-Amy, please- Leonard touched Amy's shoulder trying to wake her up. A nurse was by his side checking on his friend. After a few seconds she opened her eyes.

-What ... what happened?- Leonard and the nurse helped her to her feet.

- Mrs. Cooper, how do you feel?

-I'm fine- she turned to the bed to see Sheldon but she found it empty - Where ... where is Sheldon? - She asked looking terrified at her friend.

-Amy ... -Leonard came up to her, unable to hold back the tears and took her hands- Sheldon ... Sheldon is dead.

-No, no, no," Amy said again and again as if waiting for Leonard to tell her it was all a joke in very bad taste. "Sheldon can not ... be dead." She knelt and covered her face with her hands. . Leonard knelt beside her and hugged her.

-Do you need ... to call someone?- The nurse asked a couple of minutes later.

-Oh God! We must tell Mary ...-Leonard ran her hand over her face to wipe away her tears but it did not help because she couldn't stop crying.

- If you want, I can do it - the nurse offered kindly.

-Thank you, but I'll do it." He stood up and helped Amy to her feet, though he didn't release her for fear she would faint again.

-I'm fine, you can let me go,- Amy said, Leonard nodded and she walked to the couch.

-Where is Sheldon?- Howard asked, entering the room with a smile. "I have a surprise that will surely make him die." joke as he picked up some comics in his hand, but his face changed when he saw Leonard's face.

-Sheldon died- the comics that Howard had in his hand fell to the ground.

-Hey, I'm the one who makes the practical jokes that nobody likes.

-It's not a joke,-whispered Amy. Howard looked at both of them in disbelief.

-But ... but he was fine.

-Yeah, he was talking to us before ... -Leonard passed his hand over his face, felt as if a part of him had died with his best friend- Everything happened so fast. Amy passed out and I pretended to be her brother to sign the papers for ... the autopsy.

- Did you tell the others?

-Only we know- Leonard took out his cell phone- I was going to let Mary know when you arrived.

-Also tell Penny,-Amy said after looking at her watch. -She must be arriving at the airport to drop Missy.

-I'll tell the others- Howard approached Amy and put his hand on her shoulder- Do you need anything?

-Tell me this is one of my nightmares, and when I wake up ... when I wake up Sheldon will be ...-Amy couldn't take it anymore and cried again. Howard sat down next to her and put an arm around her shoulder.

-Penny, is Missy still with you?- Leonard asked, speaking on his cell phone. -Tell her she can't go.

-Why she can't go?- Penny said confused. "We're arriving at the airport.

-You have to return. It is important.

-Something happen with Sheldon?" Penny asked and Missy looked at her worriedly.

-It would be better if I told you in person.

-Leonard...

-Please honey. Don't insist and just ... just go to our apartment.

-Why did not you tell them?- Howard asked.

-Penny wants Sheldon like a brother and I don't think it's a good idea to tell her that ... he died ... while driving.

-You're right.

-Mary doesn't answer me and I don't know where she will be," Leonard said after calling her for the third time. "I'll go see if she's in my apartment, but ...- He looks at Amy worriedly.

-Go, I'll stay here- Howard said. Leonard nodded and then left the room.

-Come with me to the cafeteria,- Amy asked after a few minutes of silence.

-All right,- Howard helped her to her feet and they left the room together. They were walking to the cafeteria when Howard's cell phone started ringing.

-How did Sheldon take the surprise? -Asked Raj excited after Howard answered the call- Was he happy? I would have liked to see his face when...

-Raj, I have something to tell you-said Howard interrupting his friend- Sheldon is dead.

-What a good joke-He hear Raj laugh- Now tell me how Sheldon reacted.

-Raj, I'm not kidding.

- Is ... is he dead? - Whisper Raj without believing it - But...

-It seems incredible to me too,- Howard said sadly.

A nurse approached Amy and told her that she regretted her loss and that Sheldon's body would be delivered the next day and that the best thing to do was go home and try to rest.

-If you want we can stay and...

-No, let's go please. There's nothing we can do - she wiped the tears from her eyes - Sheldon will not come back.

When Leonard arrived at his apartment Mary was on the kitchen island preparing tea.

-Hello Leonard. I was resting and I didn't listen to your calls. What happened?

-It would be better if we waited for Penny and Missy to arrive.

- Missy? But if Missy should already be at the airport - at that moment the apartment door opened and Raj entered.

-Mary, I'm so sorry -said approaching to embrace the woman who looked at him confused.

