* A head pokes around the corner, scanning the room. A person politely
coughs, waiting for the announcement.
Suddenly, the person grins, and ducks away. As seconds trickle past, the audience shifts impatiently. Until..
The door bursts open and Angel Ecstasy jumps out, her tanned arms flinging widely by her side. *
I'M BACK!!!!!
Yeah baby, my holidays are over which Means it's time for..oh crap. I'm supposed to be at uni.
While I was enjoying myself overseas, I realised I can't write mystery stories! So, Chapter 2 has been scrapped and is being replaced!
CHAPTER 2- THE REAL ONE
Laura silently held Frank's hand, willing him to move. A tear rolled down her face as she realised he was really gone.
Fenton stood in the doorway, reluctant to see his son once again. He still couldn't believe it. After all the cases, the danger, where did they go wrong? How could this simple task have caused Frank his life?
Laura turned quickly, her heels clattering loudly on the floor as she fled the room. Hanging his head, Fenton followed his wife out the room, without a single glance at his son.
"Laura," Fenton pleaded, rushing to catch up to his wife. She stopped, but didn't turn around to face him.
"I'm going home, Fenton. I have to call my parents, your parents, there." Her voice broke briefly. "There are arrangements to be made. I....." She could feel Fenton's hand on her shoulder, but she merely shook it off.
"Where's Joe?" She asked softly.
Fenton shrugged before he realised she couldn't see him. "I don't know. He's in here somehwere. Laura," he stopped. What do you say to your wife when your first-born is lying in a hospital morgue?
"I'll see you at home, Fenton," Laura whispered. He watched her walk slowly down the hallway before pulling out his mobile phone.
"Ezra?" he asked as his old friend picked up the phone.
"Fenton, I."
"Frank's dead."
The silence over the phone was truly stifling. Fenton found he'd temporarily lost his voice.
"We're at the hospital. I was just wondering if, if someone could make sure Laura got home...got home alright."
"Yeah, sure, Fenton. I'll take care of it personally. Listen, I...I'm sorry." Ezra whispered, but Fenton didn't hear the soft words as he hung up.
Breathing in deeply, Fenton turned on his heel. It was time to find Joe.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Joe heard the busy tone and hung up once more. He had to admit he was relieved. What the hell was he going to say to Callie?
"Hey, how are you? By the way, Frank's dead?"
He closed his eyes, his tear ducts betraying him once more. God, just the thought was devastating! He shook his head, wishing he could forget it. Forget all of it.
"Joe," he heard his father's voice. Joe refused to look his father in the eye. He held onto the public phone, desperately wishing it was Frank.
"Joe."
His father was right behind him. Without a word, Joe turned around, peeling away from his father and rushing down the hallway. He couldn't speak to his father. He couldn't speak to anybody ever again.
After all, it was his fault Frank was dead.
Yeah...how was that? Want more? More, huh? Well, you know what you gotta do, then, don't you?
Now, to thank my reviewers for the chapter that will now never be!!!
Cutypie - I realised you were right. Trying to string a reason for Frank's death would be torture. Especially since I suck at mystery. Except that now I don't get to write for Frank..Just Joe.
Nuts.
Ravenlocke - you're very, very excited, aren't you???????? I love Hardy Boys fans...although they seemed to have vanished in Australia!!!
AuroraDannon-thank you very much. The only problem with not knowing where your story is going is when the words kind of take over and then you realise you have no idea where you've ended up, how you got there or where you're going from that point on.
Kind of like a relationship. ;)
I still don't know how Frank died. If I have my way, we'll never know! *Evil cackling *
FanofHardy - thanks for your comments. Maybe it should be a suicide simply to prove you all wrong! We'll see.
SAR- sorry for not updating for 2 months. But it's hard to update when you don't know where you're going to be from day to day and internet costs 3 pounds an hour..very expensive.
Amy Stone - Where have all your stories gone???? What's this no updating business?
Hang on, I'm also guilty!!!
I don't know where you detected plot, but maybe you can tell me!!! *sticks tongue out *
Lilygirl - oh, someone actually liked that chapter! I'll try and write that mud scene in somewhere else...Ooh.I already have an idea... Thanks for the review!
