So here is the cliff hanger chapter I promised. I'm sorry its really short. But the next chapter will be long. Please review! Without your comments, I feel lonely! :(

Enjoy Chapter 3!!!

Oh and disclaimer: I don't own any of the main characters execpt for Barry, Kristy, and Mr. and Mrs. Wu.

I watched as Melissa dropped her duffel bag and sprinted to whom presumably was her family. I gazed as the couple pulled her into a tight embrace. They remained in that position until the little girl tugged at Mel's pants. She let go of her parents and picked up the girl, spinning her around until she got dizzy and hugged her. I saw tears form in Melissa's and her parent's eyes. I watched them, imagining them to be a perfect family. It would be something that I would never experience.

Giving the Wu's their personal space, I looked to my right, where I saw Taylor in her mother's arms. Her father was patting her back as the two embraced. I could see how Mr. Hagan refrained from showing emotion as his weeping wife cried her eyes out. In the time I had got to know her, Taylor rarely mentioned her father. Actually, the only time she mentioned him was when I confronted her about the fishing tips.

I stood there, staring at Taylor and her family until I heard a female voice calling out my name. I turned to see Melissa waving at me, signaling me to come. "Oh crap, time to meet the parents!" I slowly approached her, while trying to swallow the growing lump in my throat. When I arrived, she took my hand and faced her parents.

"Mom, Dad. This is my friend, Jackson." She said with a smile on her face. I immediately extended my free hand towards her father and, with the manners that I had learned coming back after a month exile, introduced myself, "Hello Mr. and Mrs. Wu. It is a pleasure to meet you."

Mrs. Wu was the first spoke out, "Thank you very much for taking care of Melissa. We appreciate it with all of our heart."

I simply nodded thanks when I felt something tugging at y pants. I looked down to see Melissa's sister waving at me. I went down on my knees to be at eye level with her. She waved again and said with a lisp, "Hewo! I'm Kwisty! You ah a twaall mwan !"

Melissa and her parents laughed and Melissa explained, "Jackson, this is my little sister, Kristy." To Kristy she said, in a much girlier voice, "Kristy, this is my friend Jackson. He is a tall man!"

"Oh! Hewo, Jackshon!" she attempted. I chuckled and patted the girl's head. In response, she just closed her eyes and giggled. She looked like an exact carbon copy of Melissa, except her hair was in bouncing curls.

I stood back up soon, the Wu's and I were talking, mostly about my foster homes. In the middle of explaining why the jury wouldn't allow my emancipation, I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see Barry, the guy from the plane, looking nervous as he spoke, "Jackson, there's someone who wants to see you."

He stepped aside to reveal a person that I didn't at first recognize. But when I looked at the stranger's eyes, it hit me like a train. I've seen this person before. Then, she said one word in a voice that sent shivers up my spine.

"Cody."

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