Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

Shane strode over to the head of the bed and pulled open the drawer of his nightstand. From within, he took out a pre-cut cigar and lit it as he strode over to the balcony. After a puff, he responded. “Is that what she told you?”

“Well, no.” Jackson shook his head. “She called me as she was crying. Kept saying that she didn’t mean to, so I took a guess that you might have been giving her a hard time.”

Shane scoffed. “Did you ask her what actually happened?”

“I did, but she cried the entire time and did not tell me. That is the reason I called. Shane, what’s going on?” Jackson asked with a frown.

He froze when Shane finished. It was a long while before he spoke. “How could she do something like that?”

Jackson could not understand. All the child did was touch her piano.

Why did she have to overreact and shove Sharon aside? Was that the Jacqueline I knew?

Jackson began to wonder if the sweet girl that he knew was still in there somewhere.

Perhaps she really was gone. The last time, she had managed to frame Natalie for shoving her.

bitter laugh. “Shane, perhaps Jacqueline had changed. She isn’t who she

Shane

you plan on

loved her and did not wish for Shane’s

“I did not do anything to her. I just told her that after her rehabilitation,

heaved a sigh. “Oh, by the way,” he added. “Let her go to the hospital next week. Her right cornea has to be operated on.

donor been found?” Shane asked

she had in mind seemed to not have worked out. I asked her if the donor of hers had died but she did not answer me, so I guess he’s still alive. If he’s alive we can’t extract his cornea. The only thing we can do is to look for another cornea to be used in her

like a plan.”

I should be heading to bed. I’m dead

Shane grunted in acknowledgement.

hung up and Shane pocketed his phone as he turned to return to

the shower and caught sight of Shane coming from the balcony smelling like

and threw it on

head. “It’s actually rather pleasant. I just don’t like you smoking, that’s all.