"Stay in the car and don't get out, " coldly said Jackson to Cherry, as he shook off her hand and quickly got out of the car.
Cherry then hastily asked, "Where are you going?" But Jackson had already slammed the door shut.
He then stepped out of the car and hastily went to the corner, but found that there was no one there. He suddenly froze on the spot, unable to move anymore.
He thought to himself, 'Could I've been imagining things? Wasn't that him? I never forgot his face...Is he really still in the city? Why didn't I know about that? Has he always been around?'
When Cherry noticed that Jackson was standing in the corner and looking around, she quickly got out of the car, walked up to him, and asked, "What happened?"
"Nothing, " quietly replied Jackson. He was afraid that Cherry would suspect that something was odd about him, so he softened his tone, and as he looked at Cherry, he said, "I thought I saw a friend standing here, but I guess I was wrong."
After Cherry heard his gentle tone, she smiled and said, "Who could you ever possibly come across at a school gate? The school is the last place where you'd find your friends."
"You're right, maybe I was wrong, " said Jackson, as he touched Cherry's hair with affection.
At that moment, Joe walked out of the school, and when he saw his Daddy's car, he ran towards them.
Joe hurried to them and said, "Daddy, Mommy, school's over!"
Cherry and Jackson turned to their son the second they heard his voice.
Cherry happily cried, "Joe!"
He asked, "Daddy, Mommy, why are both of you here today?" Joe was a little surprised, because it was usually Bill, his Daddy, or his Mommy that came to pick him up from school. He had never seen his Daddy and Mommy together there, and because this was the first time, he was awfully delighted.
Cherry smiled, and said, "We'll
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After he saw Cherry and Joe going upstairs, Andrew gladly said to Jackson, "This house is now filled with happiness with you here."
Jackson then suddenly stood up and sat closer to Andrew. He grabbed his hand, and said, "Grandpa, I'm so sorry that for all these years I haven't taken good care of you and I let you here alone! I'm sorry!"
Andrew heard his apology and his heart warmed, but how could he have possibly blamed his grandson for that?
Andrew held his hand, and said, "That's okay, Jackson, I have never blamed you for that." He then looked straight ahead, and continued to say, "Some years ago, I still felt I was pretty young, but in the recent two years, I found that I was actually old. I couldn't do too many things now, and I really wanted you to be here with me, but I was afraid that this might have somehow affected your future. Besides, Cherry wasn't here two years ago and I knew that you were lonely, so I said nothing to you about this." Andrew paused for a second, and then continued to say, "But now, things are better, and you and Cherry are reunited! And you also gave me special gift, Joe! Jackson, I now feel satisfied, and even if I die right now, I have nothing to regret!"