In Memory.

Chapter One: The Accident

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The wailing of sirens ripped through the clear night, shattering the once peaceful silence. Police cars, ambulances and everything else imaginable rushed toward the scene of the accident.

"What have we got, Bob?" asked an officer who had just pulled to the scene. He could see the ambulances and the lone body bag being zipped up and rolled away. The thought chilled him even after all these years on the force. Inside that body bag was someone who would never laugh or feel happiness ever again. That person's life was now nothing more than an epitaph on a tombstone. The saddest part was that the person didn't have to die. If the car hadn't lost control, if the boy inside had been wearing his seatbelt... Things would have been different. The cop sighed. He had seen too many of these accidents. It shouldn't have to happen anymore.

"He never had a chance, Jerry. He was thrown from the vehicle after they hit a curve and lost control. The car ran right over him. There was nothing we could do for him."

Jerry sighed, looking up at the stormy heavens above. He never had been too strong a believer in Heaven, Hell or God and usually only went to church on Christmas, but as he stared into the cloud covered sky he hoped that the boy was now somewhere far, far away. Somewhere better. Bob's choked up voice startled him from his thoughts.

"God, Jerry. He was only a freshman... a freshman. He had so much to live for... He had so much... now it's all thrown away."

"Were there any more in the car?" Jerry asked, and Bob nodded mournfully.

"Yes, a young girl his age, his brother, and some of his brother's friends. The girl is in critical condition, but she'll recover. One of his brother's friends is also hurt. The rest of them walked..."

The crackle of the officer's hand held radio interrupted their silent moment of thought.

"We need all units to a two car accident at the intersection of 150th Street and Highway 13..."

'And so it begins again' thought Jerry and he rushed towards the squad car, his headlights bouncing eerily off the crushed body of an S.U.V as he pulled away.

A/N: Hi, thank you for reading the first chapter of In Memory. This fic will probably have a lot of OOCness, and I am sorry. The reason for this is because this is roughly based on the events of what happened on August 21st, 2004, Nate, a guy who was in my class died in an accident. Please don't flame me for this, it is sort of a way to get over it. Thank you. Sorry for the short chapter, I couldn't think of any other way to intro this.

This is dedicated to Nate, and to everyone else involved in that accident.

Please hope for a quick recovery for everyone else, some who remain in the hospital.

Thank you again, and with love,

Inuyashaphr33k