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lullabies

At a young age of eleven, he curled his tiny hands around himself at night hoping it will help him to sleep, at a young age of eleven he realized whom he can truly rely on.

Rosalynn and Elenore befriended during the time of their pregnancies discussing from the early stages of morning sickness and mood swings to how they dealt with it and fonding over the excitement of holding the young ones when they arrive.

At birth,

Few months down the line after eleven hours of pain, Rosalynn held a beautiful boy in her arms his eyes blue, cheeks rosy, soft hair and just like Rosa herself, Isaac Daniel Lahey was very quiet trying not to disturb anyone.  she knew right there and then that she will protect him from every demon of the world the ones she is unaware of and the one she might have created herself.

A  month later Elenore welcomed a beautiful babygirl who was too eager to come as she was already halfway out on the way to the hospital. she with her raven-colored hair and dancing arms came with the loudest cry claiming the attention of everyone inside and outside of the room. Rosa was there too with a month-old  Issac sleeping in her arms, hearing the cry of baby Jacqueline he opened his eyes and voiced too as if he was welcoming his friend, Jacqueline Mary Dickens. 

At the age of five,

The house once again depicted an obscure cavern of brimming darkness, which was not abnormal to Isaac. It was his mother's presence which brought significant light similar to an illuminating gleam of sunshine which brightens up the home. His mother was the only one who was standing between him and his monster of a father but after her death, there was no one at home to protect him from his nightmares. Isaac thought that losing his mother was the most painful moment he would and had endured in his life especially when he himself witnessed the circumstances that led up to that horrible moment. Little did the poor kid know that this wasn't the only time his father would raise his hand on him; that this was only the beginning of his torments,

" look Jiggs he broke my tumb (thumb), it hurts lelly (really) bad." little Isaac who came running to Jacqueline's house,said to her in hushed tone, slightly sniffing afraid uncle Ronald or aunt Ella will hear him and would hate him just like his father.

"I want to tell my mum but I can't since I plomise you so i won't , but don't wolly i will plotect you Bazzy." she promised him and told him to come to her whenever he felt afraid of anything, anytime; showing him, her bony hands raising them to show her non existent muscles trying to provide as much support as she can.

At the age of ten,

Isaac was often over Jiggs house. It was a place to hide and she knew it, but not once was he ever made to feel unwelcome or hurried out the door. It was a safe haven when the storm invaded his own home, his own space. The school was hell every day and home just rocked back and forth between comfort and harmful. Without Jacqueline, without the support her family gave in that understated way, without the gentleness of her home, he doesn't know what would have happened. All these thoughts were going on his mind while sitting here at his best friend's birthday party being thankful to her for simply being there.

"Bazzy, I'm your best friend right, I mean of course I am. And we love each other no matter what because we promised that so, no matter what happens you will be there right, always my best friend, I mean you won't dislike me or unfriend me because I am weird or prefer something over the other like..."

"You are rambling again Jiggs." It was so like her to just go on and on for something as meaningless as counting crows at night just so she could avoid the main topic, something she was afraid to speak. but Isaac knew her very well and so he assured her," what is it that you actually wanted to say and don't worry no matter what it is,  I'm here - I'll always be."

"I think I'm gay, I mean I kissed someone and liked it and to be honest girls at school always talked about some senior boy they like but that never interests me and my celebrity crush is also Hannah Montana. So maybe I'm gay, do you hate me, I mean I'm not sure but yeah I'm pretty positive that I prefer girls."

"wow so much build-up, so many words for this. Jiggs I'll never unfriend you just cause you prefer girls over guys and I know whats going on your mind don't worry your parents are very supportive if and when you are confirmed and ready I am sure they will accept it and support you and I know this because I will be right there beside you."

and that's exactly what Jacqueline was hoping to hear.

At the age of eleven,

it was Isaac's eleventh birthday he doesn't believe in celebrating birthdays especially after his mother died but Jiggs always made sure to buy him a gift told him it was to make sure he gives her something too a month later on her birthday but he knew that wasn't the reason as Isaac never managed to gift her anything other than a handwritten card with a self-written poem in it but it made Jiggs very happy she said that nobody gets her as he does and his poems are what helps her in difficult times.

 so that morning when Isaac's father was at work and the doorbell ranged Isaac knew it was Jiggs with her bright smile and his gift and when he opened the door he found her with an acoustic guitar in her hand automatically rambling and explaining herself to convince Isaac why he should accept such an expensive gift,

" see guitar is cool and music was the sacred thing that connected your mother and you to a deeper level please don't say no and break my heart."

And so on she went but you see she didn't need to explain herself as Issac actually loved the gift and it did remind him of his mother he knew there was no point of arguing with Jiggs she never takes no for an answer so he looked up to her to thank her but noticed tears in her eyes and that's when his little heaven came crashing down.

 Jiggs and her family were moving away. she didn't only come here to wish him but to bid farewell too. that day Isaac knew that he was right; that his birthday was actually a punishment day for him first, on his fifth birthday he lost his mum and now he was losing his only friend too.

" I know you are mad at me right now for leaving but if you ever need me am just a call away." were the last things she said to him and wrote her no. on his guitar.

 those were the last words she said to him and apparently the words that never left his mind. A week later Jiggs and her family moved to London, Isaac didn't go to see her off even though Jiggs waited for him for the longest time until she could no longer. Isaac hated goodbyes and went missing for a few hours to avoid any confrontation with Jiggs. And Jiggs cried on the way to the airport at the loss of her friendship.

 that night Isaac's father beat him as if his life depended on it and this time Isaac had nowhere to go he had lost his only rock there was no safe place, no escape. at a very young age, he realized how he will always end up alone.

At a young age of eleven, he curled his tiny hands around himself at night hoping it will help him to sleep, at a young age of eleven he realized whom he can truly rely on.

But soon he found a way to distract himself from his torturous life in music. whenever he played his guitar in the memory of not one but two of his loving persons he saw his best friend's no. on it, a phone no. engraved on his mid but never once used;

Until now...