Chapter 2

    Jacklyn drove in her baby blue Camaro into the large garage.

Her parent had got her that car as an out of college gift.

She came out from the car and walked briskly towards the main entrance of their family house,

The house that she'd lived in from her childhood to her adult years till she moved out.

Her parents and uncle and aunt hadn't liked the idea of her moving out,

To them,

The house was big enough to house more and she's moving out.

But to her, it was more than that.

For some reasons best known to her, she wanted some distance, peace and serenity.

She wanted to go faraway from home and that's was the main reason she chose Brooklyn,

She’d wanted to stay in Manhattan although but she knew best her mom would always want to visit her and spent time with her.

So Brooklyn was the best option for her.

Her house, a two bedroom apartment close to the Upper Bay River in Brooklyn was her mini dream house.

With an extra small space she turned into a study room and a kitchenette that fits perfectly her kitchen wares,

Two separate bathrooms and toilets, a dining space and two balconies that spread out the whole city.

Both balconies parallel to each other,

One at the front and the other at the back, gave her a perfect view of the city during sunrise and sunset,

Hers was the eighteenth floor of the thirty storey building and was one of the tallest by the Upper Bay.

 She walked into the house,

The first person she met was her uncle's wife Anhitta,

"Hey aunt, good morning,

Is Uncle Gabriel still home?" She asked hastily,

"He just left,

Any problem?" The older woman asked,

"Dad got involved in an accident and he's at the hospital...."

"What!" The woman yelled,

Some of the maids ran out to know what the problem was.

"How..

When..."

"A man just called me and told me,

I've gone to the hospital but ....."

"But what?"

"Aunt, you’ve to call uncle and tell him to go there,

Dad needs a blood transfusion." She said,

The woman fished out her cellphone and dialed her husband's number.

Luckily the man picked the call immediately,

"Hello honey,

Jacky just came home,

She said...."

"The doctor called me,

Tell her I'm heading to the hospital now and that she should come there." The man said and hung up.

The doctor had called him cause he knew Adam Chisholm as Gabriel's brother,

Both men had been on same conference room for a business seminar years ago and they'd became acquainted after finding out they were from the same place.

"Jack, your uncle said he's going to the hospital that you should meet him there." The older woman informed her,

"I'll call your mom and tell her about it." She added.

"Aunt no.

Mom would be busy with Ed's surgery and I wouldn't want her to be disturbed." She said,

Her aunt nodded and left.

She knew better,

In no time, she’ll call her mom and tell her.

She headed to her father's study room,

Took out some few medical files from his cabinet and hurried out shutting the door with her spare key.

Immediately she was sure the door was shut tight, she left.

    Getting to the hospital,

Her uncle had already opted for the transfusion and was coming out of the doctor's office where his blood sample had been collected for testing.

"Jack," He called her,

"Uncle,

Good morning." She greeted the man,

He nodded.

"The doctor said he's going to be fine,

You don't have to worry yourself." He said,

"I know, papa’s a strong man." She said almost to herself,

"How did he get into an accident?" He asked theoretically,

He never expects her to know how.

"I don't know,

I received a call from an unknown person this morning." She said,

She hadn't asked the unknown man how her dad got into the accident,

"Mr Chisholm." The doctor took them from their confused state,

"You're a match,

Mind if we go on for the transfusion?" He said,

She was relieved,

At least, her uncle was a match for her dad and he's going to get his transfusion.

Lucky her.

"Okay,"

Her uncle turned to her,

"Jack,

I'll be back soon, don’t bother yourself,

He's going to be fine."

She could only just nod a at the man as he left.

After waiting for like a whole lifetime,

Her uncle came out,

She stood up from the waiting seat and went to him.

"Uncle how're you feeling?" She asked the man,

"I'm good, I’m good." He said as he walked out,

Closing the door behind him.

She supported him till he got to one of the seats and sat down,

"You sure you okay?" She asked nervously,

She hadn't donated blood for anyone all her life and was worried maybe the man's in pains too.

"Yeah,

I'm fine.

