Marjorie’s POV I stood there confused for a moment as I asked her to repeat what she had just said. “I said that he has no mother, and that he doesn't have skates, is there something I missed?” Miss Clark asked with her eyes filled with question. Sudden realization hit me as I began to remember what Jerry had told me before, “What do you mean he has no mother? Or that he has no skates for that matter, Jerry has told me otherwise.” She began to look around her desk in search of something, “Here it is, take a look for yourself.” She said as she began to eye me cautiously. ‘This can’t be true, he would have said something earlier if this happened,’ I thought to myself as I read the newspaper article over again. ‘Mother found dead after found
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His hair, now illuminated with the bright sun's rays. “Miss Marjorie, I did not mean to harm you with what I said. I wanted to believe that I would have a Mother someday so that is why I said that I did have one. But when you told me that you were leaving, I was so upset. I didn’t want to acknowledge that you were going to leave me like my mother did also.” He couldn’t contain the tears anymore as he began to sob while shuddering. It was then that Marjorie realized, that if she left Jerry here she would be no better than his mother. Except for Marjorie still being alive of course. She began to hug Jerry closer now, rubbing his back soothingly trying to calm him down. “It’s alright now Jerry, I won’t leave you here now.. not anymore” She said as she let him go. “Tell you what, would you like to come with me? And not just temporarily.” Jerry wiped away the remaining tears with his right hand as he glanced up at Marjorie. “D-Do you mean..” He didn’t get to finish his question as Marjorie answered for him “Yes, I want you to be my son. I don't want you to stay an orphan anymore, I want to take care of you like my own son.” Jerry’s eyes lit up with happiness as I smiled softly “Let's go back now. If not we might not make it to Mexico on time.” Marjorie said with a light chuckle. Jerry smiled as they both began to go through the forest and up the hill. “Miss Marjorie,” “Yes Jerry?” “I’m glad to have a mother like you now.” Jerry smiled as they both began to descend to the bottom of the hill. Marjorie smiled “And I’m glad to have you as my son from now
His hair, now illuminated with the bright sun's rays. “Miss Marjorie, I did not mean to harm you with what I said. I wanted to believe that I would have a Mother someday so that is why I said that I did have one. But when you told me that you were leaving, I was so upset. I didn’t want to acknowledge that you were going to leave me like my mother did also.” He couldn’t contain the tears anymore as he began to sob while shuddering. It was then that Marjorie realized, that if she left Jerry here she would be no better than his mother. Except for Marjorie still being alive of course. She began to hug Jerry closer now, rubbing his back soothingly trying to calm him down. “It’s alright now Jerry, I won’t leave you here now.. not anymore” She said as she let him go. “Tell you what, would you like to come with me? And not just temporarily.” Jerry wiped away the remaining tears with his right hand as he glanced up at Marjorie. “D-Do you mean..” He didn’t get to finish his question as Marjorie answered for him “Yes, I want you to be my son. I don't want you to stay an orphan anymore, I want to take care of you like my own son.” Jerry’s eyes lit up with happiness as I smiled softly “Let's go back now. If not we might not make it to Mexico on time.” Marjorie said with a light chuckle. Jerry smiled as they both began to go through the forest and up the hill. “Miss Marjorie,” “Yes Jerry?” “I’m glad to have a mother like you now.” Jerry smiled as they both began to descend to the bottom of the hill. Marjorie smiled “And I’m glad to have you as my son from now