Mil came skipping up to the lunch table that day, smiling. She hugged Jacob around his neck and grinned at everyone else at the table.

"You look happy for someone who's grounded for the rest of her

life." James said raising his eyebrows. She smiled again.

"Well, we have an amazing new sub in Spanish!" She said giggling.

"Who? I haven't been yet." Daniella said. She was the only one at the table who was taking Spanish that year.

"Your brother! And now he can make Nikkis life a living nightmare for me!" She said.

"Shawn? He's here and didn't tell me? That jerk!" Daniella said standing and walking out of the lunch room. The others all watched her curiously as she marched back in dragging Shawn by his wrist over to their table.

"You have some explaining to do." She said folding her arms. the students around them began to turn to watch. He then gave the brief explaination that he had given Mil earlier that day. Everyone seemed happy that he was now teaching at their school, and it would be awesome to have him there when they want Nikki off their back.

    Last class of the day, Math. They sat in class taking notes and listening to their teacher put them to sleep. Half way through the period, Jacob phone started buzzing in his pocket. He couldn't answer anyones calls so he pushed decline. It began again. People turned and looked his way and he bit his lip, declining it again. His phone stayed silent that time, but a few moments later, the phone on the teachers desk began to ring. She stopped her lesson to answer. She mumbled into the phone and looked up at Jacob after she set it back down.

"They want you in the office, Jacob. bring your stuff, you're leaving campus." She said. Jacob shrugged and gathered up his stuff, steping into the hall. He pulled out his phone and saw it was David that had called twice. He quickened his pace too the office. When he arrived, he saw James and Mil were there also. Ginny was talking to the secretary.

"What's going on?" Jacob asked his twin and his sister. they both shrugged and followed Ginny out to the truck. When she began driving, she was silent for a moment.

"Dad told me to pick you three up and bring you to the hospital." she said bitterly. The three of them stared at their sister, waiting for an explaination. she finally let out a deep sigh, with tears in her eyes, she looked over at the three of them. "Mom's had a miscarriage. The baby is dead."

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They sat in total silence the whole time. Jacob had experienced this pain of loss before. Hayley had lost her first baby when she was six months pregnant. Jacob was eleven at the time, and after he had lost what he thought was his first brother, he locked himself in his room for days, and didn't even attend the funeral. The pain felt even worse this time, because he knew that it was his mothers first miscarriage. When they arrived at the hospital and David met up with them, leading them into Alex's room, Jacob saw her eyes were filled with tears. Mil broke down sobbing when she saw their mother. She rushed to her side and hugged her so tightly that Jacob thought she was going to hurt her.

   Alex stayed at the hospital over night. The whole family was silent that night. They didn't speak as they went to bed. Jacob was laying in his bed that night, wondering what would have happened if the baby had lived. What would he be like. then his thoughts wondered to the little brother he lost almost six years ago. Hayley was severely depressed after she came home from the hospital. she had never loved Jacob, and he grew up knowing that he had no motherly figure that loved him. She wanted her own baby. She didn't want to take care of a child that wasn't her own. That was why she would give him alcohol, so she wouldn't have to see him.

   Jacob's phone started to ring and he slowly reached for it, and answered it.

"Hello?" He asked. His voice was ragged from him crying to himself all day.

"Hello? Is this Jacob Gareth?" A man asked on the other line.

"Yes." He said simply. He was in no mood to speak with anyone.

"Jacob Gareth. Your father and step mother have been in a car crash. I'm so sorry, your father is dead." He said. Jacob bolted up in bed. His sudden movements woke James, startling him.

"What?!?" Jacob asked, his voice cracked.

"I am very sorry, Your step mother has requested to see you. She is at the hosptial, and They don't believe she will make it through the night." He said. Jacob felt the sudden urge to scream as the man said the words.

"I am in Nevada, I can't catch a flight that quickly." Jacob said, his voice was starting toto quiver and he wanted to sob, but not while the man was still talking. My dad is dead. The last thing I said to him was I never wanted to see him again. He thought to himself. Tears were tlrunning down his cheeks. How could life be so cruel? First his two little brothers died, Then his dad, and now his step mom isn't expected to live through the night? Jacob could see James shift and come over to his bed, staring at him curiously, wondering why his twin was crying.

"I am sorry. But the matter of your sister must be solved. You are her last surviving relitive." He said. Jacob's father was an only child and his parents had died when he was twenty. And Hayley was an orphan. Jacob was the only relitive little Lucy had left.

"I will catch a flight to Florida as soon as I can. Thank you sir." He said.

"I am very sorry, Mister Gareth." Then he hung up. Jacob stared aat the phone in his hands for several moments.

"Jacob?" James asked. As he said his name, Jacob let out a small sob, curling into a ball in his covers. My dad is dead. He thought the pain of loosing his brothers was bad. But he never met them. But his

dad... Yes his dad rarely was there for him, but he was still his dad.

   Mil ran into their room, her hair was in tangles and she was wearing short shorts and a tank top as PJs.

"What's wrong?" She asked. She glared at James, as if he had been the cause of Jacob's sobbing. She sat down on the bed and rubbed Jacob's arm, trying to calm him down, but he continued to cry, thinking about how whimpy he must look. David finally entered the room. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked terrible.

"What is it Jacob?" He asked kneeling down next to the bed. Jacob looked up and saw his step father through his tears. He brushed away a few tears.

"My dad is dead. He and Hayley got into a car crash. Hayley is at the hospital and is expected to not last the night." He let out another sob after telling David. The three of them stared at him in horror, which didn't make him feel any better. David finally sat down next to Jacob and pulled him into a feirce hug. He let Jacob sob into his shoulder.

"You still have us, Jake, I'm so sorry." He said. Jacob let out a shuddering sigh and looked up at David.

"I have to go to Florida. Hayley has requested to see me and I want to see her before she passes. I also have to pick up my sister. We are her last living relitives." He said. David nodded.

"Okay. Let me go see if I can find a flight that leaves before tomorrow. If not, you'll have to leave in the morning." He said. Jacob nodded his thanks. "Jacob, I'm going to send James and Mil with you. This is too hard on you emotionally for you to go alone, and I have to be here for your mother." He said. Jacob nodded again and David left him. James sat there in silence while Mil pulled Jacob into a bone crushing hug.

"I'm sorry Jake. Come on, we have to pack." She said standing. Jacob sat staring at his hands for a moment before nodding and following his sisters example. They were headed to Florida.

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A/N

I'm sorry! Please don't hate me! I just thought Jacob's life was a little too perfect at the moment and the only bad thing was Nikki which I thought was a little cheesy since that never happens in peoples life, where the only bad thing is some girl at school, I mean sure it can happen, but let's go dramatic and kill of Jacob's dad and siblings! * please note that sarcasm * Life will get better, I promise! Or does it?...jk, I can can't do that to a character!  Love you all!

                                 ~Avis Knight