Suddenly, the person grins, and ducks away. As seconds trickle past, the audience shifts impatiently. Until..
The door bursts open and Angel Ecstasy jumps out, her tanned arms flinging widely by her side. *
I'M BACK!!!!!
Yeah baby, my holidays are over which Means it's time for..oh crap. I'm supposed to be at uni.
While I was enjoying myself overseas, I realised I can't write mystery stories! So, Chapter 2 has been scrapped and is being replaced!
CHAPTER 2- THE REAL ONE
Laura silently held Frank's hand, willing him to move. A tear rolled down her face as she realised he was really gone.
Fenton stood in the doorway, reluctant to see his son once again. He still couldn't believe it. After all the cases, the danger, where did they go wrong? How could this simple task have caused Frank his life?
Laura turned quickly, her heels clattering loudly on the floor as she fled the room. Hanging his head, Fenton followed his wife out the room, without a single glance at his son.
"Laura," Fenton pleaded, rushing to catch up to his wife. She stopped, but didn't turn around to face him.
"I'm going home, Fenton. I have to call my parents, your parents, there." Her voice broke briefly. "There are arrangements to be made. I....." She could feel Fenton's hand on her shoulder, but she merely shook it off.
"Where's Joe?" She asked softly.
Fenton shrugged before he realised she couldn't see him. "I don't know. He's in here somehwere. Laura," he stopped. What do you say to your wife when your first-born is lying in a hospital morgue?
"I'll see you at home, Fenton," Laura whispered. He watched her walk slowly down the hallway before pulling out his mobile phone.
"Ezra?" he asked as his old friend picked up the phone.
"Fenton, I."
"Frank's dead."
The silence over the phone was truly stifling. Fenton found he'd temporarily lost his voice.
"We're at the hospital. I was just wondering if, if someone could make sure Laura got home...got home alright."
"Yeah, sure, Fenton. I'll take care of it personally. Listen, I...I'm sorry." Ezra whispered, but Fenton didn't hear the soft words as he hung up.
Breathing in deeply, Fenton turned on his heel. It was time to find Joe.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Joe heard the busy tone and hung up once more. He had to admit he was relieved. What the hell was he going to say to Callie?
"Hey, how are you? By the way, Frank's dead?"
He closed his eyes, his tear ducts betraying him once more. God, just the thought was devastating! He shook his head, wishing he could forget it. Forget all of it.
"Joe," he heard his father's voice. Joe refused to look his father in the eye. He held onto the public phone, desperately wishing it was Frank.
"Joe."
His father was right behind him. Without a word, Joe turned around, peeling away from his father and rushing down the hallway. He couldn't speak to his father. He couldn't speak to anybody ever again.
After all, it was his fault Frank was dead.
Yeah...how was that? Want more? More, huh? Well, you know what you gotta do, then, don't you?
Now, to thank my reviewers for the chapter that will now never be!!!
Cutypie - I realised you were right. Trying to string a reason for Frank's death would be torture. Especially since I suck at mystery. Except that now I don't get to write for Frank..Just Joe.
Nuts.
Ravenlocke - you're very, very excited, aren't you???????? I love Hardy Boys fans...although they seemed to have vanished in Australia!!!
AuroraDannon-thank you very much. The only problem with not knowing where your story is going is when the words kind of take over and then you realise you have no idea where you've ended up, how you got there or where you're going from that point on.
Kind of like a relationship. ;)
I still don't know how Frank died. If I have my way, we'll never know! *Evil cackling *
FanofHardy - thanks for your comments. Maybe it should be a suicide simply to prove you all wrong! We'll see.
SAR- sorry for not updating for 2 months. But it's hard to update when you don't know where you're going to be from day to day and internet costs 3 pounds an hour..very expensive.
Amy Stone - Where have all your stories gone???? What's this no updating business?
Hang on, I'm also guilty!!!
I don't know where you detected plot, but maybe you can tell me!!! *sticks tongue out *
Lilygirl - oh, someone actually liked that chapter! I'll try and write that mud scene in somewhere else...Ooh.I already have an idea... Thanks for the review!
