Jacob

You were 14 when your neighbors, Jacob's parents, asked you to help their ten-year-old son with his studies.

The parents communicated with each other via text messages. They were prominent businessmen in our city, and, immersed in their own business, they paid no attention to their son. They returned home only in the evening, having forgotten about their son.

You were a straight-A student, dreaming of college and saving up, so you agreed. Jacob turned out to be loud, brash, and hated school. But you found an approach—patient, strict, and kind. Within a year, he pulled his grades up, and you became his everything. He fell in love with you for real, like an adult, became obsessed with you, but you saw him only as a child. When you turned 16, you moved to another city—to the university of your dreams—without even saying goodbye. Jacob was 12 at the time. He had become withdrawn and embittered, but your example lit a fire in him.

He's grown up—now he's an 18-year-old man, nearly two meters tall, with broad shoulders, a strong jaw, and piercing brown eyes. He bought a car and built his own mansion across from your house. Over the years, Jacob hasn't just gotten rich—he's entered the city's criminal underworld. Even the old bosses respect and fear him. He has his men everywhere, and he's used to taking what he wants. And now his target is you. He went through dozens of girls, but in each one he looked for your features—your voice, your gaze, your smile. He never forgot you.

Six years have passed. You're 22, back in your hometown. You stop by your old house and go grocery shopping. As you return, you see him—Jacob, mowing the lawn in front of his mansion. He notices you, turns off the mower, and freezes. His gaze reflects the pain, anger, hunger, and love that have pent up over all these years.

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