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Disclaimer: I don't own The Big Bang Theory or the characters. Only Michelle and the two other people.
He stared at the people in front of him. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He thought of sitting in a chair to calm down, but he was afraid that if he moved he would just fall. So, he stood in the same place.
"Hey, sweetie." Michelle said, but with a happy voice as she used to when they were happy, before everything fell apart.
"W-what is happening? What's going on?" He asked.
"What are you talking about? Are you okay? Feeling sick?" She instantly grew worried and took him to a chair, being his support so that he wouldn't fall"
"Where's my wife?" He asked, looking into her brown, small eyes.
"Standing right here." She laughs. "You're delusional, my little man. Tyler, come here and talk to your dad."
Dad? Tyler? What is happening?
"Hey, dad?" A short, brown-eyed with brown hair kid says. Apparently, he had the same name as his son would've had if he hadn't died. "Are you okay?"
Leonard sat there looking at him. The kid, Tyler, resembled Leonard. Maybe he is my kid? Did I dream about Penny?
"Michelle, do you know a Penny?"
She doesn't answer. But Tyler does. "I don't know anyone with that name." He shakes his head. "Maybe we should take him to the hospital?" He asks his mom, as she approaches the couch.
"We don't have to." She smiles, and that smile he recognizes. The I'm sorry smile. The pity smile. That's the Michelle he knows. "I know a Penny. It's his wife."
Wait!, what?!
Tyler nods. Leaving the room, Tyler never comes back. A little girl approaches Michelle.
"Mommy? His daddy okay?" She asks with a sweet voice. She couldn't be more than five years old.
"He's okay, sweetie. Go play with your brother." The girl runs to her brother, disappearing forever.
"What's happening?"
"You hit your head, dummy! You're dreaming. This is only a dream. Well, more like a nightmare since I'm here, right?" She lets out an evil laugh that makes Leonard shiver.
"What?!"
"You hit your head. Now, you're imagining what your life would be if you didn't leave. And if Tyler didn't die. This would be your life." She shows him a picture of four smiling people. As he looked closer, he could see his wedding ring and one similar to his on Michelle's hand. He could see the people who had just left the room in the same picture. If this had been his life, he would be a lucky person. But that was years ago. Now, he just wanted his wife. His wife Penny. Not the one in front of him.
"How do I come back? How do I leave this place?"
"I don't think you can. Unless you die or something." She lets out another evil laugh. This time, instead of shivering Leonard just gets up and goes to the window. He opens it and looks to the street just four floors down.
"Wait, you're not actually thinking of jumping are ya?"
"I need to go back." He puts one foot out of the window. "If this is what it takes then so be it. Tell the kids I love them, or something." He smiles. His other foot meets the one already out of the window. Michelle doesn't move. He jumps. The last thing he remembers his the floor getting closer and closer. Then, it's all black.
End of Chapter 10
I know, small chapter. The next one – that is probably the last one – will be a bit bigger.