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So he ran out of the school, breathing steadily hoping to keep at a constant speed without gassing out too quickly and so Jack ran and ran, so much so that he even past Johnny who is always walking, until he realised something very important, he had no idea where Elizabeth lived, he came to a dead stop his eyes started to fill with tears all of the memories they spend together flesh flooded his brain, these proving to much for his minds processing ability, he let out a remorse full cry before slowly caving in and falling to the ground curling up in a fetal position, putting his thumb in the mouth and all.

'Now, what is this Jackie boy, are you filming something or trying out for some play, where is the cast director, maybe I know him and I could do you a solid.'

'Stop it Cather, can you not see he is having some kind of break down ( Sevki kneel down and placed her hand on his shoulder.), Master Jack are you alright.'

'Sevki, is that you?'

'MY GOD SIR!, he went blind from crying, this bloody good acting, BRAVO!,BRAVO!, you should pick him!, this is the best acting I have seen him do!'

'Quiet, use your brain for once, yes it is me Master Jack, what is wrong, why are you laying here in the middle of the street?'

'Oh, I see what you doing you two faced snake, you trying to get casted too by pretending to care about him.'

'I missed her, I never got to tell her, I never got to say good bye.'

'Who?'

'I think I have figured out what is going on in this story, you had a love affair with someone else's wife and her daughter but you actually loved her mother more but her mother was also a supernatural being that lives off human essence but her daughter's body cannot sustain the strain of being a supernatural creature and being human so her mother has to sacrifice her spirt or heart in order to complete the transformation to full creature or human and she already did so and never got to tell you good bye, wow!, what a story, I must meet the writer to see if there is not a piece for me too, Jackie boy, where is he?'

'I do not know where you from or you just plain stupid, sometimes I wonder if Mrs kipper married you willing or you forc…'

'Hey, do not take my wife's name in front of other people and anyway stupid is a really mean word.'

'Argh, who cares this is the somewhere in between the eighteenth and nineteenth century, we have a callused mindset and in any case can you not see he is talking about Elizabeth.'

'Yes, my dear Elizabeth, I did not get to her on time, I failed to say goodbye to her.'

'Yeah, she is long gone, poor thing probably left here with a self-sabotaging mindset, that she did something to anger you, hence so you did not come to see her ugly mug, which forced her to take up an unnecessary burden of regret and sorrow causing her a life time of pain and nightmares, always making her wonder if she is good enough for anyone, with this constantly ringing in her head, which makes her question every relationship she enters, this causing an overwhelming anxiety, which causes every relationship to end within the first two week but she does get that one relationship that leads to marriage and somehow with stands all of these problems but unfortunately she realises she cannot have children, which is not entirely her fault but somehow this man is like sent from heaven so he sticks with her but a few years later he dies, yep those who have a pure clean heart always die young, God calls them back so the world does not contaminate them, back to poor Elizabeth's life, hence she wonders if there is someone out there who could love her the same way, this is where you come in and she starts to wonder if she should come back but her intuition tells her not to, with this she stays alone and opens up some nursery school, which she ends up working for until she dies.'

'Gosh, that is awful and it is not her fault, I just forgot.'

'Well she does not know that.'

'Can I not write her a letter?'

'Good idea Jackie!, do you know where she lives.'

'No.'

'So all hope is lost.'

'Seems like that but let's look at the positive side of this.'

'Positive side?'

'Yes, now you can narrate to your children this story and from that they will learn the lesson of regret.'

'Oh stop it Cather!'

'Master Jack, she has not left yet, we are actually on our way to the station right now.'

'Really.'

'Yes.'

'Then why did you say that she left.'

'Because I am A-holelistic.'

'Yes, you are Cather.'

Jack hopped to his feet and wiped the crocodile tears off his face.

'Then why are we waiting around here for let's go!'

'Well his mood just took a whole 360.'

'The power of love.'

Jack grabbed Sevki's hand and sped ahead.

'Jackie boy!, wait!'

They both stopped

'Yes, What!'

'Your going the wrong way!,'

'Again?'

'Again!'

Jack and run the opposite direction still dragging Sevki along like a rag doll.

EXT.AT THE TRAIN STATION

Jack, Sir Cather and Sevki arrived at the station, out of breath, where they spot Elizabeth and her family waiting for her train to arrive, she turns to see Jack coming into the station.

ELIZABETH

(Runs towards him) Jack you came!

JACK

(breathing heavily) Yes!, how can I miss my best friends departure.

SIR C.J

He was about to…

Sevki nudges him with her elbow.

