Rigby's POV

I stood on my tiptoes trying to reach the cereal box in the cabinet as the phone rang. My best friend Mordecai was walking into the kitchen and noticed me straining and chuckled.

"It's not funny! Help me out, dude." I grunted in frustration.

Mordecai rolled his eyes, smiling, and walked over and grabbed the cereal box. He handed the box to me.

"Thanks, Mordecai," I said pouring cereal into a bowl on the counter I had already got out.

The phone continued to ring but both of us ignored it.

Mordecai opened the fridge and got the milk out and poured my milk for me.

I blinked and looked at him puzzled. "I could have done that," I said frowning.

Mordecai poured a bowl of cereal for himself. "I know, I didn't want you to have trouble holding the carton since it's too heavy for you and you always have trouble with it," he replied looking at me as he poured milk into his bowl then put the carton back in the fridge.

I smiled at him as I brought my bowl to the table. "Thanks," I said smiling at him. He smiled back and sat across from me.

"No problem."

The phone kept ringing and eventually it started to tick me off.

"I'm coming, I'm coming! Sheesh!" I said as I jumped down from my chair and answered the phone.

Mordecai got up realizing he had forgotten to get a spoon.

"Hello?" I grumbled. I listened to what the person on the other line said and what they said struck me like lightning. I dropped the phone and sank to my knees sobbing.

Mordecai's POV

I looked over at Rigby after hearing a thud and noticed the phone on the floor.

I gasped as I saw Rigby crying, his tears splashing on the floor.

"Rigby?" I ran over to him and knelt down to his level and gave him a one-armed hug as I picked up the phone with my other hand.

"Hello? Who is this?"

The person said, "My name is Rick Robin. I'm sorry to inform you that Don has died..." I hung the phone up after I finished talking to Rick and quickly pulled Rigby into a closer, tighter hug.

My heart wrenched as he put his arms around me and cried harder. I rubbed his back as he cried into my chest.

"Shh, it's ok," I said not knowing what else to say, because what else can you really say?