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Later that very night, Jack was up late doing experiments on Christmas, when he saw Zero down by his feet. “Oh, hi Zero. How are you, boy?” Jack said. Zero whined as if he was trying to tell Jack something. “Zero, what is it wrong with you? Jeez, I swear every time I'm in the middle of something..” Zero interrupted Jack's frustration with an angry bark. “All right, I'm coming.” Jack got up and followed Zero to his surprise, Jessie's room. He opened the door and saw Jessie tossing and turning in her sleep. “No...No!NO!”Jack could hear her screaming in her sleep. Without a doubt, she was having a nightmare. “Jessie. Jessie wake up!” Jack shook her shoulder, but she didn't wake up. He stepped back for a little bit to see what was troubling her. “Dad, no don't die! NO!” Now Jack to shake her awake. “JESSIE! WAKE UP!” Jessie suddenly sat up, gasping for air. Her face was covered in sweat from her terrifying dream. “Are you OK?” Jack asked as he sat down beside her as she struggled to tell him. “I..I can't tell you. You wouldn't understand.” He suddenly noticed a dark circle on her right arm. “What's that right there?” Jack pointed to the bruise that showed on her arm. Jessie took a deep breath and said “Fine, I'll tell you. My dad left my family when I was three for the military in Boston, Massachusetts. After he left, my mom started drinking and when I was six, I was abused by her and it lasted until it was fourteen. Then later today, my dad was supposed to come home on a plane to L.A, but the plane was hijacked and my dad...” She bent her head in her arms and Jack could see her shaking. He knew what happened: Her father died in front of her in the hospital. Jack just took his arms around Jessie and held her tight as Jessie clung to him and cried as if her heart was going to break.
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