A Peculiar very Peculiar (Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children)

*Note: last chapter (for now) of what Jacob's daily life with the peculiars will be like when it's all over, enjoy it and one more thing, sorry for update so late, it was my fault, I found a very interesting chinese fic and I read it during days, sorry...

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After sighing one more time and while she continued to think carefully about what she should do next, Emma went to the dining room, where breakfast would take place; as it has always been done in the orphanage.

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In the dining room.

When the girls and I arrived, the table was set and to be honest, the breakfast was much better than the food, there was toasts, butter, jam and even eggs and bacon, it was a fairly normal breakfast unlike lunch and dinner.

By the way, on the way to the dining room I wondered why the twins had not come to greet me as the others did (with the exception of Olive) and apparently the answer to this was simple, it was their turn to set the table as Millard and Hugh.

When everyone saw me (except for the girls who already knew I was here), they looked at me doubtfully while breakfast began to take a back seat to everyone; as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing: Why was Jacob here?

"This... is no one going to ask why Jacob is here if he usually always comes later?" – Hugh asked.

He was the first to ask the obvious.

"Mr. Portman has come to stay with us for good, so from today on, he will stay here forever" – replied Miss Peregrine.

Hearing her answer, the atmosphere suddenly became much more cheerful and I could see how everyone was smiling, a sign that they were quite happy about Miss Peregrine's comments.

"But... When did her arrive and why now? I thought he said it would take a few weeks because he wanted to say goodbye to his parents" - Hugh added.

"Mr. Portman arrived last night, when you were all fast asleep and as far as reason was concerned... that is for Mr. Portman to explain, not for me" – said Miss Peregrine.

"Shoot, Jacob: What has made you change your mind and why have you decided to live with us earlier than you told us?" – Millard asked bluntly.

This guy's open personality is nice, I like it.

"Ehem, let's say that, in order to come and visit you, I had to tell a lie to my father, but yesterday my father discovered the lie and wanted to take me back to Florida (where I live), so I ran away at night" – I explained.

The thing about me having to pretend to be a child with traumas so that my parents would give me permission to come to this island... It's a story for another time, for the time being, I think the abridged version is acceptable.

"How did he discover your lie? I don't see you as one of those guys who tell lies taht can be discovered so easy" – Millard said again.

Everyone nodded, it's true: How could Jacob's father describe his lie? During the time they had been with Jacob, they were able to appreciate not only Jacob's innate goodness, but also his intelligence and cunning, so it is strange that his father would discover his lie while being so clever.

"Ehem, it's a difficult thing to explain, but for the moment I'll say that's how fate wanted it. The lie was quite flimsy and my father hardly believed it, but yesterday something happened that made him discover it, of course, I tried to convince him that I didn't lie to him simply because I wanted to, I tried to explain to him that what I was just doing on the island is walking around alone, but... Not even my father is foolish enough to believe that lie, so that's why he decided to take me back home on the next boat" – I explained.

"Yes, definitely no one would believe that you have spent more than a week walking around such a small island. I understand that, even at present, Cairnholm has not grown at all and even the forest that was once full of life is now the closest thing to an enchanted forest I have ever seen" - said Horace.

They all agreed that it was impossible for Jacob to convince his father to let him stay on the island, especially after he had lied to him for so long.

"Exactly" – I nodded.

"But I still want to know how he found out your lie" - Millard said.

Ehem. Would they believe me if I told them the truth? I mean, how should I explain to them that I was discovered because the shepherd discovered dozens of dead sheeps that a rebellious teenager's has killed?

But wait a minute... was it really Dylan's fault? That doubt began to arise inside me, as if I was about to remember something, something very important and although I could not remember what it was, if I had that feeling, it could only mean one thing: Dylan was not to blame for such an atrocity, but it was something much worse, but the question is: What was it that really happened?

"I think it's better to let Mr. Portman rest. His recent escape for unfortunate reasons is nothing to be cheerful about and you will agree with me that it is better to leave Mr. Portman to ponder this matter alone. Questions can wait for Mr. Portman to make a full recovery, now he must be very grieved that he could not say goodbye to his father properly" – Miss Peregrine said suddenly.

Due to the sweet awakening of my girlfriend Fiona and the kissing session I had with her and the rest of my girlfriends, I forgot everything that happened yesterday and the reason why I came to live here early, but thanks to Miss Peregrine, I have remembered. The reason why I came to live here is because my father discovered my lie and wanted to take me back home and since I had no excuse, I ran away at dawn to come and live here, but, although it sounds very nice to move here with my family and my girlfriends (although they are the same I like to highlight it), I could not say goodbye to my father properly and that will always be a thorn that will be stuck in my heart, but: What could I have done? To be with him until the day before our departure? Even if I had done that, tell me what good it would have done, even if I had stayed until the day before our departure, the result would have been the same because I could not even have separated from him to warn the peculiar of my situation, so my only option was this, to escape. Maybe I did things wrong, maybe I could have explained everything to him, but I decided to run away for a simple reason, nothing I would have said to him would have sounded credible after what had happened in all these weeks, in fact, he would have treated me like a crazy who needs to be admitted to a madhouse...

On the other hand, if things had gone as planned, it could have been different, I could have talked to my father calmly, without my lie having been discovered, I could have introduced my father to my girlfriends and Miss Peregrine, thus proving that I was not lying about the stories my grandfather told me, thus proving that the story I had told him was true and not a fantasy, however, nothing of the sort happened and instead, everything went as wrong as it could have been. Now I feel sorry for my father who will surely have already discovered that I have escaped and will be looking for me like a crazy.

I have not been able to say goodbye to them properly nor have I been able to tell him the truth. I abandoned my parents, those who gave me life and treated me so well during my 15 years of life (in this life) and that is a cross that I will have to carry all my life.

Hearing Miss Peregrine's words and seeing the expression Jacob put on when he heard her words, everyone was silent and began to eat their breakfast as they did every morning, but none of them could forget what had happened to Jacob and the pain they had to feel right now, the pain of not having been able to say goodbye to his parents because of a lie. They could not imagine the pain that Jacob could be feeling at this moment and decided that Miss Peregrine was right, it was best to leave Jacob alone to reflect on everything that had happened to him in this short period of time, there would be time for questions when Jacob felt better.

But the most worried ones were the girls, Fiona, Bronwyn, Claire, Emma, Olive and the twins, all of them were extremely worried about Jacob and wanted to comfort him right there, they wanted to hug him and let him know that they would be with him no matter what, that he could vent to them, that he could cry if it would help him feel better, but they also understood that Jacob needed to reflect, at least for today.

After a leisurely breakfast, we all helped clean up the dishes.

"Today everyone has the day off to do as they please, only Miss Fraunfeld should grow a few fruits for the meal and Miss Bruntley and Mr. Apiston should go and buy meat for today's meal and store it where it always is, the others will be able to do what you want and after doing those little tasks, Miss Fraunfeld, Miss Bruntley and Mr. Apiston will also be free to do what they want" - said Miss Peregrine.

They should be happy because they had a day off today, but they were not happy at all (even Enoch): How could they be content when a member of their family was suffering? As long as Jacob felt this way, no one could truly enjoy this day, including Enoch.

"Mr. Portman... follow me, let's talk about something" – said Miss Peregrine.

"Didn't you say that I should wait until this afternoon?" – I asked.

"I have changed my mind, follow me" – said Miss Peregrine.

Seeing the disappointed faces of all the children due to Jacob's situation, Miss Peregrine decided that it was better to talk with Jacob now, perhaps she would cheer him up a little, although what she was going to say was not exactly cheerful.