The Call That Could Kill
By: Nicole
My life as I know it is over. How am I going to live without Paul? How could he
die? When I heard the news of his death I was in shock. It's now only been
maybe 5 minutes since I got the terrible call. Apparently he was in a motorcycle
accident. Paul loved that motorcycle but I never was crazy about him riding it. I
have just had a problem with motorcycles ever since my dad was in a accident last
year. I never found them to be very safe. Paul always wanted me to ride with him
but I always said no. How could something Paul loved so much kill him? We
were planing on having children and now he is gone. I have to talk to someone
about this. I'm going to call Shane. Ever since I can remember I told Shane
everything. Steph walks over to the phone and dials Shane's number. Shane
picked up and Stephanie went silent. How was she going to tell Shane? Over the
past few months Paul and Shane became very close. They were like brothers.
Again Shane says "hello". Stephanie finally spoke "hi Shane". "Steph what's
wrong you sound sad". "Shane it's about Paul". Shane became puzzled, were
Stephanie and Paul breaking up? "Shane tonight I got a call from the police".
"They said that Paul was in a motorcycle accident". "Shane, Paul is dead". With
that Stephanie brusted into tears. Shane was shocked "oh my God Stephanie, I
will be right over". Shane hung up the phone and headed for the door to leave.
Stephanie still had to call her parents but she didn't feel like she had the energy to
do it. Within 20 minutes Shane was ringing the door bell. When Stephanie
opened the door she gave Shane a hug. When Shane looked at Stephanie she
didn't look like the Steph he knew and loved. When they got in they both sat on
the couch. Shane was trying to comfort Stephanie the best he could. It was tough
for him though because Paul was his best friend and like a brother. "Did you call
mom and dad yet?" Stephanie looked at Shane and said "No I didn't, I didn't have
the strength to tell them". "OK well maybe you should tell them now because the
longer you wait the worse it will be". Stephanie really didn't want to call her
parents because they were on vacation. She knew that her parents were
somewhere in Florida having a great time. Stephanie did not want to ruin that.
Her parents were rarely on vacation. A lot of times they weren't together either.
Stephanie knew that she had to call them, they needed to know. Stephanie looked
at Shane and said "Shane I'm going to call them". Shane smiled a little and
nodded. Stephanie headed to the phone she knew this was going to be tough.
Paul was so close to everyone in her family. Paul was like a second son to both
Vince and Linda. Stephanie dialed the number and her mom picked up on the
third ring. "Hello", Steph heard her mom's voice it sounded so happy. Her mom's
voice was the happiest she had heard in a long time. She knew the tone in her
mom's voice would change very soon. "Hi mom, it's Steph". "Hi honey, how is
everything going?" "Well there is something wrong." "What is it Stephanie?"
"Mom it's Paul, he has been in a motorcycle accident". "Oh no, is he OK?"
"Actually no mom Paul is dead". The line went silent. Linda couldn't believe it,
did she her right? "Oh my God Steph I'm so sorry". That's all Steph heard and
then her mother was sobbing. She could hear her father in the background asking
what was going on. Finally she heard her mother saying "Vince it's Paul he was
been in a motorcycle accident and he is dead". She heard her father in the
background saying Oh my God. Stephanie was surprised to hear her mother cry.
"Stephie we are going to come home right now". Linda knew that Stephanie loved
to be called Stephie. That's why she called her that to try and comfort her
daughter. "OK mom me and Shane will be waiting". "OK bye Stephanie I love
you and tell Shane I love him too". "OK mom I love you too bye". Stephanie
hung up the phone, she looked at Shane and noticed he was crying. "Oh Shane
please don't cry". Stephanie gave Shane a hug trying to comfort him the best she
could. "Oh Steph Paul was my best friend, he was like my brother and now he is
gone". When Stephanie heard Shane say Paul was gone it made her more sad.
Stephanie was hoping, she was praying that this would be one big nightmare. That
she would wake up and Paul would be in her arms again. She realized by every
passing moment that this was no dream. This was reality her husband, her
everything was now gone. She wondered how God could do such a thing to her.
How could God take her Paul? Stephanie snaps out of thoughts with the door bell.
She walks over to it knowing who it is. She answered the door to see her mother
in tears. Her father was standing next to Linda trying to comfort her. "Come in".
Both her parents enter and her father gives her one of the warmest hugs. When
Stephanie was little, all her dad would have to do was hug her and she would feel
better. She felt this time the hug didn't work. She was still feeling the same
sadness. Next was her mom, her mom hugged her and whispered into her ear
"Stephie it's going to be OK". "We will get thought this". Linda pulls away and
kisses her daughter on the cheek.
