--Chapter Eleven--
They went to Evergreen Cemetery first. It was huge and Kaitlin didn't know where to start. As she looked over to the right, she gasped, then ducked. "We have to go." she said, peeking her head up, then quickly ducked back down. "We have to go, now."
"Why? What's wrong?" Reid asked, as he looked toward the back seat and saw Kaitlin ducking. "What are you doing?"
"My dad is here." she whispered.
"What?" Reid looked around. "Where?" seconds later, he spotted him looking down at a head stone. "Tyler, go over there."
"No, Tyler... let's just leave." Kaitlin said, peeking out of the window.
"No... I wanna talk to him." Reid said, cracking his knuckles.
Kaitlin reached over, put her hand on Reid's arm, looking up at him with pleading eyes. "Please Reid, let it go... please?"
Reid could see the fear in her face and eyes. It took a lot for him to keep his anger in check, because he was more than ready to hurt him, for hurting Kaitlin. "Ty... just go."
"Okay." Tyler nodded, then drove to Ridgewood Cemetery. It took him ten minutes to get there, then he pulled in.
Kaitlin started looking around, when she saw a woman that she knew, standing near a tree, and looking down at two head stones. "Tyler, can you go over there, by that woman."
Him and Reid looked, then Reid said "Who's that?"
"It's Jessica and Jeremy's mom."
"Oh." said Tyler, then he pulled up to the side of the tree.
All three of them got out of the Hummer. Reid and Tyler waited as Kaitlin slowly walked up her. "Claudia?" Kaitlin said, as she got closer to her.
Claudia snapped her head up, then glared at Kaitlin. All of a sudden, she smacked Kaitlin hard across the face. Kaitlin held her cheek in pain as she tasted blood in her mouth. Reid was gonna go over there, but Tyler held him back and shook his head.
"How dare you show your face here. They should have locked you up forever. Someone must have paid the Judge or some of the guards to get you out sooner." Claudia paused. "You know what? I'm going to contest it and make sure you get the maximum punishment and that way, you'll have to live with what you did, for the rest of your pathetic life. You will rot in prison for killing my babies... I promise you that." then Claudia walked away.
Kaitlin saw Claudia get in her car and drive away, then she looked down at the two head stones and read them.
"Jeremiah Blake Warren. Born: May 23, 1989 ~ Died: September 15, 2006. Beloved son, brother, and friend."
"Jessica Marie Warren. Born: Febuary 18, 1992 ~ Died: September 15, 2006. Beloved daughter, sister, and friend."
Kaitlin collapsed to the ground and started crying. She sat in between both of them, hugging her knees to her chest.
"Go comfort her, Reid." suggested Tyler. "I'll wait in the car."
Reid nodded, then slowly walked over to Kaitlin. As he sat down next to her, she whispered "I'm a terrible person. Why did I have to drink that night? I should have listened to Daniel, but like he said, I was too damn stubborn. I was supposed to take Jessica back home, because she wasn't feeling good, but I didn't." Reid didn't know what to say. He just sat there, rubbing her back. "Reid, why am I such a horrible person?" Reid felt like it was a rhetorical question, so he didn't answer. "My dad is right... I should have died in that gutter." at this point, Kaitlin was sobbing. "I would give anything to have my brother, my best friend, and my other friends back... I just don't see how I can live with myself anymore." she turned to look at Reid. "I don't deserve to be alive. I should have died right along with them."
Reid shook his head and said "Don't say that... it was an accident."
"But I caused it." she said, looking back at the head stones. Reid and Kaitlin stayed in that same spot for another hour, then he finaly convinced her to go back to the hotel. As Tyler was pulling in the parking lot, Kaitlin's phone rang. "Hello?"
"Kaitlin?"
"Yeah, detective?"
"Go ahead and come back to the police station."
"Okay, I'll be right there." she hung up her phone. "Tyler, we have to go back to the police station."
"Alrighty." he smiled.
A little bit later, Tyler pulled into the police station parking lot. Reid and Tyler sat in the waiting room, again while Kaitlin followed Detective Andrews downstairs to the morgue. Detective Andrews came to a sudden halt, then looked at Kaitlin.
"Through these double doors is where Jack's body is... brace yourself." Kaitlin nodded and they walked into the room. He went over to the freezer and opened it. As he pulled Jack out, Kaitlin was staring at the body bag in front of her. "Ready?"
She had an unsure look on her face. She took a deep breath and said "Yeah."
Seconds later, Detective Andrews unzipped the body bag to reveal Jack's body. Kaitlin put her hand to her mouth and started crying. At that moment, for a split second, she wished it was her abusive dad laying there, instead of Jack.
Detective Andrews studied Kaitlin's face, then said "Kaitlin, can you verify that this is Jack Rosco?"
She nodded her head. "Yes."
"Okay, I'm going to have you sign some paperwork." she nodded, then he zipped the body bag, and put Jack's body back in the freezer. As he turned around, he saw Kaitlin crying. Detective Andrews gave her a hug. "I'm so sorry... Kaitlin." she just nodded into his chest. A few minutes later, they broke from the hug. "Come on... let's go do the paperwork and get you out of here."
"Okay." then both of them walked back over to his office.
Detective Andrews went into his filing cabinet, pulled out a folder, then grabbed the papers he needed. He gave Kaitlin a pen. "I want you to sign in the highlighted areas."
Kaitlin nodded, then started signing. When she was finished, she put the pen down, and looked at Detective Andrews. "Is there anything else?"
"Yes... when you figure out what you're going to do with Jack, as far as the funeral goes, let me know and I'll have him sent to where ever you need him."
She stood up. "Okay, thank you."
"If you need me for anything... feel free to give me a call." he stood up and shook her hand.
"Thanks, Detective."
"Call me, Scott." he smiled.
"Okay, Scott." she started walking towards the door.
"Hey... Kaitlin?"
She turned around. "Yeah?"
"Be careful and I'll talk to you later."
"Okay." she said, before walking out of his office. She walked over to Reid and Tyler. "Come on, guys."
"Where to?" Tyler said, as him and Reid stood up.
"The dorms." she said, walking out of the building. Both of them followed her, got in the Hummer, and Tyler drove off back to Ipswich.
