Chapter 2

The Next Day

3:35 AM

McGinty`s Loft



Quite early in the morning Chuck is awakened by the

voice of a still delirious gary mumbling in his sleep.

"No. No. They don`t...They don`t carew. Think they

gonna be here forever. Gotta...gotta get it through

to them somehow. Not. Not...gonna be around forever.

Think the sun gonna alway shine. Just. Just...like

yesterday. Good...ole yesterday."

7:30 AM

Chuck remembering to call Dr. Ross, gets a hold of

him at the hospital and tells him how Gary was through

the night.

"He hardly had any trouble during the night." Chuck

starts.

"Good...Good." the doctor replies.

"A little talking in his sleep at around 3:30 and

some heavy breathing. But that`s it. His temperature

has gone down about 40 degrees. He`s still delirious

though."

"Okay refresh those icepacks, towels, & compresses.

And keep me informed. He`ll be alright once he cools

down and gets some rset." the doctor tells Chuck.

"Great! I guess i`ll talk to you later then.

Goodbye." Chuck answers.

"Goodbye."



Later

9:00 AM

Jake deciding to call in at work stating he would be

a few hours late. Shows up at McGinty`s to visit a

still half-delirious Gary.

Jake, after getting Chuck to repeat Dr.Ross`

diagnosis agrees to sit with Gary a few hours so Chuck

can go downstairs and get a little work done.

11:15 AM

After telling Chuck that Gary woke-up for a few

minutes, for a drink of water. Jake heads downstairs

to have a cup of coffe at the bar with Crumb, who`s

filling in for Patrick this morning.

"Tell me, exactly how are you Hobson`s cousin,again?"

Crumb asks.

"my parents died in a car accident when i was

five-years-old. My mother and Gary`s mother were

sisters. At the no one in our family could afford to

also take me on and still be able to raise their own

kids, so i was put up for adoption." Jake answers.

"Mr. Crumb? Do you have any relatives you could pass

as twins with?" Jake asks Crumb.

"I did have a brother, we are twins. We were put up

for adoption too, by our dying mother and elderly

father whom may not have lived long enough to raise us

pass high school. They gave us up so we could maybe

have a better life. I never saw Howard again." Crumb

replies with tears welling in his eyes.

"After we were adopted into seperate families." he

finshes.



Two Days Later

8:00 AM

Gary wakes up frightened, it is the first time he`s

been concious since the explosion. It is during the

middle of a thunderstorm. Not at first aware of the

storm, Gary starts to believe all he said about the

sun not shinig again.

"Aaah! I knew it! I should never have woke-up!"

"Gar, it`s okay look it`s just a storm." Chuck

whispers to Gary.

"Okay..." Gary replies unsure, as he turns slightly

so he can see out the window.

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That Evening

Jake`s Apartment

Mr. and Mrs. Evans arrive for a visit. Jake tells

them about Gary and the explosion. Jake also tells

them about his visit with Gary. Afterwards...



"Hey dad?" Jake asks.

"Yes?"

"Did you ever hear how everyone in the world has a

twin?"

"Well, yes I have." Mr. Evans replies,while

Mrs.Evans looks on in alarm.

"Well,Crumb looks like you."

"What can you tell me about this Mr.Crumb?" Mr.

Evans asks.

"He was with the Chicago P.D. detectives, then went

out on his own as a private investigator. he got to

know Gary from Gary`s always ending up at crime scenes

like when got sick the last time you were here to

visit. He was subbing for the bartender at mcGinty`s

when I was there. He said he had a twin brother.

When I asked him almost the same thing." Jake adds

curiously.

"It could be him Howard..."Mrs. Evans says to her

husband.

"Him?" Jake asks confused.

"I have a twin, he and I were put up for adoption for

the same reason as you, you might say. I haven`t seen

him since we were adpoted to seperate families." Mr.

Evans tell Jake.

"Do you think I could meet this Mr. Crumb, from what

you say I think it is him?" Mr. Evans asks.

"Sure!" Jake replies happily.

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Two Days Later

Mc Ginty`s

Crumb & Mr. Evans meet at McGinty`s and realize they are each other`s lost twins.

"So all the guesses were right then?" Jake asks.

"Seems that way." Crumb and Mr. Evans reply in unison.

"Though you might not know this that was the same orphanage where you were, Jake." evans says.

"The same place?" Marissa suddenly asks.

"Yeah. I`ll tell how we got Jake."

"I got grateful to the people there who would treat a couple of teenagers so well that would probably have lost their parents at any time. So when I was married I planned all of my life to adopt a child at that same place as sort of a thank you to the people there. So when I got to where I thought I was ready to take on a child we went and got Jake."

Lois and Bernie Hobson having shown up during the story and after Mr.Evans has finished decide to invite Crumb to the family reunion the Hobson`s and Evanses have been planning.

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The Next Day

McGinty`s Loft

Gary wakes in the morning and finally gets to see the sun shine again.

The Next Week

Gary finally weel again starts to get his things together to go to Hickory. Which is where they decided to hold their family reunion. Since most of those who will be in attendance live there.

THE END OF CHAPTER 2

MORE TO COME.....