"Hi Leo," Sam said.
"Sam," Leo stood in shock. "What.how."
"It's okay," Sam smiled. "I'm here now." Sam started to walk around CJ's desk and closer to Leo. Leo couldn't help but back away.
"Sam," Leo looked at him confused. "I thought you were."
"Dead?" Sam finished.
"Yeah," Leo put his hand out and touched Sam on the chest.
"I am," Sam answered.
"Sam!" Leo screamed and hugged him. Leo was crying uncontrollably now.
"It's okay," Sam patted the older man on the back. "I'm so sorry Leo."
"For what?" Leo looked at him.
"For leaving so soon," Sam said.
"It wasn't your fault Sam," Leo couldn't stop staring at him.
"I was trying to get out, but it was too late."
"Yeah," Leo couldn't believe he was seeing Sam. "It's so good to see you. Everyone is missing you so much."
"Yeah I know. I didn't know I was this loved," Sam joked.
"You are Sam, you need to come back."
"I wish I could Leo. I really do," Sam patted Leo on the arm. "But I guess it was my time."
"No, it can't be," Leo cried.
"I guess God needed me a little more then you guys did," Sam smiled. "He'll take of me. You don't have to worry."
"Aren't you scared?" Leo asked.
"Are you kidding?" Sam laughed a little. "I'm terrified Leo. You know, I never felt I belonged anywhere before. And then I came and met you guys, and I got this job. I felt like I really belonged somewhere. And it felt good," Sam smiled. "I do wish it would have lasted a little longer, but at least I had that belonging. Even for the short period time I had it. It gave me life," Sam said. "You, Josh, Toby, CJ, the President, everyone, you all gave me friendship and love. And I can never be able to thank you enough for that."
"Sam, I'm so proud of what you became," Leo said as his tears fell more.
"Thank you," Sam smiled. "Goodbye Leo."
"Goodbye Sam," Leo hugged Sam one last time. Then he disappeared.
"Good bless you Sam," Leo cried. "I love you son." Leo thanked God silently for the chance to say goodbye to Sam. Leo then walked out and walked down the hall. He saw everyone grieving in their own way. And that's how it's always done. Everyone grieves differently. Leo walked into his office and shut the door. He looked around and noticed that everything looked different. Leo knew that everything that he ever knew was going to be different in his eyes. Leo walked over to the entrance to the oval office and he opened it.
"May I come in?" Leo asked Jed.
"Of course," Jed wiped the tears off his face.
"Thanks," Leo walked in, closing the door behind him. "I sent CJ home."
"That's good. She looked worn out."
"I think we all are," Leo said while sitting next to Jed.
"Toby and Josh?" Jed asked.
"Josh is at Toby house, I called over there."
"That's good."
"What about you sir?" Leo asked.
"Honestly. I'm not taking it very well," Jed looked down.
"Neither am I," Leo looked over at his friend.
"Yeah," Jed looked out the window. Letting the tears flow down his face.
"Why don't we just take the day off and do some crying," Leo mentioned.
"Sounds good," Jed patted Leo on the back as they both sat silently and cried.
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"Sam," Leo stood in shock. "What.how."
"It's okay," Sam smiled. "I'm here now." Sam started to walk around CJ's desk and closer to Leo. Leo couldn't help but back away.
"Sam," Leo looked at him confused. "I thought you were."
"Dead?" Sam finished.
"Yeah," Leo put his hand out and touched Sam on the chest.
"I am," Sam answered.
"Sam!" Leo screamed and hugged him. Leo was crying uncontrollably now.
"It's okay," Sam patted the older man on the back. "I'm so sorry Leo."
"For what?" Leo looked at him.
"For leaving so soon," Sam said.
"It wasn't your fault Sam," Leo couldn't stop staring at him.
"I was trying to get out, but it was too late."
"Yeah," Leo couldn't believe he was seeing Sam. "It's so good to see you. Everyone is missing you so much."
"Yeah I know. I didn't know I was this loved," Sam joked.
"You are Sam, you need to come back."
"I wish I could Leo. I really do," Sam patted Leo on the arm. "But I guess it was my time."
"No, it can't be," Leo cried.
"I guess God needed me a little more then you guys did," Sam smiled. "He'll take of me. You don't have to worry."
"Aren't you scared?" Leo asked.
"Are you kidding?" Sam laughed a little. "I'm terrified Leo. You know, I never felt I belonged anywhere before. And then I came and met you guys, and I got this job. I felt like I really belonged somewhere. And it felt good," Sam smiled. "I do wish it would have lasted a little longer, but at least I had that belonging. Even for the short period time I had it. It gave me life," Sam said. "You, Josh, Toby, CJ, the President, everyone, you all gave me friendship and love. And I can never be able to thank you enough for that."
"Sam, I'm so proud of what you became," Leo said as his tears fell more.
"Thank you," Sam smiled. "Goodbye Leo."
"Goodbye Sam," Leo hugged Sam one last time. Then he disappeared.
"Good bless you Sam," Leo cried. "I love you son." Leo thanked God silently for the chance to say goodbye to Sam. Leo then walked out and walked down the hall. He saw everyone grieving in their own way. And that's how it's always done. Everyone grieves differently. Leo walked into his office and shut the door. He looked around and noticed that everything looked different. Leo knew that everything that he ever knew was going to be different in his eyes. Leo walked over to the entrance to the oval office and he opened it.
"May I come in?" Leo asked Jed.
"Of course," Jed wiped the tears off his face.
"Thanks," Leo walked in, closing the door behind him. "I sent CJ home."
"That's good. She looked worn out."
"I think we all are," Leo said while sitting next to Jed.
"Toby and Josh?" Jed asked.
"Josh is at Toby house, I called over there."
"That's good."
"What about you sir?" Leo asked.
"Honestly. I'm not taking it very well," Jed looked down.
"Neither am I," Leo looked over at his friend.
"Yeah," Jed looked out the window. Letting the tears flow down his face.
"Why don't we just take the day off and do some crying," Leo mentioned.
"Sounds good," Jed patted Leo on the back as they both sat silently and cried.
TBC