Chapter 239 - Pain and sorrow

Jackie smiled and said," She was two and a half weeks pregnant when she died" 

" She was pregnant?" Silvia asked.

Jackie nodded his head and said," Yes and she was about to tell me about her pregnancy right after the competition."

" If she didn't tell you, how did you find out?" Silvia asked.

" I found her letter, the pregnancy report and a 'New Daddy' card from her cupboard after she died." Jackie said.

" I-" 

Cutting Silvia off, Jackie said,'' You don't have to say anything because I never blamed or hated you or Jeren for this. It's my sister who did all of this so-"

" H-How did this happen?" Silvia asked.

Jackie took a deep breath and said," Sabrina and Matilda were childhood best friends and she used to come to our place quite often and that is how I met her."

Pausing for a while, Jackie said," Initially when I saw her, I felt nothing about her. She was just my sister's best friend and nothing else but one day when I saw her wearing this really beautiful baby pink dress, I realised that she is the most beautiful woman that I have ever seen."

He then smiled and said," She was wearing this beautiful dress with a pair of heart shaped earrings. She had her hair tied into a really loose yet neat bum. She was also wearing a very light makeup though I think she didn't need that because she was beautiful even without one. And those eyes, she had a greenish-bluish eyes which just forced me to stare at her for almost a full minute. I kept on staring at her until he called me- you know what she called me?"

Jackie chuckled and said " She called me 'Brother Jack'. Well she called me that ever since we met but that day when she referred to me as her 'BROTHER' I felt this strange sensation in my heart. It felt like someone just pricked my heart with something sharp and you what I told her? I told her not to call me her Brother."

Silvia chuckled and asked," So direct? What did she say?"

Jackie smiled and said," She nodded her head and said ' Okay brother Jackie, I won't call you brother starting today'"

" How old were you back then?" Silvia asked.

" I was nineteen and she had just turned eighteen." Jackie said.

" So were you the one who proposed to her?" Silvia asked.

Jackie shook his head and said," Haha no and that is the funny part, she was the one who did that though I was one who followed her almost everywhere. I used to stand outside her college for hours just to walk her home. I used to stalk her and Sabrina and pretend that as if it was coincidence that I am in that place too."

Silvia chuckled and asked," What did aunt Matilda say when you suddenly showed up?"

" She used to smile at me and then Sabrina used to do the talking." Jackie said.

Pausing for a while, Jackie said," You might be wondering how she ended up being the one who proposed. So one day I was stalking her as usual and when I approached them, Tili bluntly told me that I should stop stalking her and make her my girlfriend so that they could go on dates and hangout all the time. Oh and I call her Tili because Matilda was a little too formal." 

Silvia chuckled and said," Well that was really very blunt."

" I know right? But that was how Tili was, blunt but she was sweet and caring at the same time." Jackie said.

Pausing for a while, Jackie continued," She loved Sabrina and genuinely cared for her too. When this hype about the competition started, she told Sabrina not to stress about it because she will never harm her let alone killing her. They had a deal or something like that. They mutually decided not to harm or kill each other. Tili was never interested in all of this. She also wanted to live a peaceful life just like me but Sabrina was different, she wanted to win." 

" It's not like Tili couldn't win against Sabrina. She was much more capable and stronger than Sabrina in every aspect but Sabrina betrayed her and killed her during the competition." Jackie said before tightening his grip around the coffee mug.

" She knew Tili was pregnant with my child and Tili had asked her to be careful with her moves because she didn't want to harm our child." Jackie said.

" Why did she take part then? She could've-"

Cutting her off, Jackie shook his head and said,'' No she couldn't. If she would tell them the reason behind her backing off the competition, they would force her to abort the child and take part in the competition anyway. So Tili chose to trust her best friend but-"

Not understanding how she should react, Silvia decided to stay quiet. 

She couldn't help but feel more disgusted with her so-called mother. How can someone be so cruel and inhuman? 

" Tili left me alone and I couldn't do anything. I couldn't even be a part of her funeral because I am a 'Jones' and she is a 'Brown'. Andrew Arron Brown made sure to keep Tili's funeral a low key one but he did send me a video of the whole funeral." Jackie said.

He then smiled and continued," She was wearing a really beautiful white gown and she was looking like an angel. She was sleeping peacefully. I wanted to see her eyes for the last time but I couldn't. Ahhh I am still willing to give up everything to see those eyes for the one last time." 

Silvia's heart ached seeing her uncle Jackie like that. His smile was the most painful yet genuine one she had ever seen. His teary eyes reflected how sad and heart broken he was from inside. Silvia knew how it felt like when you lose someone who is close and is important to you. She was lucky that she found uncle Thomas and aunt Lily but Jackie had lived all these years all by himself in pain and sorrow. 

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