By: Nicole
My life as I know it is over. How am I going to live without Paul? How could he
die? When I heard the news of his death I was in shock. It's now only been
maybe 5 minutes since I got the terrible call. Apparently he was in a motorcycle
accident. Paul loved that motorcycle but I never was crazy about him riding it. I
have just had a problem with motorcycles ever since my dad was in a accident last
year. I never found them to be very safe. Paul always wanted me to ride with him
but I always said no. How could something Paul loved so much kill him? We
were planing on having children and now he is gone. I have to talk to someone
about this. I'm going to call Shane. Ever since I can remember I told Shane
everything. Steph walks over to the phone and dials Shane's number. Shane
picked up and Stephanie went silent. How was she going to tell Shane? Over the
past few months Paul and Shane became very close. They were like brothers.
Again Shane says "hello". Stephanie finally spoke "hi Shane". "Steph what's
wrong you sound sad". "Shane it's about Paul". Shane became puzzled, were
Stephanie and Paul breaking up? "Shane tonight I got a call from the police".
"They said that Paul was in a motorcycle accident". "Shane, Paul is dead". With
that Stephanie brusted into tears. Shane was shocked "oh my God Stephanie, I
will be right over". Shane hung up the phone and headed for the door to leave.
Stephanie still had to call her parents but she didn't feel like she had the energy to
do it. Within 20 minutes Shane was ringing the door bell. When Stephanie
opened the door she gave Shane a hug. When Shane looked at Stephanie she
didn't look like the Steph he knew and loved. When they got in they both sat on
the couch. Shane was trying to comfort Stephanie the best he could. It was tough
for him though because Paul was his best friend and like a brother. "Did you call
mom and dad yet?" Stephanie looked at Shane and said "No I didn't, I didn't have
the strength to tell them". "OK well maybe you should tell them now because the
longer you wait the worse it will be". Stephanie really didn't want to call her
parents because they were on vacation. She knew that her parents were
somewhere in Florida having a great time. Stephanie did not want to ruin that.
Her parents were rarely on vacation. A lot of times they weren't together either.
Stephanie knew that she had to call them, they needed to know. Stephanie looked
at Shane and said "Shane I'm going to call them". Shane smiled a little and
nodded. Stephanie headed to the phone she knew this was going to be tough.
Paul was so close to everyone in her family. Paul was like a second son to both
Vince and Linda. Stephanie dialed the number and her mom picked up on the
third ring. "Hello", Steph heard her mom's voice it sounded so happy. Her mom's
voice was the happiest she had heard in a long time. She knew the tone in her
mom's voice would change very soon. "Hi mom, it's Steph". "Hi honey, how is
everything going?" "Well there is something wrong." "What is it Stephanie?"
"Mom it's Paul, he has been in a motorcycle accident". "Oh no, is he OK?"
"Actually no mom Paul is dead". The line went silent. Linda couldn't believe it,
did she her right? "Oh my God Steph I'm so sorry". That's all Steph heard and
then her mother was sobbing. She could hear her father in the background asking
what was going on. Finally she heard her mother saying "Vince it's Paul he was
been in a motorcycle accident and he is dead". She heard her father in the
background saying Oh my God. Stephanie was surprised to hear her mother cry.
"Stephie we are going to come home right now". Linda knew that Stephanie loved
to be called Stephie. That's why she called her that to try and comfort her
daughter. "OK mom me and Shane will be waiting". "OK bye Stephanie I love
you and tell Shane I love him too". "OK mom I love you too bye". Stephanie
hung up the phone, she looked at Shane and noticed he was crying. "Oh Shane
please don't cry". Stephanie gave Shane a hug trying to comfort him the best she
could. "Oh Steph Paul was my best friend, he was like my brother and now he is
gone". When Stephanie heard Shane say Paul was gone it made her more sad.
Stephanie was hoping, she was praying that this would be one big nightmare. That
she would wake up and Paul would be in her arms again. She realized by every
passing moment that this was no dream. This was reality her husband, her
everything was now gone. She wondered how God could do such a thing to her.
How could God take her Paul? Stephanie snaps out of thoughts with the door bell.
She walks over to it knowing who it is. She answered the door to see her mother
in tears. Her father was standing next to Linda trying to comfort her. "Come in".
Both her parents enter and her father gives her one of the warmest hugs. When
Stephanie was little, all her dad would have to do was hug her and she would feel
better. She felt this time the hug didn't work. She was still feeling the same
sadness. Next was her mom, her mom hugged her and whispered into her ear
"Stephie it's going to be OK". "We will get thought this". Linda pulls away and
kisses her daughter on the cheek.