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This is: Puzzle
Saying this is overdue is a gigantic understatement. I know. But life is a beast, my readers. A vicious, uncaring beast.
Shout out to: Innoverse and HecateA for being the best Betas ever for a chapter that for personal reasons I will never finish. Also to AtlantaJackson95 for helping out when she could, despite her hectic life. Seriously. I love you guys. You're amazing.
I don't even own an iPhone. What makes you think I own PJ&O?
Summary preview: Life is a puzzle that we can only hope to solve.
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The Fates have a funny way of setting life up like a well constructed puzzle that you can only hope to one day solve. If it is meant to be, events will fall together perfectly.
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The pilot's eyes widened as he noticed the plane system malfunctioning. He knew that the plane had been having some problems in the past, and that this was likely just a glitch. Even so, he knew how dangerous a glitch had the potential to be.
Half a hour later, they were having an emergency landing about 150 miles south of Lake Ontario. The local airport sent mechanics over to see if the plane was fit to fly again.
Two hours and a lot of angry passengers later, the mechanic told the pilot that the engine was about to burst. If he hadn't landed when he had, the plane would have likely gone down and kill everyone on board.
When the news was given to the passengers, many were hysterical and demanding a free ride from the local airport.
The pilot noticed a couple in the back, hugging tightly even as the woman was placing a call.
He overheard the end of it, as the couple spoke up. "... Sally that Mommy says good-night and that I love her. We'll be home soon, brother."
His attention quickly switched to the furious man in front of him, demanding an explanation that he didn't have.
Sharing an exasperated look with the co-pilot, he started repeating the standard line the company told them to use if anyone questioned them on things that the higher-ups would have to deal with.
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Sally Jackson smiled brilliantly as the principal handed the diploma over to her. She stood tall as the tassel was moved across her hat. Grinning like a fool, she made her way back to her assigned seat.
Her eyes sought out her parents, finding them with pride and sadness in their eyes. She thought that maybe she understood. She was the oldest out of their three children, and the first to leave to study abroad.
The thought made her squirm slightly with anticipation.
She couldn't wait to start her studies in England.
She would miss going on the annual vacation trip with her family though. While she was getting settled into a new country, they would be down at Montauk getting tans and eating seafood.
She sighed quietly, but let her thoughts drift to another topic. It was pointless to dwell on things that she had no intention of changing.
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"... I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride." the preacher intoned, and Paul grinned. He swooped down and place a lasting kiss on his wife's lips.
"I love you." he whispered. Sally smiled up at him, blushing slightly.
"I love you." she whispered back.
As people came to congratulate them, Paul watched as his new bride smiled and thanked everyone. She looked absolutely gorgeous.
And to think, he would have never met this wonderful woman had he not gone to visit his uncle at the college she was studying at over her first summer in England.
Once the majority of people had come and gone, Sally turned her mouth towards his ear.
"I'm so glad that I met you."
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Their first child was a miscarriage.
From the moment Sally learned that she had lost her child she had hidden inside her room, refusing to leave.
Paul had been with her as much as he could, but he was only one man. He had a job to go to. And while he wasn't by any means okay with what had happened, he was no where near as bad as Sally was.
People worried over her health and some even suggested she be sent away to have time to heal.
The day before she was to leave, Sally abruptly snapped out of her depression with a vengeance. She became involved with everything, started laughing again, went back to her job.
She wasn't happy, per se, but she was better.
Two years later, Sally seemed to finally heal as she gazed at her new-born daughter with her blue eyes and Paul's black hair.
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"Happy 9th birthday, Selena!" Sally cried, tickling her daughter.
The crowd of other nine-year olds and her and Paul's friends clapped politely. Selena eventually succeeded in pulling away from her mother and happily started ripping wrapping paper off her gifts.
Thunder rolled in the distance. The sound was so loud that at first Sally had missed the weak knocking at their front door.
"Did you invite anyone else over tonight, dear?" she asked, slipping away from the kitchen.
Paul frowned and shook his head.
Sally raised and eyebrow but went to open the door anyways.
Her eyes widened as she took in the sight of a shivering pre-teen on her doorstep, his sea green eyes flashing as a strand of black hair flew in front of his eyes.
Rubbing his neck, he peered up at her with a sheepish smile.
"Hi there. My name's Perseus. You wouldn't by any chance know a place where I could stay for a few hours to wait out this storm, would you?"
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The Fates have a funny way of setting life up like a well constructed puzzle that you can only hope to one day solve. If it is meant to be, events falling together perfectly.
People will still meet those that will make an impact on their lives. Situations will still call for certain sacrifices. Some choices only have so many options.
But together they are the pieces that make up the puzzle of your life.
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Next Chapter: Relaxation
Don't worry about the next chapter taking forever to be posted. I've had it written for a while now.
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