My Love Never Dies For You

Part 4

Around 1972.

Day after day they live their lives calmly and happily with Jessie by their side, it doesn't feel like Jessie has now grown up healthy into a beautiful and cheerful girl. Jessie's age is almost 16 now, which means that Jennifer has been living without Jimmy for 16 or 17 years. Özge and her husband are also now old with white gray hair on their heads, they are currently watching Jessie who is happily riding a bicycle.

" Jessie, be careful riding the bike! " Özge advises her granddaughter, but the girl didn't seem to hear Özge's words.

" She didn't hear your voice " Said Anthony MacLaren, her husband.

" Jessie come here for a moment, stop riding the bike for a moment. let's drink this chocolate ice " Özge called her granddaughter.

" Alright grandma " Jessie stopped riding the bike and approached her grandparents. Özge handed Jessie the chocolate ice, the girl welcomed it.

" When do mom want to come home from the fashion show, grandpa, grandma? She has been there for a long " Jessie sighed. She really misses her mother, Jennifer who is holding a fashion show in New York. Jennifer was there for 2 weeks and took care of everything, while when Jennifer was away Özge and Anthony took care of Jessie with an open heart.

" I don't know, we'll just wait for your mom to come home " Anthony answered.

" Yeah, let's just wait, who knows she will come home tomorrow " This time it was Özge who spoke. But without them realizing that there was a woman walking towards them, she was Jennifer.

" Does anyone miss me? " Jennifer asked, and of course Jennifer's return surprised the three of them.

" Mom!! " Jessie got up and approached Jennifer, she hugged her mother.

" You're finally back too " Jessie said.

" Of course I'll be home quickly, I can't leave you for a long time. I miss you, kiddo! " Jennifer said as she kissed Jessie's forehead softly.

" There you are, we just talked about you " Anthony said.

" Oh really? what are you talking about? " Jennifer asked.

" Nothing, mom " Jessie said.

" Let's drink water " Özge invited.

" Jessie, have you got all your school stuff ready? " Jennifer asked her only child again.

" Yes, why mom? " Jessie asked back.

" Nothing, I'm just afraid you forgot " Jennifer replied.

" No mom, I didn't forget. After all, grandpa helped me prepare the school stuff earlier " Jessie answered.

" Oh is that so? Thank you dad for helping Jessie " Jennifer thanked Anthony.

" No problem, it's my responsibility to help my granddaughter " Anthony MacLaren said as he sipped chocolate ice made by Özge.

" Oh by the way when will Jessie start school? " Özge asked looking at the blonde and beautiful Jennifer.

" Tomorrow, that's why I'm going home and if possible I want to bring Jessie home tonight too " Jennifer said to her parents. Özge and Anthony were silent listening to Jennifer say that while Jessie just looked at the three of them without being able to say anything.

" Why are you all silent? Did I say something wrong? " Jennifer asked.

" Well if that's your decision, what can I do? But I'd like Jessie to stay here a little longer. I will not feel lonely if dad is not at home because I have Jessie to accompany me " Özge said at length.

" Don't be sad mom, dad. You guys can come to my house whenever you like, my door is always open for you " Jennifer said again.

After finishing dinner at her parents' house, Jennifer and Jessie went back to their house at 9:00 pm. Jennifer who was driving the car occasionally looked at her daughter.

" How is it baby? Are you happy to be back home? " Jennifer asked.

" Yeah mom, I can't wait to go to school tomorrow " Jessie answered. Then Jessie looked at Jennifer's face as if she wanted to ask something.

" Mom, have you opened the boutique tomorrow? "

" Yes, I'm sorry I can't accompany you to register your name tomorrow, you go alone can you? Or you ask your friend to accompany you if you feel nervous. I have a lot of work at the boutique tomorrow " Jennifer said to Jessie.

" It's okay, I'm old enough to be accompanied. Do many customers order you to sew their clothes at your boutique? " Jessie asked again.

" A lot too, about in 30 pairs of clothes. But luckily, I has workers, otherwise, I would have to sew all by myself " Jennifer answered Jessie's question calmly as she thought about her pilled up work at the boutique.

" Well, we have reached home! " Jennifer said as she entered the compound of her house and then parked the car in her front yard. Jennifer and Jessie rushed out of the car.

" Mom, where is the key? " Jessie asked as she held out her hand asking Jennifer for the house key. Jennifer opened her handbag and took the house key then she handed the house key to Jessie, Jessie accepted the key.

