Chapter 25

Jack walked down the beach, the warm sand edging between his toes. The view was beautiful, a clear blue sky with white fluffly cloud. Yet he didn't seem to notice. His mind was filled with a thousand thoughts. He'd found his soulmate in Martha. He'd never found someone before whom he'd loved since the day they met, but that's exactly what happened with her. The second he met her, he knew she was the one. He'd planned their future before he'd even kissed her. The day he asked her to marry him. He'd planned it all. Now he'd learnt the one thing that would wreck it all, and he didn't know what to do. He could see his Dad approaching him, but he avoided eye contact with him, simply keeping his eyes towards the sky. "Jack?" Tony said as they stood closer. "What's wrong?" It was something Tony was good at, immeadiatly knowing when his sons had something on their minds. Jack looked at him. "It's all gone wrong Dad. It's all such a mess" he cried. Tony placed his hand on Jack's shoulder. "Come on" he said. "Let's get a coffee"

Martha paced up and down the living room. Her thought bombarded with Jack. She'd wanted to run after him when he ran out, but she knew he wouldn't want to see her right now. She sat down on the sofa, trying to relax herself and calm down, which was a task that was much easier said than done. She placed her head in her hands and closed her eyes. Rocking back and forth she tried to think of a solution to her problem. The mess she'd made.

Then suddenly, a thought struck her. She picked up her mobile phone from the table and dialled a number. She placed it to her ear and a few moments later, she spoke. "It's me" she began. "I really need to see you"...