You'll be in my heart, part 5, "You Must Be Strong"
There was no sign of Kate and Tess, and as the hours went by almost everyone knew that there wasn't much hope now. The police didn't look for two frightened girls anymore, they were looking for two bodies. Sunday afternoon Doug and Carol drove to Pontague. There they were a couple of hours. Since night to Saturday there had come over 20 more volunteers and even more wanted to help but the police didn't need everyone. Carol was sitting on a bench near one of the police tents. Suddenly she heard one of the volunteers speak to one of the policemen.
"I didn't mean it. I just walked up in the bushes and suddenly I felt something under my feet. I didn't mean to trample on them. It was an accident".
"Don't worry", an other voice said, "call Porter and Johnson".
"OK".
Carol ran into the tent where the two men were. "What?! Have you seen anything! Tell me! Please, tell me!!"
"You have to go out. You have to go out now." The men took Carol outside and told her to sit down. Then he called someone before the ambulances came. Carol could see the paramedics come out with two gurneys. They headed to the bushes and disappeared. She ran to Doug who took her in his arms.
"Doug, they've found something. I heard two men talk and one of them had found something. Oh, Doug! I'm so scared!" Big, crocodile tears were streaming down her face as she cried. Doug held her even tighter, and for the first time in years something wet came from his eyes. Tears.
When they looked up they saw the paramedics with the two gurneys. The police was following them. They all seemed very sad, and Doug could see that some of them were crying. Two policemen came towards them.
"We've found them", one of them said. He was obviously not handling this very well. But who did?
Carol started to cry again. "No, no! Oh God!!"
The other policeman continued. "I'm afraid. . . . they're dead. I'm so sorry".
"What now?" Doug barely managed to speak.
"We'll take their bodies to the hospital for an autopsy".
Carol almost collapsed. Her nightmare had become true. Doug helped her over to the bench. She could barely walk, the crying took over hand. She'd never see her girls' beautiful smiles or hear them laugh and fight ever again. They were dead. Gone.
"Please, Doug. Say it's a dream. Please. . . ", she couldn't speak because of her crying. Doug hugged her while he also began to cry. This time his face was full of tears. The girls were gone. Forever.
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When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together
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At County the whole staff tried to watch the news as often as possible between the patients. There was always one by the TV. Suddenly it came extra news.
"Hey, guys! Over here! It's extra news. Maybe they have found something!" Jerry shouted and everyone came running.
"Here's some extra news in the Pontague-case. After searching in almost 38 hours a volunteer found the missing Kate and Tess Hathaway Ross hidden in the bushes. The police will not comment anything yet, except f that the girls have been stabbed and killed. They'll now be sent to autopsy. Pontague has now been closed for further investigations. More news later".
"Oh my God", Kerry said.
The whole staff was in shock and most of them began to cry. Suddenly Carter felt terribly pain in his entire body, and for a minute he experienced the stabbing all over again. He couldn't breath and he started to sweat and hyperventilate. Malucci saw what happened.
"Hey, Carter. Are you OK?"
Carter shook his head. "Can't. . .br. . brea. . . breath. . ."
There was no sign of Kate and Tess, and as the hours went by almost everyone knew that there wasn't much hope now. The police didn't look for two frightened girls anymore, they were looking for two bodies. Sunday afternoon Doug and Carol drove to Pontague. There they were a couple of hours. Since night to Saturday there had come over 20 more volunteers and even more wanted to help but the police didn't need everyone. Carol was sitting on a bench near one of the police tents. Suddenly she heard one of the volunteers speak to one of the policemen.
"I didn't mean it. I just walked up in the bushes and suddenly I felt something under my feet. I didn't mean to trample on them. It was an accident".
"Don't worry", an other voice said, "call Porter and Johnson".
"OK".
Carol ran into the tent where the two men were. "What?! Have you seen anything! Tell me! Please, tell me!!"
"You have to go out. You have to go out now." The men took Carol outside and told her to sit down. Then he called someone before the ambulances came. Carol could see the paramedics come out with two gurneys. They headed to the bushes and disappeared. She ran to Doug who took her in his arms.
"Doug, they've found something. I heard two men talk and one of them had found something. Oh, Doug! I'm so scared!" Big, crocodile tears were streaming down her face as she cried. Doug held her even tighter, and for the first time in years something wet came from his eyes. Tears.
When they looked up they saw the paramedics with the two gurneys. The police was following them. They all seemed very sad, and Doug could see that some of them were crying. Two policemen came towards them.
"We've found them", one of them said. He was obviously not handling this very well. But who did?
Carol started to cry again. "No, no! Oh God!!"
The other policeman continued. "I'm afraid. . . . they're dead. I'm so sorry".
"What now?" Doug barely managed to speak.
"We'll take their bodies to the hospital for an autopsy".
Carol almost collapsed. Her nightmare had become true. Doug helped her over to the bench. She could barely walk, the crying took over hand. She'd never see her girls' beautiful smiles or hear them laugh and fight ever again. They were dead. Gone.
"Please, Doug. Say it's a dream. Please. . . ", she couldn't speak because of her crying. Doug hugged her while he also began to cry. This time his face was full of tears. The girls were gone. Forever.
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When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together
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At County the whole staff tried to watch the news as often as possible between the patients. There was always one by the TV. Suddenly it came extra news.
"Hey, guys! Over here! It's extra news. Maybe they have found something!" Jerry shouted and everyone came running.
"Here's some extra news in the Pontague-case. After searching in almost 38 hours a volunteer found the missing Kate and Tess Hathaway Ross hidden in the bushes. The police will not comment anything yet, except f that the girls have been stabbed and killed. They'll now be sent to autopsy. Pontague has now been closed for further investigations. More news later".
"Oh my God", Kerry said.
The whole staff was in shock and most of them began to cry. Suddenly Carter felt terribly pain in his entire body, and for a minute he experienced the stabbing all over again. He couldn't breath and he started to sweat and hyperventilate. Malucci saw what happened.
"Hey, Carter. Are you OK?"
Carter shook his head. "Can't. . .br. . brea. . . breath. . ."