I do not own the office or the movies and tv show i used death stories from.
"Oh, it would probably take me like an hour and a half to tell that whole story."
"Ok, who would like to go next?"
Stanley raised his hand, "I'll go."
"Oh, good, just needed a couple of sad stories to get yours out" Michael said as he threw the ball to Stanley.
"Ok," Stanley started after he caught the ball, "one of my best friends growing up was a boy named Chris, we were the best friends you could ever see, we used to hang out all the time with...Teddy and...and with Vern. eventually we all grew up and grew apart, Chris eventually became a lawyer. A few months ago, he entered a fast food restaurant. Just ahead of him, two men got into an argument; one of them pulled a knife. Chris, who'd always made the best peace, tried to break it up. He was stabbed in the throat; he died almost instantly."
"My god, Stanley, that sounds horrible, how did that make you feel?" Michael asked hopelessly oblivious.
"Although I hadn't seem him for more than ten years, I know I'll miss him forever. I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve, Jesus, does anyone?"
"Thank you for sharing, Stanley, who next?"
Phyllis raised her hand and Stanley handed her the ball.
"Ok, I had an...uncle who was a doctor in the Korean war, he left behind his wife and two daughters, his wife even gave birth to their son while he was over there. When his orders came through and he could be discharged and sent home, his plane was shot down over the sea of japan, it spun in, there were no survivors."
"And he never got to meet his son?"
"No, he didn't."
"That is so sad."
"Yes, Michael, it is."
"Would anyone else like to tell their story?"
"I got one" Meredith said before getting the ball tossed to her.
"I had an uncle who was this very funny, very controversial comedian, he loved tricking his audiences into thinking he was either nuts or sexist or just plain untalented, just to get a reaction. he led a very healthy lifestyle, never smoked, he was a vegetarian, and he died from a rare form of lung cancer, of course, he was such a trickster, nobody in our family and none of his fans actually believed that he was dying. And now, after he's been dead about...26 years now, we all still expect him to come back and say it was all a trick, a publicity stunt."
"Wow, Meredith, that's amazing."
"I know."
"Me, me, me, me, me, me" Kevin said reaching for the ball.
Brownie points for anyone who can guess what their stories are from. a hint, like i said above, they are from two movies and a tv show, also, one of the movies is based on a true story.