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"Not a probleo to his room four-o-five" She told him as she pointed down the hallway

"He should be just about ready for breakfast You can bring him down" She said as she busied herself with soression down the hallway carefully checking the numbers attached to the side of the wall near each room's entrance The place was relatively clean and a hint of pine-sol waffle through the air atte odors of ered in the air A feheelchairs and food carts were parked on either side of the double-wide hallway as dietary staff busied the trays of food to the patients ere bedridden and unable to co area to take their food

"Four-o-five" Jayden whispered as he finally saw Mr Ellis roo the occupants know that he was co in No one answered so he assumed it was safe to enter The first bed was occupied by a white gentle over the telephone Mr Ellis was sitting on the side of his bed dressed in the sao He was staring out the

"Hello… Mr Ellis…" Jayden said softly as he approached Jacob looked up At first his eyes were vacant and then they becaht that the oldup and suddenly taking his son into the folds of his ar pats on his back Jayden was shocked by the sudden display of affection He stoodhis father's warhtly cheated He felt like a shadow again He felt like he was standing in the shadow of Mr Ellis beloved adopted son He didn't know if he should return it or try and explain who he was to the old man Abruptly it hit Jayden that this was the first time in his life that his father had ever touched him It was the first ti, even if it weren't ood

"Son Iin school? Is yourher parents?" He asked as Jayden walked the man down to the diner for breakfast He sur staff had come up with a series of s away fro home to look for his family