Last day at work

Jeremy woke up the next morning and was not able to remember how he fell asleep. He went to the bathroom to brush is teeth and washed his face then went out to jog. He came back home after a couple of hours then prepared something to eat. He got dressed and went to work. He greeted Me. Jeremy then took his usual position behind the counter. "Mr. Jeremy,I want to tell you that today will be my last day at work. I applied to join the marine and I passed all fitness text and got accepted. I'll be expected on base tomorrow ", Jack said to his boss. Mr. Jeremy replied," Wow,that's great kid,I'm soo proud of you. You know,I've had a lot of people working for me but you're different. You're like a son to me. Your parents would have been proud of you if they were alive. You remind me a lot about my son. ,he died five years ago. He was thirty four. At your age,he wanted to be a navy but ended up in the fire service. He died saving three children that were trapped in an apparent fire. I'm more proud than sad knowing my son died as a hero. By the way,when we close today,remind me so that I can pack some things for you and I would like you to follow me home, I have something I'll like you to have". Ok sir, thanks",Jack replied.

Jack was behind the counter when Langford walked in to purchase some things. After gathering what he wanted to buy,he brought it to the counter to be paid for then he saw jack. "Hey jack, you work here? To be honest I never thought I'll see you again. I mean like after high school,we all go our separate ways. Anyways,it's been a while,hope you're good". Langford said to jack. "I'm good man,I guess I'll see you around ",Jack replied.

It's in the evening and they were about to close up the store. Jack reminded Mr. Jeremy about what he said. Mr. Jeremy packed some things for Jack then drove them both to his house. I they reached Mr. Jeremy house. He liked In a big house and Jack was marveled upon seeing Mr. Jeremy's house. With a crazy look on his face,Jack said to Mr. Jeremy,"Your house is amazing sir ". "Well thank you kid. My son bought it three months before his death",Mr. Jeremy replied. They entered the house and Jack was given some snacks water to drink. Mr. Jeremy went to his room to get changed then came to the kitchen to make dinner. After dinner was prepared, he invited Jack to eat dinner with him. After eating,Mr. Jeremy went to his room and brought out a knife saying ,"I wanted you to have this knife,it belongs to my son". Jack gratefully accepted the gift. Then Mr. Jeremy began to tell Jack his story. "My wife died when she gave birth to my son. He's name was Jeremy,I named him after me. When he was in high school,he bought this knife. He really liked the knife and it was the only thing he kept till he grew up. He said all his life,he only wanted to make a difference and he did. All his life he struggled with finding what he loved and it made me happy seeing him find joy in his work. You see kid ,I'm really worried about you and I just want to make sure this is what you want",Mr. Jeremy said to the boy in a caring manner. "Yes sir I'm sure and I would like you to do me a small favor. Would you drive me to base tomorrow? Jack asked in a polite manner. Mr. Jeremy agreed to drive him to base without hesitation. They were done with dinner and Jack went home to his lonely life.

Jack reached home,did some bodyweight workout, took his shower then went to his room to lie on his bed. It was very late but he was not sleepy even though he was very tired.

He began to think about the times when his family was alive. He imagined when his sister was still a child. It was on a Saturday and he told his mom he wanted to take his sister to the park. On their way back home,she tripped and fell to the ground. He picked her up and carried her on his shoulders. She was impressed and told him he was soo strong. He laughed and told her," I'm Superman,your Superman and when ever you're scared,just know that you have Superman watching over you. As he had those thoughts,tears began to roll from his eyes. He put on some music and slowly fell asleep.

As he was sleeping he began to have a nightmare about the death of his mother and sister. He was in the car with them. He got into trouble that day and his mom came to pick him and his sister up as usual. On their way home,he began to argue with his mom. He usually sit in the front with his mom but that day,he decided to sit in the back to avoid his mom. He had a fight at school and broke a boy's nose. He mom didn't like it when he fight because it reminds her of his dad. His dad was a military man and was very stubborn. He would always beat up anyone who would try to hurt the people he loved. His father was shot trying to fight some robbers that tried to steal from them one day on their way home. His mom advised his dad to just give the robbers what they asked but he chose to fight. So anytime Jack was punished for fighting,she would become angry and scared. As they were arguing, he realized his sister was sad and tried to comfort her. His mom became angry and thought he was trying to ignore her. She tried to focus on him and got distracted off the road. Their car was his by a truck from the side but from the front ,killing his mom and little sister. As soon as the truck was about to hit the car,Jack woke up.