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Jess Buck
Guest
After work, Jessica made her way back to her house and smiled at Lyle, who was sitting on the couch with his homework.
"Hey kiddo." She said, taking off her shoes and setting down her bag. "How was school?" She asked. Lyle shrugged.
"Fine...." He mumbled. Jessica walked over to the couch and sat down next to Lyle.
"Whatcha got there?" She asked. Lyle showed Jessica the worksheet he was working on.
"Geometry." Jessica frowned and furrowed her eyebrows.
"Eww." Lyle chuckled
"Tell me about it." He went back to his homework. Jessica sighed and ran her fingers through her hair.
"What do you want for dinner?" She asked, standing up and heading over to the kitchen. Lyle shrugged
"Whatever." Jessica rolled her eyes
"That doesn't help bud." Lyle shrugged again
"I'll eat whatever." Jessica sighed and thought for a moment. She smiled sadly to herself.
"I know what to make...." She said, and began bustling around the kitchen to put together a meal.
While Jessica was still in the kitchen cooking, Lyle had finished his homework and could smell something delcious. He got up from the couch and went to the kitchen.
"What are you cooking?" He asked. Jessica looked back at Lyle and smiled.
"It's a recipe my-" She stopped herself mid sentence and cleared her throat. "It's just a recipe I remembered....." She said quietly before turning back to the stove sadly. Lyle knew why she was upset. He went over to her and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sure it will taste great." Jessica looked up at Lyle and smiled. Lyle mouthed the words to her
"I'm sorry." Jessica nodded to him and went back to the food. Lyle went to the kitchen table and sat down.
"So what is this food?' He asked. Jessica giggled
"You'll have to wait until it's finished, hijo." Jessica paused suddenly. That was the first time since she came here to Cascade Falls that she had spoken Spanish. Suddenly memory, upon memory, came flushing back to her. Her mother, her father, her sister, her brother. Everything like a tidal wave. She dropped her wooden spoon.
"Jessica?" Lyle said. When She didn't answer, and started breathly heavily, Lyle stood. "Jessica what's wrong?" Jessica turned to Lyle her face stark white and eyes filling with tears.
"T-Take me to Dr. Harmon." She said, trying to hold back her tears. Lyle nodded and quickly went over to Jessica and grabbed her hand. He held onto her tightly as he guided her out to door and towards Dr. Harmon's building.
"Hey kiddo." She said, taking off her shoes and setting down her bag. "How was school?" She asked. Lyle shrugged.
"Fine...." He mumbled. Jessica walked over to the couch and sat down next to Lyle.
"Whatcha got there?" She asked. Lyle showed Jessica the worksheet he was working on.
"Geometry." Jessica frowned and furrowed her eyebrows.
"Eww." Lyle chuckled
"Tell me about it." He went back to his homework. Jessica sighed and ran her fingers through her hair.
"What do you want for dinner?" She asked, standing up and heading over to the kitchen. Lyle shrugged
"Whatever." Jessica rolled her eyes
"That doesn't help bud." Lyle shrugged again
"I'll eat whatever." Jessica sighed and thought for a moment. She smiled sadly to herself.
"I know what to make...." She said, and began bustling around the kitchen to put together a meal.
While Jessica was still in the kitchen cooking, Lyle had finished his homework and could smell something delcious. He got up from the couch and went to the kitchen.
"What are you cooking?" He asked. Jessica looked back at Lyle and smiled.
"It's a recipe my-" She stopped herself mid sentence and cleared her throat. "It's just a recipe I remembered....." She said quietly before turning back to the stove sadly. Lyle knew why she was upset. He went over to her and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"I'm sure it will taste great." Jessica looked up at Lyle and smiled. Lyle mouthed the words to her
"I'm sorry." Jessica nodded to him and went back to the food. Lyle went to the kitchen table and sat down.
"So what is this food?' He asked. Jessica giggled
"You'll have to wait until it's finished, hijo." Jessica paused suddenly. That was the first time since she came here to Cascade Falls that she had spoken Spanish. Suddenly memory, upon memory, came flushing back to her. Her mother, her father, her sister, her brother. Everything like a tidal wave. She dropped her wooden spoon.
"Jessica?" Lyle said. When She didn't answer, and started breathly heavily, Lyle stood. "Jessica what's wrong?" Jessica turned to Lyle her face stark white and eyes filling with tears.
"T-Take me to Dr. Harmon." She said, trying to hold back her tears. Lyle nodded and quickly went over to Jessica and grabbed her hand. He held onto her tightly as he guided her out to door and towards Dr. Harmon's building.