UNIFIER

7.

it must be just a tear on the cheek, a memory tucked inside the heart, a small part of the story left unsaid; a small figment of life which looks like nothing but has the power to change everything.

Anxiousness was thick in the air, Jacqueline was a tiny bit excited to meet his best friend after all these years but mostly nervous, she hadn't had any contact with him for so long and now when she is finally going to meet him she is not sure how she is going to break the news to him. A discovery she made back in England, something that may; no scratch that,' it will' change his life. She was thinking of all the scenarios that could take place but she didn't realize she has already reached her destination.

  She had been so lost in constructing scenarios for the evening ahead that she was surprised to see how far they have come. standing in the hospital making their way to Isaac's room she realized there's nothing slick about the hospital, no fancy fonts or white etching upon the glass. You could pick the whole thing up and send it back thirty years and it wouldn't look out of place.

Standing outside she took a deep breath to calm her nerves and collect her thoughts before she entered the room Isaac was in.  Isaac was reading something head down face itched in distress. She couldn't say anything for a moment.

she was reminiscing the moments when they were children. How shy and uncomfortable he was back then. With cheeks that always seemed flushed and curls that did a lively dance when he ran. All the softness of a child replaced by sharp edges and chiseled lines.

 "Bazzy"  Oh, but a bit of softness does remain. In his eyes that still show the same pain and tenderness that were there when they were kids. she just ran towards him and hugged him to her dear life. 

"too tight, Jiggs." Isaac choked and then slightly laughed. "thank you for coming on such short notice even though I have behaved very poorly with you these past few years. I am very sorry Jiggs."

Upon hearing this she agitatedly scolded him, "who are you and what do you think this is? Bazzy I didn't befriend you on the condition that I will only help you if you are nice to me. And also you had your reasons that I was and still very much aware of. But since you feel bad about the past I want to tell you something very important and I don't know how exactly will you react to it but please hear me out first okay. I mean it's not like it is my fault or anything but like I didn't even know him well my father works for him and," 

"You are rambling again, Jiggs." interrupted Isaac." what are you talking about?"

"oh sorry", she then glanced at the person standing next to them. then Isaac noticed that there was a man with Jiggs a tall guy with piercing eyes with a white-colored goatee beard. he looked very peculiar to Isaac but at the same time completely unknown.

" This is Richard Everdeen, Mr. Everdeen this is Isaac Aunt Rosa's son." Isaac was confused upon seeing the sudden tension between the two and was curious to why Jacqueline was introducing him through his mum when his train of thought was interrupted by the stranger,

"Hello Isaac", the man spoke with a very brittle voice as if he was trying very hard not to cry.

 "I am Richard, Rosalynn your mum's father and your grandfather."

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