"Jessi let's take a run over to AJ's and see what they are up to" Howie and Jessi had just finished dinner and were trying to decide what to do for the evening.
"Okay let me brush my hair and we can head out"
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"Maybe they are already gone out, the house is in darkness" Jessi observed as they pulled into the laneway of AJ's house.
"No their cars are there, let me go check." Howie walked up to the door and walked in. He motioned to Jessi to follow him. "AJ, Molly...are you here?" Howie called out and was greeted with a barking Panda.."Hi girl..where is AJ?" Panda jumped from Howie's arms and ran upstairs barking. She stopped on the stairs and barked, begging for Howie to follow her. "AJ, Molly I am on my way up..tell me if you are doing something cuz I don;t want to see that" Howie laughed out loud as he walked down the hall. He saw the candle light flickering on the wall but stopped when he saw the door open. He waited for Jessi and then they walked into the bedroom.
"Howie they are asleep, we should go, they look so peaceful" Jessi whispered.
Howie felt a sense of dread and he walked closer to the bed. He nudged AJ and when he didn't wake up he reached across and did the same to Molly. "Oh my god,.....no....AJ.....MOLLY" Howie shook the bed and was screaming "Jessi call his mom, call the police, call the guys...OH MY GOD...NO." Howie fell to the floor and pounded on it.
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Nick and Kim Ann were on their way home with the kids asleep in the back of their car when his cell went off. "Jessi....calm down..what...Oh my god" Nick dropped his cell phone and was bawling and mumbling.
"Baby what's wrong, baby answer me, Nick dammit answer me" Kim Ann was screaming at Nick who was speeding down the road, staring straight ahead not saying a word, the only sound he was making was the sobs that were racking his body.
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Skylar was putting Hannah to bed when she heard Kevin throw the phone up against the wall and drop to his knees screaming. She ran into the living room and took Kevin in her arms "Kev what is it...it's not your mother is it?" She asked frightened.
"Sky...oh my god...it's Jessi...they found AJ and Molly....dead......." Kevin was overcome with emotion.
Skylar dropped her head to his and said a silent prayer between her tears.
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"MY BABY....WHERE IS MY BABY......ALEXANDER....ANSWER MY BABY" Denise ran into the hospital hysterical screaming and shouting.
"Denise." Howie ran up to meet her and hugged her tightly. "They are working on them right now..it looks like a double suicide" Howie's voice broke and he had to sit down before he passed out. He looked up when Skylar and Kevin ran into the room, their eyes rimmed with red from crying and their faces filled with grief and fear. "Did they make it, could they revive them?" Skylar asked.
"Where is she, oh my god tell me that this is a joke, goddammit someone tell me now" Kim Ann ran into the waiting room and almost bowled an old lady over. They were all consoling each other when the doctor walked in and without saying a word they all knew what he was going to say. Denise passed out as Kevin caught her. Howie fell, screaming into Brian's arms and Nick stood in shock. Kim Ann and Skylar collapsed with grief in each other's arms.
"They could not be revived" the doctor said grimly and walked away, leaving
the group to grieve.
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