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David wished that his father would adopt the new girl in his class who felt like a sister. When his father met little Jessica, their deeper connection from the past came to light.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy son did WHAT?\u201d Mr. Jones didn\u2019t notice his voice was getting too loud for a school principal\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true. David chopped off a lock of a boy\u2019s hair during art class today. Now, we know the other kid, Brad, had been mocking a newly joined girl. David had tried to stop Brad from teasing the girl, and that\u2019s when the two boys got into a brawl.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it\u2019s not entirely David\u2019s fault.\u201d<\/p>\n
The principal was annoyed at Mr. Jones\u2019 dismissive tone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s no excuse for what David has done. Brad did throw a punch, but David remained unharmed. He chose carefully planned revenge. Don\u2019t you see how that is problematic, Mr. Jones?\u201d<\/p>\n
The proud businessman fell into an awkward silence and realized he had just been schooled.<\/p>\n
\u2018What am I going to do with this boy?\u2019 he thought.<\/p>\n
David had never been a problem child. He was barely two years old when friends and family noticed how \u2018gentlemanly\u2019 he already was.<\/p>\n
Of course, the credit for all that went to David\u2019s mother. \u2018Rosa\u2026I miss you.\u2019<\/p>\n
Driving David back home, Mr. Jones quietly relived his greatest love and regret.<\/p>\n
Rosa was a wonderful wife and mother, but that hadn\u2019t been enough for Mr. Jones back then.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop wasting your time in neighborhood drives and potlucks. Do you have no ambition?\u201d<\/p>\n
His constant disappointment over her simplicity drove Rosa away. She stayed in the marriage for as long as she could. For the sake of her husband\u2019s and child\u2019s happiness, she kickstarted her career as a stylist.<\/p>\n
Rosa went from being a housewife to a cover story for women\u2019s entrepreneur magazines in two years. She was envied for having a loyal and wealthy husband, a wildly successful brand, and raising a child simultaneously.<\/p>\n
But only David knew that on the inside, Rosa had turned bitter. She lost her old friends, she switched from kind and friendly to fiercely competitive, and there was no love in the \u2018perfect\u2019 marriage anymore.<\/p>\n
So it didn\u2019t come as a surprise when one day, Rosa filed for divorce, kissed her husband and son goodbye, and moved on to start a new chapter of her life.<\/p>\n
In all these years, Rosa had only once written to him. He still had that letter in his wallet.<\/p>\n
Mr. Jones finally turned to David. \u201cWhat were they teasing the girl for?\u201d
\nDavid was surprised that his father wanted to know.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were calling her names for being an orphan. Jessica cried and asked them to stop being mean. But those boys just wouldn\u2019t stop.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI had to stand up to her. I know what it\u2019s like, to be bullied for not having a parent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Jones\u2019 heart sunk at that last sentence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve also heard she stays with a very poor distant aunt. She skips so many days at school because no one would travel with her. She only has half the textbooks we need. And still, she\u2019s always smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n
David started crying, thinking of his classmate. \u201cShe deserves so much better, dad. Why can\u2019t we adopt her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAdopt her?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah. I already feel like she is my sister. When she cries, I cry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI share my lunch with her. Why can\u2019t I also share my home? Don\u2019t we have more than enough?\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Jones ruffled David\u2019s hair, trying to console him.<\/p>\n
\u2018My beautiful boy\u2026with a heart just like his mother\u2019s used to be. I cannot break this one, too.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll tell you what. Why don\u2019t you invite her to lunch after school on Friday? Let me meet your friend. Make sure you get permission from her aunt. What\u2019s her name, you said?\u201d<\/p>\n
David\u2019s face brightened up. \u201cJessica!\u201d<\/p>\n
Surely enough, David came home with a spring in his step, walking hand in hand with Jessica. Their friendship moved Mr. Jones. The little girl did have a kind smile and almost looked like a sister to David.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, you\u2019re Jessica! I\u2019ve heard so much about you! Tell me more\u2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jessica started narrating her life story with nothing but innocence in her voice. Mr. Jones learned that she was born to loving parents, and they lived in a beautiful house in the city.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut last year, my mama and papa were coming to pick me up from my dance class when a big truck hit them from the front. I waited for them for hours outside my class. One of my aunts told me that mama and papa had died in the evening.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt first, I cried a lot, and my aunt took care of me. But then, I heard someone cheated and took away all our money. So my aunt and I moved to a tiny house. There is no place to play, and my bed is always wet from a hole in the ceiling. Now my aunt is not so good with me anymore. I think my aunt may have cheated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Jones felt his heartache as the little girl described ordeal after ordeal. \u2018Maybe I should look into finding her a better home\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so sorry about your parents, Jessica. What were their names?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I have a picture, too!\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, David was busy fussing over preparing the perfect glass of lemon juice for his guest.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook!\u201d Jessica called Mr. Jones\u2019 attention to the photo she took out of her bag.<\/p>\n
Mr. Jones\u2019 face went pale looking at the picture. \u2018No\u2026it can\u2019t be\u2026.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s my father. His name was Thomas. He was a photographer. And that\u2019s my mother. She was a famous stylist. Isn\u2019t she pretty? Her name is\u2014\u201d
\n\u201cRosa!\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr. Jones tried to come to terms with the shocking truth as he remembered Rosa\u2019s last letter:<\/p>\n
Ben,<\/p>\n
I did not have the heart to tell you this because I couldn\u2019t bear to stay any longer. But now I think you should know. When I left, I was pregnant with our second child.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m due in a few weeks. I know you are upset that I kept this from you, but know this:<\/p>\n
I will love this child just as dearly as you love David. When he turns 18, tell him everything about us. And tell him that he has a sister.<\/p>\n
Mr. Jones couldn\u2019t believe that the little girl carefully pouring him a glass of lemonade was his daughter.<\/p>\n
He made a phone call to his lawyer. The call was long, and Mr. Jones was determined to find a way to get custody of Jessica.<\/p>\n
\u2018There\u2019s no way I\u2019m letting my beautiful daughter suffer anymore.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cRosa\u2026\u201d he called her name and broke down crying. Jessica and David rushed to their father and hugged him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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