She's here, but not there.

Chapter 3. Army.

Mum was in the kitchen cooking us dinner. The doorbell rang. "I'll get it!". I run to the door. "Who is it?". A strange man's voice says open up. "MUM!! a man is at the door!". Mum runs to the door. She opens it. I run to my bedroom upstairs. I can hear them chatting. Finally the door closes. "Lenny, come down stairs!". I slowly come downstairs. "Who are you?". The man laughs. "You don't know your own brother?!". I run to Jackson, and hug him. "You look so different, and you have a beard, shave that soon". We all laugh. "So Jackson how was the army?". He sat down looking weary. "What's wrong?". He pulled out a photo. "Dad!? Why is dad not back too!?".

Mum looks at Jackson. Then she looks at me. "Honey it's ok, these things happen". I look at Jackson madly. "YOU HAD ONE JOB!". I run to my room. I hear mum crying downstairs. My dad was the best man ever. My number one father, my only father. Jackson was ment to convince him to stay in the trenches and not fight, he was ment to because we got a note saying that dad had lost his leg. I was horrified that day. Now I'll never forgive Jackson!