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.

with tears. She was shocked. This man was the

remember, he managed to remain calm during any sort of adversity. She had thought Uncle James

was one of the reasons why people admired him so

He was still

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.

to himself, once again on the verge

fists and stood straight. He was overcome by a wave

been silly to worship this man. He

into James's eyes, he expressed, "Uncle James, do you know what I am going to think if you leave?" He spoke in a cold, hard voice.

been in a public place, Jacob would have screamed. However, not wanting to create a scene, he spoke in a low voice. In spite of this, there was an edge in his voice.

And yes, I admit I am a coward. I choose to leave because I am afraid that you will blame me. This is as hard for me as it is

At this moment, he looked a lot older than his

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

determination was the sole reason

his words. His stubbornness wouldn't allow him to change his mind.

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

his life was abandoning him! He

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

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 James. He was

at him. She had a premonition that something terrible was about to happen. She wished to

silent, not wanting to

getting even more and more complicated.

had cut to the chase and hit the nail on the head. Even though his straightforward way of addressing the issue caused him embarrassment, James couldn't

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

been uttered was true.

admitted, "You are right, Jacob! I have been a coward all my life. But there is nothing I can do to change that.