Jessie immediately tried to unlock the house.

" After going inside, go straight to sleep, don't stay up! " Jennifer advises Jessie. The grill door of the house was successfully opened.

" Okay! " Jessie replied, then she opened the front door and continued into the house followed by Jennifer.

Now night has turned into day, and the date has changed to a new date. Jessie was seen walking hurriedly towards her school because she was afraid of being late, actually, her house is not that far from the school where Jessie studied, that's why this girl likes to walk to school. Now that Jessie had entered the school gates, she intended to go to the bulletin board to look at the list of students' names.

" Jessie!! " Someone suddenly called her name. Jessie was looking for who it was that called her name in a place full of students like this. A girl was seen approaching Jessie.

" Jessie! "

" Ah you apparently, Cassie. What's up? " Jessie asked the girl named Cassie.

" Nothing, two days ago I went to your house but you were silent as if there was no one at home. Where you go? " Cassie asked.

" I wasn't at home at the time, I stayed at my grandparents' house for two weeks because my mother had work in New York, fashion shows you know! " Jessie answered Cassie's question.

" Oh I don't know about that, oh by the way I heard Joseph said that there is a new male teacher who will teach in our class, which class are you in? " Cassie said, she looked at Jessie's naturally beautiful face and also the result of the combination of her mother and father's face.

" I don't know, I haven't look my name yet on bulletin board" Jessie replied shaking her head.

" If that's the case, come on, I'll accompany you " Cassie said, then they both went where they wanted to go.

After being on the bulletin board and looking up their names it turned out they were in the same class.

" Fortunately we are in the same class, otherwise I would die of boredom because I don't know who to be friends with " Jessie said, relieved to find out she was apparently in the same class as Cassie. Not long after that, the bell rang signaling that the morning's lessons would start immediately.

" The bell has rung, let's come into class " Cassie said.

" Come on! " Jessie said, they both immediately entered the class.

At Jennifer Dean's boutique, Jennifer had just arrived there and placed her handbag on the table. There were some of Jennifer's workers sewing clothes, some sorting clothes and some sweeping up the trash.

" Good morning Mrs. Dean " A sissy character male employee greets Jennifer, he is the one sorting out the clothes.

" Good morning Arnold, have you had breakfast? " Jennifer asked as she take the inch rope out of drawer.

" Yes Mrs. Dean, I had breakfast with Garcia earlier " The sissy man answered, his name is Arnold.

" Well then, do your work now! " Jennifer commanded, Arnold obeyed Jennifer's orders without complaint.

" Garcia, how many pairs of clothes have you sewn? " This time Jennifer asked the girl with glasses and a bit of a nerd, her name is Garcia.

" Only 10 pairs Mrs. Dean " Garcia answered, then Jennifer got up and grabbed a pair of unstitched fabrics that were in the boutique's closet. Then she went into a room where there was a long table, she spread the cloth on the table. She meant to cut the cloth.

Meanwhile at school or rather in the classroom, it looks like Jessie is chatting with Cassie and some of her close friends. The situation in the class was really noisy like a broken ship. Suddenly all the students fell silent and hurried back to their seats, as did Jessie, soon a male teacher they had never seen before entered the class. Jessie was quite surprised and transfixed to see the male teacher.

" Good morning students " The male teacher said, at the same time all the students and Jessie got up from their seats.

" Good morning sir " All the students responded to the teacher's good morning.

" Please sit down," The teacher said, and the students all sat down.

" As you all know, I am your English teacher as well as your class teacher " The teacher said as he took the chalk and wrote something on the blackboard, JIM STARK, that was the name he wrote.

" So before we start our first lesson I want to introduce myself first my name is Jim Stark, you can call me any of these two names, understand? " Said the teacher named Jim Stark.

" How can this happen? He don't spill like the face of my late dad that mom often shows me in the pictures " Jessie said in her heart.

" So I want you all to introduce yourselves starting with you... " Jim Stark said as he pointed towards Jessie who was sitting by the right window from the front, Jessie got up and introduced herself.

" My name is Jessica Brianna Dean, just call me Jessie " Jessie introduced herself to Jim Stark and after that she sat back down, Jim Stark was a little surprised to hear the name as if he had a wonderful memory of the name. Now it is the turn of other students to introduce themselves.

During the introduction session, Jim Stark kept stealing glances at Jessie while thinking about something, and so did Jessie. They were both lost in their own thoughts between confusion, disbelief, surprise and curiosity.