If You Knew What I Knew:
Chapter 8

Brian

     I had my eyes closed but I could tell the light was on because of the orangish color that was on my eyelids. 
    “He didn’t wait.” AJ was murmuring that over and over and I couldn’t wait anymore.  I had to know what was in the room.  The only problem was, I didn’t think that I wanted to know what was in the room.
    “Hey, AJ?” I called.  I opened my eyes a crack.
    He leaned towards me.  “He didn’t wait!” Now his voice was angry.  He grabbed me by the shoulders and pulled me away from the wall.  “That fucking bastard didn’t wait!  He actually did it!  I can’t believe he did it!” He shoved me back towards the wall and stalked away.
    He suddenly stopped and turned back towards me.  “Brian, don’t go in there.” His voice was now sympathetic.  “Just promise me that you won’t go in there.”
    I nodded.  I waited for AJ to turn the corner before I turned back towards the door.  I didn’t look in.  I sent up a quick prayer for it not to be anything bad.
    I took one last breath and stepped into the room.
    I had to swallow the vomit that surged up in my throat.
    It was just there.  Just hanging there.  From the rafters.  Lifeless.

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