Phoebe's Big News
Chapter 1
It was a Saturday evening. Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Mike were eating their casseroles, talking about their new lives. Emma was asleep in the next room with Phoebe's daughter Consuela, so they had to keep the noise down. Then, a loud ringing melody erupted the dining room, with Phoebe attempting to shush the phone making the noise. She quickly picked up the phone. ''Hello?'', she whispered into the device. Recognizing the voice, she went on to say ''Max! How are you?''. Then, her intrigued expression and her surprised tone dropped to a melancholy look. She stood in silence for a few seconds, before letting out a deep 'Oh my God'. The other three adults moved towards Phoebe and the phone. She looked like she was being mugged. Her face was as white as a ghost, maybe even the ghosts that used to be her family. Before muttering a few more words, she dropped the cordless phone onto the swimming pool blue tiles. ''Honey, what's the matter?'', Rachel worryingly echoed. Phoebe was still in shock. ''That was Max.'' She stuttered. ''He came to the New Year's Party about ten years ago with David.''. Ross was confused. Being a paleontologist, he was used to his students asking him questions, or at least the interested, geeky students, and he would test the students who slacked off what they would have missed while daydreaming. He walked up to Phoebe, and patted her shoulder. ''Why's that bad news, Pheebs?'' he mumbled. Phoebe had tears rushing down her pale face, as she only just managed to say: ''David was flying back to Minsk tonight. He completed his science mission thing, and he was coming back to see us all for one night, but the plane crashed. He died.''. Usually, Mike would be quite angry. This scientist guy was always talking to Phoebe on the phone, and he would accuse the two of flirting. Sometimes, their daughter would not be able to sleep at night because they would fight so much about the situation. But he saw how much it meant to her, so he wrapped his arms around her. ''Go lie down, sweetie.'', Mike said to Phoebe. He was worried about the situation. What if he died in a plane crash? Would Phoebe be as sad?
