“Oh. Thank you, that’s nice of you but she’s estranged from her family.” Jack said honestly. “She moved here to get away from them, so they don’t even know what I look like. Though they do know I exist. Which is all they need to know.”
Estranged? Oh wow. Her situation sounded an awful like Steve’s own… Well sort of.
“Really? That sucks…” he whispered, still scratching his head. “Guess she’s pretty much alone then too. Maybe someday I’ll go out and meet her and see for myself the kind of girl she is. Maybe help you out and try to convince her to change careers so she won’t leave you all alone.”
“Hopefully it won’t come to that. I’m just… I love her, but I feel so helpless when I see how she gets sometimes. So scared. It’s hard to be brave, when you yourself has trouble believing in yourself. But she’s helped me out so much already I can’t help but be there for her.” Jack clenched one of his fists.
“One day we’ll be together and safe, and not have to hide from people. That’s what I want, eventually.”
Jack Maple 