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7. Rack

Rack OS-I'm here for you

POV Rye

Something is wrong with Jack. I can see it. His eyes are so empty. Heh didn't smile or laugh about Mikey's and Brook's stupid jokes. He doesn't act like he is usually doing. But I'm not the only one who sees it. Brook looks also worried to him. To be honest, I'm a bit jealous of them. They have a strong connection to each other and they know when the other feels bad. Also Mikey and Andy.
Maybe I should go and talk to him?

It's afternoon now. I didn't talk to Jack yet because we were very busy today. But now we got free time. So I can finally talk yo Jack.

The boys are chilling in the Mindy room. Jack is also there. So I join them and tell Jack to come outside with me.
Now we are standing outside of the house. It's dark and the wind is cold. But we both wear a jumper so it's fine. "What do you want Rye?" he asks me. "Just wanna talk to you. That's it." "Okay." "So...I have one question. What's the matter Jack?" "Nothing. I'm just tired that's it." "I don't believe you. When you were tired you would somewhere. Something is not okay. I see it. But I'm not the only one who sees it." "I know...I know...it's about my grandma. My mom calls me last night. She is very sick and they don't know if she gonna make it because is really old. My grandma is one of the most important persons to me. I can't lose her...now. I have to make her proud, Rye." he said with a crack voice and the it happens. He starts to cry. I pull him into a long deep hug to calm him down.
I hate it when I see my band mates crying. Brook and Jack are the youngest here so I see them as my little brothers. So I wanna protect them for everything.

After the minutes he calms a bit down. We break the hug and I look in his red, swollen eyes. "Jack. Listen to me. Your grandma is strong. I mean she is an Irish woman. They are always. We always got your back mate. We are here for you and I think you can fly to Ireland to visit her. But you have to talk to us mate. That's important." "I know..." "Everything is gonna be okay. I'll promise you." "Thank you Rye..." "Of course I do everything for my band mates." he hugs me again and then we go inside. Jack goes straight to the Jacklyn room while I go to the Mindy room. Mikey, Brook and Andy are chilling on the couch. When Brook sees me he gives me a look. This is Brook's "is everything alright?" look. I just say a small "yes."

After the night we talked to Blair. He said everything is alright and he can visit his grandma. So he gonna stay in Ireland for one or two weeks.
I and Brook bring him to the airport.

His grandma is going to be okay. He calls us after a few days after he left England. But he wanna stay with her as long as he can. So he will stay there for two weeks. To be honest, we all miss him. It's like something is missing in this flat....