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“What happened?”
“We were young, myself and her mother, only 15. We were so good together and then one day she was gone and I didn’t see her again for 5 years. I heard from her dad, the day my daughter was born. I didn’t even know that she was pregnant. We were always so careful. He told me that she didn’t want to see me again and that I would never see my daughter. That’s why I hated you so much when you came to my school. I saw that you were pregnant and you were clearly not from Chicago. I knew you had run from someone. I hated you without even knowing your story because I thought you had done to Frank what my girlfriend had done to me. I thought you had taken his child from him and he would never get to meet them just like what was done to me. I made your life hell because of something that was done to me. Now that I know your story I want to help you. I understand what you did now. I’ve met Frank and I’ve heard stories about how he was, he would have never have been able to cope back then.”
“But why did you say you had a daughter? Where is she now? Sorry if I’m prying…”
“It’s okay. She’s in Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. Next to her mother and Grandparents. House fire.” He choked gripping his head in his hands.
“Oh Bob, I’m so sorry” I whispered getting up and wrapping my arms around him.
“Its just still so fresh y’know. It’s been 13 months since it happened. She was five. I was only in her life for a month. I was only just getting to know her, I’d visit every week and one week I couldn’t get the time off work to visit. It was around 11pm when a plug shorted out in the living room and started a small fire. It spread so fast that they never had a chance. The smoke suffocated them before the fire got them so they went peacefully apparently. Never felt a thing. I had to get out of Chicago. So I came here.”
“Jesus Bob, I’d never have thought…”
“Yeah, I don’t really go spreading my life all about the place. The boys don’t even know. I felt I could tell you because we’re so the same. I feel closer to you than anyone now. I know that may seem weird because of our history but I feel like you’re my best friend.” I sat back in my chair and took his hand in mine.
“I feel the same Bob, who’d have thought 4 years ago that we’d be best friends now.” I smiled. A tear slipped from his eye and I rubbed it away with my thumb. “Its okay Bob, we can help each other. I’m here for you always, I want you to know that. I’ll help you get through this and you can help me with Lizzy when she comes. That is if you still want to?”
“Definitely” He finally grinned.
“We were young, myself and her mother, only 15. We were so good together and then one day she was gone and I didn’t see her again for 5 years. I heard from her dad, the day my daughter was born. I didn’t even know that she was pregnant. We were always so careful. He told me that she didn’t want to see me again and that I would never see my daughter. That’s why I hated you so much when you came to my school. I saw that you were pregnant and you were clearly not from Chicago. I knew you had run from someone. I hated you without even knowing your story because I thought you had done to Frank what my girlfriend had done to me. I thought you had taken his child from him and he would never get to meet them just like what was done to me. I made your life hell because of something that was done to me. Now that I know your story I want to help you. I understand what you did now. I’ve met Frank and I’ve heard stories about how he was, he would have never have been able to cope back then.”
“But why did you say you had a daughter? Where is she now? Sorry if I’m prying…”
“It’s okay. She’s in Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. Next to her mother and Grandparents. House fire.” He choked gripping his head in his hands.
“Oh Bob, I’m so sorry” I whispered getting up and wrapping my arms around him.
“Its just still so fresh y’know. It’s been 13 months since it happened. She was five. I was only in her life for a month. I was only just getting to know her, I’d visit every week and one week I couldn’t get the time off work to visit. It was around 11pm when a plug shorted out in the living room and started a small fire. It spread so fast that they never had a chance. The smoke suffocated them before the fire got them so they went peacefully apparently. Never felt a thing. I had to get out of Chicago. So I came here.”
“Jesus Bob, I’d never have thought…”
“Yeah, I don’t really go spreading my life all about the place. The boys don’t even know. I felt I could tell you because we’re so the same. I feel closer to you than anyone now. I know that may seem weird because of our history but I feel like you’re my best friend.” I sat back in my chair and took his hand in mine.
“I feel the same Bob, who’d have thought 4 years ago that we’d be best friends now.” I smiled. A tear slipped from his eye and I rubbed it away with my thumb. “Its okay Bob, we can help each other. I’m here for you always, I want you to know that. I’ll help you get through this and you can help me with Lizzy when she comes. That is if you still want to?”
“Definitely” He finally grinned.
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