Have you called your mom?" Uncle Gabriel asked her,

She shook her head,

"She should be busy with Ed now, won’t want to add to her worries." She said,

He nodded.

"You aren't going to work?" He asked her,

She shook her head,

"Was given a day off when I asked for a late permission." She explained,

She wanted to talk to her uncle about the blood test she took earlier but she decided against it.

It was best asking her parents about it than asking someone else.

Jacklyn didn't stay the whole day at the hospital,

When the doctor came out and told her that her father was now stable but still unconscious, she took permission from the doctor and went to see him.

She spent quite awhile talking to him before she came out and told her uncle she'd to go to work.

"I'll have to go to the office uncle,

There's a new case I still haven't finish."

She explained to the man,

"You can go,

I'll stay over." She stood up and took her bag, including the medical files she took from her father's study,

"Okay uncle,

I'll be back later in the day." She pecked the man's both cheeks and left waving him goodbye.

      Tyrone Grayson walked out of the car,

He looked at the building in front of him.

NYPD.

He was no detective neither was he a police officer.

He works in Financial House,

Nathason’s, Fleming and Jenner as a manager,

He'd just came to meet the superintendent to get a police report.

Actually, his driver got shot accidentally while the security men were taking their shooting practice and the hospital staffs were asking for a police report even after he explained the situation to them that it was an accident.

He was walking elegantly in his black impeccable suit when his car began to horn hysterically,

He turned back and back and saw the mess another car had just created on his.

A blue Camaro had just ran into his Chrysler,

He frowned and walked back to his car,

He went to the car and checked the affected area,

It just gave it a little scratch but the back light protector broke.

He walked to the other car in anger, ready to lash out on the driver but surprisingly, it was a woman driving it.

She rushed out of the car,

"Sir I'm so sorry,

Didn't know I was too close enough to hit it." Jacklyn apologized.

She'd been so lost in thought, she didn't notice she was too close to the car in front of her.

Tyrone who'd wanted to go ballistic on the woman couldn't say a word again after seeing her,

She's a very beautiful lady,

Slim and slender with not much height.

"Sir I said I'm sorry." She repeated when she noticed he was kind of hypnotized after seeing her.

He came back to his senses,

"Yes..you....

Okay, I heard you." He was embarrassed as he spoke,

He did forget about what had actually made him come back,

"Sir, I’m so sorry about your car." She repeated,

The man nodded,

"Okay,

It's no big problem,

After all it wasn't badly damaged." He said to her and she nodded.

She rushed back to her car and took put the files,

"Thanks a lot Sir.” She thanked the man and hurried inside the building.

Tyrone just stood and watch her as she left,

He too turned and walked into the building.

       P.I Jake Rowland came out of his office,

"Max, is Jacklyn here already?" He asked the other guy

He wasn't asking after her cause he misses her or something,

No,

Although he does miss her a little but....he wasn't going to air that.

He was actually asking cause he'd some check up do on the forensics she'd taken the other day on the murder scene.

He's a private investigator and he's just trying to get his job done to avoid Mr Howard's lecturing.

"Nah,

Mr Howard said she called earlier that her dad was involved in an accident." Max informed him and he gasped,

"Poor man,

Hope he gets...." The door opened and Jacklyn rushed in, cutting him off and seeing her, he smiled.

"Hey Jack." Max called.

He left what she was doing and walked to her.

She was more closer to him than anyone else in the department.

The rest were more of like just ordinary colleagues and she didn't pay attention to them not even Jake.

"How's he?" He asked her,

"Pretty bad,

Thanks God my uncle is there to watch over him." She said,

Max nodded,

"Send my regards to him." Max said to her,

She nodded.

"You should go and see the boss,

He must have seen you come in and would be waiting for you yo come and say hello." Max said.

It was no lie,

Mr Howard had seen her coming inside the building through his window.

He'd expected her to come in first but was surprised she hadn't yet come.

Actually, he’d given her a day off but surprised when he saw her car drove in and bumped into Tyrone's car.

He'd watched the whole scenario from his office and it wasn't hard to place it that the man was love-struck.

He chuckled,

Love-struck.

Very possible,

Very much possible.