-What was...? -Mary separated from Raj who looked embarrassed because he realized that she still didn't know anything. - What happened to my Shelly? Is he ... dead? "She ask in a whisper as she recoils in disbelief. Leonard nodded and a second later the woman fell on the ground unconscious.

Leonard and Raj ran to her and between the two they laid her on the sofa. They were trying to wake her up when Missy and Penny entered the apartment. Leonard looked at his wife sadly.

-Tell me what I'm thinking is not true,- she said, trying to hold back the tears. Leonard just hugged her while she cried in his arms.

-Shelly ... no, it can not be true- Missy threw her suitcase against the floor and ran out of the apartment followed by Raj- Let me go- she shouted when pushing him to release her- I have to go see him.

-Missy, he is no longer alive...

Half an hour later Howard, Bernadette and Amy entered the apartment. Raj was preparing tea for everyone while Missy and Penny sobbed holding hands, but when Missy saw Amy she ran to hug her.

-I'm sorry- Missy said without releasing her.

-I'm the one who should say it,- Amy said. -You just lost your brother ... your twin.

-But you lost the man you love most.

-Where is Mary? - Bernadette asked, sitting next to Penny.

-She cry until she fell asleep in Sheldon's bed, - Leonard said with a lump in his throat.

It was 10 o'clock at night when Howard and Bernadette went home. A few minutes later Amy said that she was also leaving and Raj offered to take her. At dawn they would go looking for Sheldon's body and they would do a simple ceremony in the pantheon. Mary had insisted that they should prepare a funeral and take Sheldon's body to church. But her friends and Missy knew that that was not what Sheldon would have wanted and in the end Mary accepted the decision of the others.

-Thank you for bringing me.

-Are you going to be okay? - Amy nodded. -I know about your nightmares and if you want I could stay and sleep here on the couch in case ...-

-It is not necessary. I'll be fine.

-Sure?

-I appreciate your concern but I'll be fine-at that moment someone knocked on the door- Can you open it? I need to go to the bathroom.

-Hello- Harry greeted when Raj opened the door- Did something happen to Amy? I've been trying to communicate with her all day without answer. I was worried and I decided to come and see her.

-Well ... physically she it's fine- Harry looked at him without understanding- Sheldon died a few hours ago.

- What? - He was clearly surprised - But Amy had told me that he would leave the hospital in a few days.

-That is what we all thought but...- shrugged and sighed sadly.

-Raj with whom...? - Amy returned to the room and saw her boyfriend- Hello.

-Hello honey- he immediately walked to Amy and hug her- I just found out what happened. Why didn't you tell me anything?

-I think it would be better if I go-said Raj feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

-Thank you for everything,- Amy told him before he left. Then she looks at her boyfriend- Everything happened so fast that I still can not believe that Sheldon is no longer here.

-I'm sorry Amy- He kissed her on the forehead while stroking her hair- I know it must be very difficult for you- she separated a little from Harry.

-Why do you say that?

-Amy, I know that in spite of everything you were still loving Sheldon- Amy looked at him surprised.

-I do not…

- It's okay, Amy. I really understand it-He wipe Amy's tears with his hands- If you want to cry, cry. If you want me to hug you I'll do it and if you want me to go ... just say it.

-You're right. I still love him, despite everything ... but he is not here anymore- She hug him tightly- And I don't want you to leave. I need you by my side more than ever.

The next day Amy, Mary and Leonard went to the hospital to look for Sheldon's body. The autopsy revealed that the cause of death had been caused by a subdural hematoma. Mary didn't know what that was and the doctor explained that Sheldon's brain had filled with blood little by little and had gone completely unnoticed in all the studies that had been done to Sheldon so they had no way of knowing that it would happen.

Howard and Raj had made the arrangements for Sheldon's burial at noon. Only a few people had been told about Sheldon's death, so only his friends, his mother, his sister and a few people from Caltech were in the cemetery.

Mary and Missy talked about how smart Sheldon was as a child. And how proud they were of him. The boys remembered what it was like when they met him and how much he had changed. Penny could not talk because she kept crying and Amy, in tears, said that she would always love him and that thanks to him she had a wonderful life with which she always dreamed.

-It was a ... nice way to say goodbye to Sheldon -said Harry when everyone was walking to their cars.

-Yeah and I'm sure Sheldon from wherever he is, he's seeing us and ... he hates us for behaving like a bunch of hippies with feelings- nobody could help but smile sadly.

Amy looked up at the sky and smiled knowing that even though Sheldon was physically gone. He would always live in her heart and in that of their friends.