SEVKI

Do not listen to him Miss Elizabeth, you know he has no control over his own mouth, I am amazed that he can sleep at night, having a mouth like that.

SIR C.J

(clears his throat.)

I sleep very well thank you very much.

The rest of her family makes their way towards Jack, Elizabeth, Sevki, and Sir C.J.

SIR C.J

(steps forwards and whispers to Sevki)

Stay behind me and if it seems like I am losing the fight, take the children and run.

ELIZABETH

(taps Sir C.J on the arm) No sir you are reading the situation wrong, this is my family.

SIR C.J

Oh!,well, are you sure because they do not look like you, if you understand what I am saying.

ELIZABETH'S AUNT

I understand where you coming from but we do not choose where we are born or which family we are born into.

SIR C.J

That is no excuse to stay where you are.

ELIZABETH'S AUNT

(Touch's Sir C.J's arm)

Good point, you seem like a man of action by the way my name is Katherin, this is my brother Eron and his two sons Eric and Elon.

SIR C.J

(Turns to look at Jack)

Jackie boy you are in trouble now, I told you leading girls into the deep dark forest, God knows doing what, is not a gentlemen thing to do.

ERON

What!

All three brothers stare Jack down.

ELIZABETH

NO,no, it is nothing like that father, he always makes jokes like that.

Sevkie nods in agreement.

ERON

Who is he anyway?

SIR C.J

I am....

Elizabeth cuts him off.

ELIZABETH

Uhmmm...., he is Jack's father Cather.J kipper, and this is his younger sister Sevki.

SEVKI

It is a great pleasure to finally meet you,Elizabeth always speaks so highly of you.

ERON

Your son looks like you.

Sir C.J is lost in his own world as if he was just served divorce papers, then Sevki nudged him with her elbow.

SIR C.J

Huh...

ERON

I said that your son looks like you.

SIR C.J

No way in heeeee...., I mean, many people always say that he looks like his mother.

(laughs nervously and starts to loosen his tie, then clears his throat.)

ERIC

Are you okay?

SIR C.J

Yes,yes...just got a little shock and it suddenly became hot.

JACK

It did?

SIR C.J

Anyway it must be nerve racking to let your daughter go to a place like London.

ERON

Why would it be nerve racking?

SIR C.J

(Turns to Sevki and whispers) The poor thing probably does not understand what I am saying, I am going to try and speak slower and louder.

SEVKI

(shakes her head)

SIR C.J

(Coughs into his hand and faces Eron, starts speaking a little slower and louder)

I said, it must be nerve racking sending your daughter alone to London, have you not heard all the terrible murders that have been going on there, sheeezzz, gosh, poor souls.

Eron glances over to his sister.

KATHERIN

She is not going alone, I will be with her.

SIR C.J

Oh, that is a little relieving but do not worry, I know the captain of the police station out in London, I could ask him to check up on you from time to time and if you face any difficulties, you can go straight to him.

KATHERIN

You would organize something like that for us?

SIR C.J

Sure, why not, Elizabeth is like a sister for my son, the poor thing had no one to play with because he was stinking rich but Elizabeth was not intimidated by my wealth and befriended my son, even though he is a little different.

SEVKI

Not in a dangerous manner, he is just an independent thinker.

Elizabeth nods in agreement, train arrives at the station.

SIR C.J

Aww, here is the train, looks like old Joe is still driving.

ERON

Yes, that man has been driving.

SIR C.J

You know what they say, if you find your passion, it makes you immortal.

SEVKI

I do not know anyone who says that.

SIR C.J

That is because you do not get out of the house often.

ERON

You two are definitely siblings.

KATHERIN

Yes, you have that weird bond, a love hate relationship between brother and sister.

TRAIN CONDUCTOR

(steps out the train)

All A BOARD!!!

KATHERIN

Come on boys help me with these bags.

SIR C.J

Yes ma'am

Everyone has a little laugh and follows Katherin to her cabin.

SEVKI

uhmmm..., miss Elizabeth how about, I take your umbrella to your cabin.

ELIZABETH

There is really no need to.

SEVKI

I insist.

(Gives her a wink and takes the umbrella.) I will ensure that it arrives safely at your cabin.

ELIZABETH

Aaa, Sevki she is the sweetest thing.

JACK

Yes, she sure is, what can you do.

ELIZABETH

I guess this is it for our story

JACK

Does not have to be.

ELIZABETH

uhmmm...maybe

JACK

Will you come back someday.

ELIZABETH

Maybe someday.

JACK

I really enjoyed being your friend for the time being, maybe we could be more someday?

