Chapter Two

The day rewound almost instantly with images of the day flashing backwards in a speedy fashion, causing Tru to find herself bolt upright in her bed once more. Her heart was pounding inside her chest and she took a moment to catch her breath before reflecting on the previous day. Or, rather, the day that hadn't happened yet…. At least not yet….

Caitlyn Williamson? Like Sabrina Williamson? So are they..... sisters?!

Well, that would definitely explain their resemblance to one another.

Without wasting another moment, Tru jumped out of bed, showered and dressed. She was just about to leave her apartment when the familiar ringing of her phone stopped her in her tracks.

"Hello?"

"Tru, listen, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to cancel on our little get-together this morning. I have—…"

"A breakfast date?" Tru interrupted. "Yeah, about that. Not today."

"What do you mean—uh, it's one of those days again isn't it?"

"'Fraid so, Harry."

"This can't just wait until I'm not going out with the hottest girl on this side of New York City?!"

Tru shook her head, half-surprised and half-dismayed. "Sounds like someone's on the rebound pretty fast, huh?"

Harrison shook his head and ran a hand through his messy, dirty blonde hair. "Just trying not to think about it, Tru."

"Well, I really need your help on this one Harry," Tru said. "Meet me at the morgue in twenty minutes."

"But--"

"No buts. I mean it."

Tru grabbed her jacket and opened her apartment door, only to find Jack Harper standing in the doorway.

Tru glared at him.

"Really didn't mean to intrude on your morning or anything, but I couldn't help and stop by for a little fireside chat." He gestured past Tru to her apartment's roomy interior. "Nice place you got in there. It's not a bad one either especially for a struggling pre-med student like yourself."

"Just get to the point, Jack."

He grinned at her. "All I'm asking you to do is to not meddle with the natural order. There are consequences, Tru. The fabric of the universe is something very delicate. And if you try and alter that—well that seems to be your specialty, now doesn't it?"

"I'm not giving up this fight. I'm not going to lose this one, Jack."

Without another word, Tru slammed the door behind her and headed off to the morgue, leaving Jack behind as he watched her storm off.

Jack smiled smugly to himself. "I guess we'll see."

Just minutes later, Tru entered the city morgue; it was that other place which she almost called home. Almost. Although sometimes that was the last word that came to mind. How could she call it home? It was just so morbid and so full of…. Death.

It seemed like half her life was spent there thinking, daydreaming, sleeping, and grieving. Grieving. That word seemed to come up a lot lately. She worked in a morgue after all. Surrounded by suffering. Surrounded by pain. Surrounded by death. There was that word again. Death. And Death showed itself in many ways. Imminent death. Needless, stupid death. It just wasn't fair……

"Alright Tru, this better be good. I had to give Kelsey some bogus reason why I couldn't make it to breakfast this morning," Harrison's remark brought Tru out of her daydream. She hadn't even realized she was daydreaming. It was unusual for Tru's mind to wander, especially at a time like this. Especially with another life at stake.

Tru smiled at her little brother. "So, then, I guess that means it's not worth repeating?"

"Yeah, that pretty much sums it all up," Harrison replied. "So what's the big emergency?"

"Well, you remember Sabrina Williamson, don't you?"

"Oh, you mean the hot little gymnast with the cute ass in the tight black leotards?"

"Uh-huh." Tru nodded. "Her sister—or at least I think it's her sister—asked for my help."

"Whoa, whoa. You do know that that area is your forte. Talking to dead people doesn't exactly fit in my job description."

Tru raised a skeptical eyebrow at her little brother. "And what exactly is your job description, Harry?"

Harrison chuckled nervously, turning away from Tru and ran a hand through his hair once more.

A pause.

"That's what I thought," Tru said sharply. "So what I've been trying to tell you is that Sabrina's sister, Caitlyn, lives in your apartment complex. She was found dead in her apartment. Fortunately, someone heard the gunshot and called for help but the killer got away."

"And you want me to help you, how?"

Just as Tru was beginning to explain to Harrison how he could help her, Davis walked in.

"Morning, Morgue Man," Harrison greeted. "What brings you to this side of the slab so early in the morning?"

"Because I—uh—I work here, Harrison," Davis said.

"I know that!"

Davis looked over at Tru, who gave him a 'you'll have to forgive my brother' look.

"It's a rewind day, Davis," said Tru.

She then told him about the incident at Harrison's apartment complex involving the murder of Caitlyn.

"What else do you know about the victim?" Davis asked.

Tru shrugged. "Not much."

Still looking at Davis, she said, "Let's get to work."

The black limo pulled up to the side of the curb. A man in a long, black leather coat opened the door and slipped inside.

"You know, it would've been nice to meet someplace a little more people-friendly. A bar… Or maybe a strip joint?"

The older man looked at the man in the black coat. "What has my daughter been up to now?"

"It's nice to see you again, Richard."

Richard Davies looked sternly into the dark eyes of Jack Harper.

"You were right. She is a tough one."

"But you know what you have to do," Richard said. "You succeeded last time."

A half-smile crept across Jack's face. "And I'm always up for another challenge."

With that, Jack opened the door of limo and got out, but not before Richard acknowledged him with a sharp nod.

I can't let that bitch interfere with the natural order. That's not how it should be.

A plan began to form in his mind as he walked all alone in the pouring rain.

Author's Note: Okay, I know this chapter was a little slow, but I'm still not exactly sure where this story is going yet. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas on what you would like to see, please let me know in your review! I'll see if I can artfully weave them into my story. Also, I'm sorry about the lack of updates. School, my birthday and the holiday season have kept me quite busy. I will try and update ASAP as soon as this episode of writer's block decides to pass! LOL. Another big thank you to everyone who has reviewed so far! I'm really glad you like the sequel and I hope you enjoyed this chapter!

More soon…. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2005