Chapter 12: The Curtain Falls
The world looked on in stunned silence. There were no words to describe the anguish everyone was feeling as the bodies were carried out of the theater wrapped in the cold white shrouds of death.
"They say that all stars fall," said a grave Kurt Loder of MTV. "But tonight, the most unexpected star crashed down. Di Casablanca, a young woman with ambitious drive and a remarkable talent, was killed tonight at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California along with her former guitarist and boyfriend, Christian Foster.
Di, former DJ at the L.A. nightclub Red's, had a full and promising career ahead of her when Richard Duke, her record label owner and a man obsessed by her, killed both in a jealous rage. It seems as if the two estranged lovers had been reunited at the awards ceremony." A clip was shown. "Mr. Duke has already been taken into custody and it is evident that there will be a harsh judging." Another clip, this one of Richard Duke in cuffs. "Miss Casablanca's Grammy award for Best New Artist will be given to her agent and trusted friend, Harold Ziedfield. Goodnight, everyone. We at MTV are overcome with sadness at this horrible loss."
They were buried together in a small, secluded plot near Di's childhood home. And though it rained harder than Harold could cry, than the piteous wailings of Chris's mother could penetrate, there was an aura of happiness. If one listened very closely, one could hear Di's beautiful voice singing to Chris in their final ecstatic moment.
THE END
The world looked on in stunned silence. There were no words to describe the anguish everyone was feeling as the bodies were carried out of the theater wrapped in the cold white shrouds of death.
"They say that all stars fall," said a grave Kurt Loder of MTV. "But tonight, the most unexpected star crashed down. Di Casablanca, a young woman with ambitious drive and a remarkable talent, was killed tonight at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California along with her former guitarist and boyfriend, Christian Foster.
Di, former DJ at the L.A. nightclub Red's, had a full and promising career ahead of her when Richard Duke, her record label owner and a man obsessed by her, killed both in a jealous rage. It seems as if the two estranged lovers had been reunited at the awards ceremony." A clip was shown. "Mr. Duke has already been taken into custody and it is evident that there will be a harsh judging." Another clip, this one of Richard Duke in cuffs. "Miss Casablanca's Grammy award for Best New Artist will be given to her agent and trusted friend, Harold Ziedfield. Goodnight, everyone. We at MTV are overcome with sadness at this horrible loss."
They were buried together in a small, secluded plot near Di's childhood home. And though it rained harder than Harold could cry, than the piteous wailings of Chris's mother could penetrate, there was an aura of happiness. If one listened very closely, one could hear Di's beautiful voice singing to Chris in their final ecstatic moment.
THE END