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.

eyes were glistening with tears. She was shocked. This man was the epitome of strength.

adversity. She had thought Uncle James wasn't capable of sorrow. He was the man

the reasons why people

was still a strong man and such people never lacked admirers.

noticing he had almost left his guard down, wiped his eyes with

get over it. Trust me," James said, trying to sound cheerful. Jacob, on the other hand, looked at his hands. They were wide and strong.

the verge of tears. His sorrow

a sudden shift in his mood. He clenched his fists and stood straight. He was

himself he had been silly to worship this man. He

"Uncle James, do you know what I am going to think if

scene, he spoke

And yes, I admit I am a coward. I choose to leave

narrowed his eyes. At this moment, he looked a lot older than his age.

heavily. He understood James had made up his mind. Nothing would

fact, this determination was the sole reason he confessed the truth to

a man of his words. His stubbornness

he left, Jacob wouldn't meet him again.

he had respected all his life was abandoning him! He growled

your departure change anything? No, it won't! Nothing is going to change. Don't think escaping a problem is a way

His sudden fury came as a shock to James. Even Sara trembled a little. As far as she could remember, Jacob had

it, Sara couldn't help but gape at him. She had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen. She wished to speak but for some reason, words wouldn't come out of her

not wanting to cause further trouble for

even more and more

cut to the chase and hit the nail on the head. Even though his straightforward way of addressing the issue caused him embarrassment,

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

word that had been uttered was

have been a coward all my life. But there is nothing I can do