CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR

REUNITE

The warm rays penetrated through the bandages. My hands ran on the potted plant with the spinaches, my favorite. I loved eating spinaches. Especial with rice, it was my best. A knock on the door caught my attention. I quickly headed inside, heading to the front door.

I pulled the open. Our eyes met. For a moment the world went to a stand steal.

“J…Jack,” I struggled to talk.

He hadn’t changed, that much, beside that he had a few additional earrings on his face, such as the nose ring.

He embraced me. My grip on the crutches loosened.

 “I thought you were…”

“Shh,” brushing his back.

“It’s all my fault,” he said in hurt.

“I found them,” my mouth blabbed. “I found Mesmick’s murderers,”

I felt his body stiffen.

“Di…Did they do this to you?” he finally asked.

I didn’t answer only held on him even more tightly as I recalled Hendrik violently assaulting me with the stick surrounded