Home without Tess (1)

"Ohh her smile," I thought...Feeling my heart unstable, making me uncomfortable i said "Let me go, i left Jacob alone,".

"Yh you run," She said.

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I went back home but there was something unusual...Food was on the table but Tess wasn't in the dinin' which was totally weird cz everytime i come back from school she is ever waiting for me in the dining to come and eat....She has never missed except from that day

~flashback~

Little me coming from school "Mummy, Tess i have passed today's test," I ran excitedly towards the dining but found no one.

"Mummy...Tesss where are you hiding," Little me screamed still excited and saw daddy with red eyes lookin' at me sadly.

"Daddy where is Mummy and Tess? and why are your eyes all red?," Little me asked sadly.

"Sorry my little...Tess and mummy are not around today," He said kneeling down to reach my short height.

"But why?, me i want to play with them," I asked sadly with my baby face.

"Because huh, huh th-e-y are tir- " Mummy won't be around today," Tess said interrupting him from nowhere.

We all looked behind and saw her "Tesssss," I ran towards her and she carried me.

"Little Justino, how was your day?," She asked faking up a smile.

"You can't even imagine, it was fantastic and i passed my test," I screamed excitedly.

"Awwww thats good," She answered alittle shaky.

"But Tess where is mummy?, i have to tell her how my day was fantastic," I asked excited waiting for a quick response to go and talk to her.

"I don't know how to say it," She said putting me down and looking at my dad with teary eyes.

"Daddy, what's wrong?," I said going to his direction.

"Your mum went to....," Tess answered dropping a tear.

"She travelled and you all miss her, huh?," I asked looking at both of them from left to right waiting for an answer.

"Ye-s little one," Daddy answered.

"To where? let me guess Paris ,London or Afri_" "No little one, " Daddy said interupting which erased my excitement instantly "mummy went to visit her father,".

"B-but i have never seen grandpa," I said with teary eyes full of fright moving backward...I sensed something was wrong.

"Little Justino mummy is in heaven," Tess finally said.

"Whatttt??? *sob* n-o noooo i w-an-t tooo s-e-e-eeee *sob*mu-mmyy....She can't g-ooo to he-aven without me...bring*sob* mummy back," I screamed loudly dropping unstoppable tears.

"Little pussycat, its hard but don't worry mummy is with you everywhere you go...Just in here, in your heart," Daddy said pointing on my chest indicating my heart while hugging me hard.

"What's *sob* the use if *sob* i can nolonger see her *sob* *sob* ?," I asked crying in his laps.

"Seeing her isn't important, the useful thing is to know that she loves you and that you love her too," He said putting my head to make me look at him in the eyes...he was also having dry tear stains showing that he was also crying.

"Its useless, its all useless...how can she leave me now ," I screamed loudly and ran to my room.

"Wait little one," Dad screamed to stop me but it was too late.

He looked at Teresa with sad eyes. "Don't worry Mr. Acker i will take care of him," Tess assured him and went towards my room.

~Back to present~

"*Knock* *knock* Tess whats wrong," I asked putting my ears on her door to hear what was happening inside.

"*Sob* sob *sob*," I heard.

"Jacob *sob* your back?," She asked crying.

"Yes am back," I answered.

"Food is on the table *sob* and am sure its still hot," She said with a shaky voice.

"I won't eat," I said confidently.

"Jacob *sob* please....go and eat before *sob* the food gets cold ," She pleaded.

"I said i won't eat, I'll only eat when you tell me whats the matter," I said.

"Nothing.. Justin.. please eat," She said still crying.

"Tess, am entering," I said opening the door and entered.

"Justin...go please,"

She was kneeling down allowing only her face to reach the bed.

I extended some steps forward and knelt down just next to her. "Tess what's wrong?," I asked in a serious and worried tone.

"Justin please g-" "I won't go until you tell me the problem," I said interjecting.

"Justin ple-," "Don't waste your time again telling me to go because i won't go," I said interrupting her again.

"I can't, i know how bigheaded you are," She said wiping her tears and looking at me.

"Haaa, you know me too good," I said grinning.

"Its funny," She said in a sad tone.

"What is funny?," I asked.

"Its funny, how years can pass...Some few years i was the one consolating you, you were just a small boy but now its the oppositive you have grown into a young man.

"Hmmmh yh," I said slidely grinning.

"Justin, i have to go ," She said again dropping tears.

"Go where and why?," I asked pulling her on my shoulder to cry.

"Back to my village," She said crying even more.

"Whyyy? If its my dad wh-," "No its not him, i have lost my dad," She said interrupting me.

"Your dad?," I asked in confusion.

"Yes Justin...my dad has died and i have to go for the funerals," She said leaving my shoulder and wiping her tears again.

"Nooo, Tessss i don't know what to say," I said hugging her tightly.

"I'll be back soon...am going for few days just to make sure things are fine there," She said still in my arms.

"I'll miss you," I said hugging her tighter with teary eyes.

"Oooh ,Justin let go of me I'll suffocate," She said slighty grinning.

"Ohh sorry," I said trying to hide my tears.

"Are you crying?," She asked teasingly.

"Ofcause not, I'll help you organise ," I said standing and wiping the tears on my eyes.

"Awwwwww Justino your crying for m-," "Hey don't take it a big deal, they are tears of joy because the house will be mine alone," I said interruptively.

"Huh? but you said you will miss me," She asked teasingly.

"Huh? Ofcause I'll miss your food," I answered.

"You know how to cook," She said teasingly again.

"Yes but doing nothing is bett- wait your teasing right?," I asked realising.

"Hahahahaaa hahaah," She laughed out loud.