laugh, you looked so funny." he said shaking his head with a smile but its good to see him smile again. 

We talked a little when a helper came to inform about our Uncle arrival and I stiffened , my brother raised his brow at my reaction but did not said anything because by then he arrived at the table.

"You are here so early today." Marshell said pointing him to sit in his right and opposite of where I was sitting. 

"Of course, I remembered that today is my brother's birthday so we will go to church and at the NGO of your mother's to distribute gifts." he said staring at us with his smile while I kept eating trying to ignore him completely.

Marshell nodded and told me to not to go school today then he left to complete some of his work.

"So Jake, how are you these days?" Uncle asked

"Please don't talk to me , don't even try to talk to me like you care and it's Jacob for you. Don't try to cross the limit of my patience." I said coldly and left to get ready for today.

'What does he think of himself? How dare he?' I thought sitting at my bed, shivering a little when my phone rang, Nick was calling me.

I picked the call.

"Hey, didn't you said that you are not going to stop then what about the message yesterday?" he spoke with a laugh

"Its true the message , I am not moving forward with this dare. He rejected me."

"What? You serious." he said and I can heard him laugh

"It's funny isn't it?" I asked in a serious tone

"Yeah, sorry but it is funny I mean you Jacob Benz got reject by an orphan." he said in a sad voice but I knew he was feeling anything but sad but the thing which peeked my interest was the word 'orphan'

"You serious?" I asked "Yeah, are you feeling mad now that an orphan rejected you." he said laughing but more than anything his words made me angry

"It's not a matter to laugh, and for your kind information I am basically an orphan too, so stop laughing Nick." I said angrily

"Hey, I am sorry I never knew you would be offended by this." he said and I could feel that he was being genuine, so I took a deep breadth to calm myself

I informed that I will not go to school today. He was going to ask if it was because of King but I denied and told him the reason and hung up the call. After changing the outfit I went down and sat beside my brother in his car.

When we arrived at the church I remembered the time when we used to come with mom and dad and it brought tears in my eyes. Marshell noticed and started patting my back, we went inside and more memories of our parents started crossing my mind. 

We stayed there for while but in those moments I felt like I watched myself growing there like from the first mom, dad brought me here, the time when we used to come here first in the morning to celebrate special occasion, and now when only me and Marshell are here. But coming here made me remember so many sweet memories that even I didn't notice the tears flowing down my face until a little girl touched them with her little fingers. 

She looked at me "Why are crying, handsome brother?" I chuckled at her words and replied after rubbing my eyes "am I now?" she pouted and shaked her head as a no 

"Lily, Why are you disturbing this young man?" a lady came to take her but I recognized her immediately "Aunt Lizzie?" she glanced at me and turned surprise but after taking a few seconds she also smiled at me same as I was giving her my biggest smile.

"Aunt Lizzie, you are here, we were going to visit the ngo ourself." Marshell after recogising her too.

Aunt Lizzie is a chubby woman but has a personality of gold, she is the head caretaker of the 
NGO. We knew her since we were kids as she used to be the head of the househelpers in our mansion before May but when mother decided to open NGO for disabled people, she became the head caretaker there.

After meeting Aunt Lizzie in the church, we decided to go to NGO together, the little girl named Lily I took her to sit at our car together with Marshell and me, whole time she was talking so cutely looking outside the car through the window but before reaching to our destination she felt asleep in my arms. When we reached there I told Aunt Lizzie to tell me the way to her space to put her in bed there. 

On the whole way, to her room , she told me that this little girl has Leukemia and she is in last, when I asked her the reason, she said that her mother had it. I felt so bad for this girl but I knew I can't help as she is in last stage, but decided to always come here once a while to play games with not only her but also with other kids living here.

We distributed the gifts we bought for the kids , watching them smile made me so happy from inside, I also felt grateful to see them smile, having fun, everyone here are so different but they are so happy away from people who hurts them. Sometimes I also wonder when will that time will come in my life, when I will be grateful to be alive. 

I looked at the moon and Marshell calling me to go home.

We went home and I was going back to my room, when I heard say something which boiled my blood "We should renovate the NGO." "No we should not." I denied his words in anger

"Jake" Marshell called "No Marshell, mom designed this NGO herself, Mom and dad did everything themselves, breaking the place and building it again will tarnish their memories."

"I understand Jake but renovation will provide better opportunities for people living there." Marshell reasoned this time

"I know that you want to provide new things for them , but why destroy the memories of our parents there, you can make a new area near the old building." I suggested hoping that he agrees to my opinion and he did "Uncle, what Jake is not half bad. I think this is the best way because now the building won't be destroyed and kids there can get new things too."

I smiled and bid goodbye to him. I came back to my room and locked the door.

Remembering only happy moments of today I went to sleep.

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