Ex-wife, Please Come Back

As Jacob became older, his fear of loss magnified. Who wasn't afraid of losing all they had? Jacob had only a handful of people in his life. If James left him, it would undoubtedly be a big blow.

As he sank into this melancholy thought, a hand touched his shoulder. Jacob realized it was a strong hand and there was no way it belonged to Sara.

Sara gaped in surprise. It was James. He had come back!

"I went to make changes with my flight reservation. It's bustling with people out there. In that noisy surrounding, I didn't hear my phone ring," James explained, his face eerily calm.

He had dwelt on these sad thoughts for too long. Now he was calm as a millpond. He had come to terms with this parting.

"Uncle James..." Jacob's voice came as a sob. "I thought I would never see you again," he added.

The next second he embraced James. 'These are my father's arms, ' he thought to himself, welling up with emotions.

Jacob was on the verge of tears but somehow managed to suppress them. He remembered that James had told him that real men don't cry.

The two grown men remained embracing each other. Lots of people stopped to watch them.

Jacob, however, felt no embarrassment. He simply hugged James, praying he wouldn't leave him.

Just the thought of being parted from him ached his heart. His dependence on James wasn't something that had formed overnight.

He loved this man even when he was a child. In fact, he always dreamed of growing up and becoming like him. It was a dream that seemed quite hard to achieve. However, with years of hard work, Jacob had become like his beloved Uncle James.

But now, he couldn't care less about any success. If the price of his success was to lose James, then he wished he had been oblivious of the truth.

He couldn't stand being separated from James. To keep him here, Jacob was willing to pretend like nothing had happened.

But James was dead set on leaving. Because of the difference, Jacob had never been more terrified in his life.

James's eyes were glistening with tears. She was shocked. This man was the

far as she could remember, he managed to remain calm during any sort of adversity. She had thought Uncle James wasn't capable of sorrow. He was the man people

reasons why people

He was still

wiped his eyes with the back

Trust me," James said, trying to sound cheerful. Jacob, on the other hand, looked at

to himself, once again on the verge

his mood. He clenched his fists and stood straight. He was

had been silly to worship

expressed, "Uncle James, do you know what I am going to think if you leave?" He spoke in a cold, hard voice. He looked at James like he was an

have screamed. However, not wanting to create a scene, he spoke in a

a coward. I choose to leave because I am afraid that you

eyes. At this moment, he looked a lot

his mind. Nothing would dissuade

this determination was the sole reason he confessed the

also knew James was a man of his words. His stubbornness wouldn't allow him to

was certain that if he left, Jacob wouldn't meet him again. At this thought,

his life was abandoning him! He growled with barely

are nothing but a coward! Will your departure change anything? No, it won't! Nothing is going to change. Don't think escaping

His sudden fury came as a shock to James. Even Sara trembled a little. As far as she could remember, Jacob had never raised his voice in front of

but gape at him. She had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen. She wished to speak but for some reason,

remained silent, not wanting to

getting even more and more complicated. Her

the chase and hit the nail on the head. Even though his straightforward way of addressing the issue caused him embarrassment, James couldn't help but secretly admire him for his

helped them confess what they felt using a few words. Jacob was one such person. On one hand, James was happy. On the other hand,

word that had been uttered

face and admitted, "You are right, Jacob! I have been a coward all