ELIZABETH

(Coughs, then scratch the side of her head.)

Uhm..., I am going to be honest, I am not entirely sure about that but who knows what the future holds.

JACK

Yes, life is full of surprises that is what makes it so fun.

ELIZABETH

I would not like that surprise.

TRAIN CONDUCTOR FINAL CALL!!!!!!!, ALL A BOARD!!!!!!

JACK Well..

(he clears this throat)

This is it, it was a great honour serving the country alongside you soldier.

ELIZABETH

It was an honour to serve a long side you too, sergeant.

JACK

Alrighty then, ATTENTION!

They both click their hills together, suck their stomachs in and puffed their chests out and saluted but Jack was the only one that saluted as Elizabeth moved in quickly and kissed him on the cheek and quickly ran on to the train before her father could react, leaving Jack in cloud nine.

TRAIN CONDUCTOR

ALL A BOARD FINAL CALL!!!!

The final whistle blew and the train started to move in a slow and dramatic way, Sir C.J pulled out a flute from his pocket and started playing the lonely Shepherd, Elizabeth put her hand against the window and Jack borrowed a white handkerchief from Sevki and waved it like a pregnant woman waving good bye to her husband who is going to war and I know what your thinking he is going to run alongside the train until he realises that he cannot out run a train, then he comes to a standstill when this reality sets in and falls to his knees, tears flowing from his eyes giving this chapter a beautiful and dignified end but unfortunately we are talking about Jack Peterson here who always looks sickly and is currently in the worst shape of his entire life due to that one kilometer run he did, resulting in blisters on his feet and severe joint pains, so he stood in one place and waved his handkerchief until the train disappeared out of sight.

SIR C.J

(sighs heavily)

There she goes, going to go live her best life, in the hustle and bustle of the city, I was going to say big city but then I might confuse the readers with New York, she is definitely going to be something big, I feel it in my bones.

ERON

You think so?

SIR C.J

I know so.

SEVKI

She is quite a witty one, well it was nice meeting you all, I hope that we get to meet soon.

ERON

Sure, bye then.

SIR C.J Bye.

Jack, Sir C.J and Sevki, watched the remainder of Elizabeth's family vanish in the distance.

SIR C.J

(sighs heavily)

There they go too, out of mind and out of sight, I wonder how long they will survive without a woman in the house a year, a month, a week, a day, Sevki would you mind going to check on them once or twice a week, you would feel really bad if something bad had to happen to them or one of them died, while you were here to cook and clean for them, how would you explain to little Elizabeth the guilt would properly result in you killing yourself.

SEVKI

I really do admire how much you care for your staff.

SIR C.J

It can be a real burden sometimes but you learn to pull through.

JACK

(Shakes his head and looks at

Sevki)

There is no use engaging him, you will only exhaust yourself, you could use your energy for something better.

(holds out his hand to her) come let's go.

SIR C.J

What! incest is this, Jackie boy you move on quite quickly.

Sevki takes his hand and they start to walk up the stairs, until something caught their attention.

RANDOM GUY IN CART

Hey!, what are you doing here?

SIR C.J

Just keep moving, ignore him.

JACK

I was here to see a friend off.

RANDOM GUY IN CART

At this station

JACK

Yes, it just left.

RANDOM GUY ON CART

(laughs and coughs)

I do not know where you live but there has not been a train here in twen.....

SIR C.J

Jerry!, Jerry!, still a homeless bum and still have not found your marbles to bring back your sanity, anyway we have to leave now, no time to talk, let's go Jack.

(puts his hand at the center of his back and pushes him up the stairs.)

I told you to ignore him.

JACK

Why, is it because he is homeless?

SIR C.J

No, I am not a moneyist, it just I do not want you to be infected by his crazy.

SEVKI

I do not think that is possible in anyway.

SIR C.J

How do you know that, how many scientist has said that certain things are not possible but then a few years later it is possible, so what do we get from that, if you are willing try and stay patient and have faith that it will work out, and when it happens and it will also be the happiest day of your life because from that you will find out the reason why you born.

JACK

That was deep for no reason.

SEVKI

I have a feeling he wanted to say that for a long time, he properly created multiple scenarios in his mind, when and how he could use that line.

SIR C.J

I have not or maybe just a little.

SEVKI

So predictable.

JACK

Huh, it is like you are one person sometimes.

SEVKI

If you live with someone for long enough you start to learn their every move and thought.

On there way home they spotted a very interesting site, that was the icing on top of Jacks already semi horrible day and also putting him in the most complicated situation as old as time which has caused some of the greatest friendships, marriages and families fall to apart.