by Chris Ryan
‘Yeah,’ Sam murmured. He didn’t trust himself to say more.
A silence passed between father and son, a silence more meaningful than any Sam had ever known. It was awkward, but he didn’t want it to end. He knew what his father’s next question would be.
‘Did you see him?’
‘Yes,’ Sam said. ‘I saw him.’
‘Where was he?’
‘The churchyard, Dad. Mum’s grave.’
Max’s lips thinned and he nodded. His gaze hadn’t moved from the screen, but it was obvious he wasn’t really watching any more.
‘Well?’ Max’s voice cracked.
‘We spoke.’
‘You didn’t tell me why you had to see him.’
Sam felt the skin on his face tightening. ‘He’s my brother. Why wouldn’t I?’
Max seemed to accept that.
‘What did he say?’
It was all Sam could do to keep his voice level. ‘He said he had to go away, Dad. For a long time. He didn’t know how long.’
His father didn’t react. He just lay there, motionless.
‘I have to go, Dad.’
No reply. Sam looked at his dad’s thin face. For the first time ever, he saw Jacob’s features there. Older, certainly. Weaker. But Jacob’s features. He allowed himself a few seconds to drink them in, then turned to the door.
‘Sam?’
He stopped and looked round at his father. There was a fearful look in his eyes, as though he was scared of the question he was about to ask. ‘Will I see him again?’
The two men looked at each other and the question filled the air.
But Sam couldn’t bring himself to answer. He turned his back on his father and left the room, closing the door quietly behind him.
About Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan was born near Newcastle in 1961. He joined the SAS in 1984. During his ten years he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. For his last two years he was selecting and training potential recruits for the SAS.
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