Jack couldn't believe it. His cousin abandoned him. After all they had been though she left him. He clenched the note in his hand and crumpled the paper now that the words didn't matter anymore. He was glad that no one, not even his parents, was around to see the hot tears spill down his face. The feeling of abandonment and loneliness weighed down on him worse than when Wu Ya left for good.
It's my fault though. He thought with a mixture of emotions, I forced her away. She supported me and I made her leave.
When his hand started to cramp from how tightly he held the paper, he set it on the table, unable to do much else. Jack folded his arms on the solid surface and laid his head on them, the tears finally stopping.
He took a deep breath, held it, and then released it. When he sat up, his mouth was a thin line of determination, his mind full of something other than world domination.
"I need to find my cousin," he said aloud.
I need to apologize.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow, it's been a while since I posted anything. But here you go, the next chapter. It's a bit different than what I've put up before in that the chapter is focused completely on Jack without anyone else in it. It's pretty short and a bit depressing, ne?