"Would you give her this please." Jack gave Danny a key and walked down the
street towards his house.
FRIDAY
Danny woke up at six. He went by Samantha's at seven and they went to the airport.
She didn't have much luggage. She had sent almost everything already. Most of her furniture.
The departure of her flight was announced. They got on feet. She didn't want to cry, couldn't not though.
"Don't cry I hate it when you cry...I'll visit I promise. But you call, ok?"
She gave him a small shoe box and left.
So Danny was there, watching her leave on the early morning plane to Washington DC. Neither of them knew how often they would see each other. But Samantha was making the right choice, and Danny would support her.
Danny went up to the 8th floor. He had the shoe box that Sam had given to him half hour ago. He saw Jack sitting at her empty desk. He opened the box and he found a lot of envelopes, all different. Jack, Hannah, Martin, Vivian, Danny, Marie, there was even one for Kate. Those of Marie and the girl's he gave them to Jack, and his of course. Then he directed to Martin and Vivian, who starter reading right away. In neither of the writings was there and explanation about why she had decided to leave.
The morning was slow, so Jack and Danny read what Samantha had written for them too. After that, Jack didn't look too good. The two men gave a glance at each other which Martin again didn't get.
"She'll be fine. Will you?"
"I'm not sure."
"I'll be here just in case you feel like..."
"Yes. I guess I'll have to talk sometime. I used to talk to her, damn it!"
"Jack."
"I'm going home. Call me on the cell if something comes up."
* * *
Marie woke the girls. Hannah didn't make as much fuzz as Kate did, but managed to convince her mother to let her not go to school that day. All she needed to say was 'Come on mom! I'm sure dad 'll be early today and I want to spend more time with him. Please!!!' so Marie didn't put up fight and allowed Kate to continue sleeping. Abut an hour later Jack was going in.
"You're not working today?" Marie sounded more surprised by him being there than from Hannah's prediction.
"They'll call if something comes up."
"Hi dad."
"Why aren't you at school?"
"I knew you'd come. Convinced mom to let us stay. You're okay?"
"I'll be okay. Come on I'll take you and your sister out for breakfast."
"She's sleeping," Marie said.
"Go wake her up Hannah. Go!" Then to Marie "Come?"
After a while Hannah was back there with Kate. Marie had things to do so she rejected the invitation.
Before leaving Jack remembered the letter for her.
"Here. This is for you."
"What is it?"
"I don't know. It's for you," he stared. "Come on girls...where do you want to go?"
"I don't know," Hannah replied.
"Katie, you choose then."
It was the first time that Jack saw Kate so happy. Instead Hannah seemed worried.
"Hannah?!"
"She's gone," the girl said quietly.
"And she wanted you to get this," he said giving her the envelope.
"Can I read it now?"
"It's yours. You can read it whenever you like."
"You miss her already dad, I can tell."
"Hannah."
Kate was just watching.
"And this, my princess, is for you," said Jack showing hesitation.
"Can you read it for me?"
"Your sister will. I'll be back in a second."
"Hannah! What does it say?"
"I'm sorry I hope you understand," Hannah read.
"Whose is it?"
"Samantha's."
"And who is her?"
FRIDAY
Danny woke up at six. He went by Samantha's at seven and they went to the airport.
She didn't have much luggage. She had sent almost everything already. Most of her furniture.
The departure of her flight was announced. They got on feet. She didn't want to cry, couldn't not though.
"Don't cry I hate it when you cry...I'll visit I promise. But you call, ok?"
She gave him a small shoe box and left.
So Danny was there, watching her leave on the early morning plane to Washington DC. Neither of them knew how often they would see each other. But Samantha was making the right choice, and Danny would support her.
Danny went up to the 8th floor. He had the shoe box that Sam had given to him half hour ago. He saw Jack sitting at her empty desk. He opened the box and he found a lot of envelopes, all different. Jack, Hannah, Martin, Vivian, Danny, Marie, there was even one for Kate. Those of Marie and the girl's he gave them to Jack, and his of course. Then he directed to Martin and Vivian, who starter reading right away. In neither of the writings was there and explanation about why she had decided to leave.
The morning was slow, so Jack and Danny read what Samantha had written for them too. After that, Jack didn't look too good. The two men gave a glance at each other which Martin again didn't get.
"She'll be fine. Will you?"
"I'm not sure."
"I'll be here just in case you feel like..."
"Yes. I guess I'll have to talk sometime. I used to talk to her, damn it!"
"Jack."
"I'm going home. Call me on the cell if something comes up."
* * *
Marie woke the girls. Hannah didn't make as much fuzz as Kate did, but managed to convince her mother to let her not go to school that day. All she needed to say was 'Come on mom! I'm sure dad 'll be early today and I want to spend more time with him. Please!!!' so Marie didn't put up fight and allowed Kate to continue sleeping. Abut an hour later Jack was going in.
"You're not working today?" Marie sounded more surprised by him being there than from Hannah's prediction.
"They'll call if something comes up."
"Hi dad."
"Why aren't you at school?"
"I knew you'd come. Convinced mom to let us stay. You're okay?"
"I'll be okay. Come on I'll take you and your sister out for breakfast."
"She's sleeping," Marie said.
"Go wake her up Hannah. Go!" Then to Marie "Come?"
After a while Hannah was back there with Kate. Marie had things to do so she rejected the invitation.
Before leaving Jack remembered the letter for her.
"Here. This is for you."
"What is it?"
"I don't know. It's for you," he stared. "Come on girls...where do you want to go?"
"I don't know," Hannah replied.
"Katie, you choose then."
It was the first time that Jack saw Kate so happy. Instead Hannah seemed worried.
"Hannah?!"
"She's gone," the girl said quietly.
"And she wanted you to get this," he said giving her the envelope.
"Can I read it now?"
"It's yours. You can read it whenever you like."
"You miss her already dad, I can tell."
"Hannah."
Kate was just watching.
"And this, my princess, is for you," said Jack showing hesitation.
"Can you read it for me?"
"Your sister will. I'll be back in a second."
"Hannah! What does it say?"
"I'm sorry I hope you understand," Hannah read.
"Whose is it?"
"Samantha's."
"And who is her?"