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Charlotte got a grip on the stair case and she sat down. She looked up at Jack. "You killed her?"

"What? No," Jack said as he went to comfort Melody's mother, "Chase pushed punched her and she fell off a cliff."

"Chase?" Charlotte said as she looked up to him and he nodded. She had absolutely no idea who Chase Young was. She rubbed her eyes to clear away any water that was escaping. So far there was nothing.

"I am really sorry about Melody," Jack said as he helped her to her feet. "I tried to do anything but-"

"You failed," Charlotte interrupted him. She had a little grin on her face that resembled to Melody.

Jack squinted at her. "Why do you have a scratch mark under you eye?"

Charlotte quickly put her hand on her face and felt for the scratch. "Oh," she said, "promise you won't tell this to anybody."

Jack nodded. He was always curious about other people's lives.

"My husband, Melody's father, is very abusive towards me," Charlotte said, "he used to hurt Melody a lot also."

"What did he do to her?" Jack suddenly stood up, protective for his dead girlfriend.

"I cannot say," Charlotte said as she shook away the thought, "he was mad with me today and as he slapped me his nails teared through my skin and I got the scratch in the eye."

"That's awful. Does it hurt?" he asked her.

"Right now, no," she said then she smiled at him. "If my daughter was still alive she would have been a really, really lucky girl to have a boy like you. There's something about you that's so compassionate, so mature, so...nice."

That word was a dagger through Jack's heart. 'Nice.' Melody had said that to him before and he had snapped at her. Why did he act like such a jerk to her? "You really think so?" he asked her.

"I know so," Charlotte said as she gave him another smile, which reminded Jack of Melody again.

Wow Jack thought she has a lot of her mother's traits. Except for the hair color.

"Well enough about my daughter," Charlotte said, "what about you?"

Jack was confused at this question. "What about me?"

"How did you feel about Melody?"

"Well...she was nice, pretty, funny, smart. She always made my day. She was my, my everything and she just made me feel special and loved and..." he stopped talking, "...she made me feel like I was special."

"You don't think you're special?" she asked him.

"Tell that to my parents. All they say is 'oh he's just a dumb child,'" he said as he crossed him arms and pouted.

Charlotte got up from the stair case and walked near Jack. She put a hand on his shoulder and it felt warm to Jack. "Jack look, everyone is special in their own way. No matter what you do or who you are, you are still a very special person."

Jack smiled and he looked at her. Those were the nicest words anyone had ever said to him. Even coming from Melody's mother.

"And I'm glad that you loved Melody and that she also loved you," Charlotte said as she gave Jack a hug and a quick peck on the cheek. He blushed. Sure he got kissed by a girl, but by a woman? Man he was charming!

"I just wish there was a way to bring Melody back," Jack said, "I just miss her so much right now."

"Oh me too," Charlotte said. "But all we have to do is live with this situation and move on. That's what I'm planning to do. You know the old saying. If you love someone, you'll let them go."

Jack just shook his head. "I just can't let her go like that. I mean she got killed and I was there. I could've done something to save her but I was such a cowards to even face those stupid jungle cats or Chase."

"You are not a coward," Charlotte said with a stern motherly voice, "you just have to learn to face your fears."

"I'll try facing them when the time is right which is not right now," Jack said.

"Well," Charlotte said as she got up from the stair case and headed for the stairs, "it was nice to meet you."

"Where are you going?" Jack asked her.

"To your mom's party but just remember I will always be in your heart," she turned around and walked.

Jack stood there, stumped. Did she just say I will be in your heart? Wow even her mom found him a sight for sore eyes. "Wait why did you say 'I?'" he asked her but she ignored him and walked out the door.