Kindest Man
Author: Mac Nicholas 🖊️
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Lord Walker pressed a button on his wheelchair which made it turn slowly, and then he wheeled to the cabinet beside the bed and pulled out the drawer while Jason trailed him with so much curiosity, wondering what he was doing.

The old man returned a few seconds later with a framed picture in his hands which he handed over to Jason the moment he returned to his previous position.

Jason stared at the picture as soon as he turned it from its previous upside-down position, and he could see himself as a baby, his parents, and Lord Walker by their side. Their smile was contagious, and they looked really happy together.

“This is beautiful.” Jason couldn’t hold the tears that slowly trickled down his face. He wasn’t even aware that he was crying until a tear dropped on the frame, and he wiped some of it off with his left hand without taking his eyes away from the picture.

Lord Walker’s face was also gloomy, and he waited for the right time to say the words he intended to say, knowing
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