Well here it is.You couldn't give me 15 reviews so anyway.
this chapter is for bookgurlmer
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Will sprung to life from his somber slumber by the sound of the phone ringing.
"What, who's there"
"Mr. Peace I'm afraid I have some very bad news" A low baritone voice said
"I am not Warren Peace I'm his…" Will stopped dead in his tracks.
"Sorry I didn't catch that last part" the voice said
"I am Will Stronghold, I'm Warrens friend, who is this"
"Well Mr. Stronghold my name is Dr. Mauvé and I need to talk to Mr. Peace right away"
"I'm sorry but he's still asleep"
"It's an emergency, would you please wake him up"
Will didn't need to hear any more he dropped the phone and ran upstairs to get Warren -
Later in the E.R.
"Mr. Peace I'm afraid she didn't make it, we did all we could" Dr. Mauvé said in saddened tones
Warren couldn't speak he was to heartbroken
" Thank you doctor" Will said quickly
"I'll give you some time to think about it and then we need to know which funeral home to notify"
The doctor nodded and left Warren crying his heart out on Will's shoulder.
"How the fuck could she do this to me, if only I had just kept her from getting any booze" Warren sobbed
" That's alright, it's not your fault, you tried to stop her"
" No I didn't, I just left here there so I wouldn't have to deal with her, I practically signed her death warrant.
I'm awful it's all my fault"
"No it's not" Will screamed
"Will I'm gonna go home for a while, you take care of her services" Warren said with a sigh
"Well do you want her buried or…"
"I don't give a fuck" Warren said as he stormed out.
"I hope I didn't say anything wrong"
-
An hour later
" Excuse me sir we need to know what to do with the remains" a nurse said
" Send them to Mercy Crematory" Will said half heartedly
"Thank you very much, they will contact you with more details" the nurse said and walked away
Will got up and walked out, he sat down in his blue mustang and pulled out his cell phone he knew He would have to make all kinds of phone calls. First he called his mom.
"Hello"
"Mom it's me, I've got some bad news"
"Will, what's wrong"
"Warren's mom passed away"
A gasp
"How is he taking it"
"Not well, he asked me to make all the arrangements"
"Oh honey"
"Well mom I gotta go, I've got a lot of calls to make, bye"
Thirty minutes and 20 phone calls later Will was off to the funeral home to tie up the last few little things.
Will arrived at the funeral home and was greeted by the director.
" Ah Mr. Stronghold, right this way" the director said as he ushered Will through the front door
" First off my name is Ralph Brandon"
" Nice to meet you" Will said as he shock his hand
" Mr. Stronghold would you like a formal service or would you prefer a scattering of ashes"
" Scattering of ashes"
"Well will there be a tombstone with part of the ashes"
"Ya, I guess "
" Alright then let's have a look at the urns and grave stones"
" Does the family already own a plot or will you be purchasing one today Mr. Stronghold"
"Purchasing"
Will fallowed Mr. Brandon through a small archway and into a room filled with caskets and urns.
"Would you prefer metal or stone"
"Bronze"
"Thank you Mr. Stronghold, the ashes should be ready in about a day. Half will be placed in the bronze urn and the remainder will be placed in a glass one for your own ceremony"
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Meanwhile Layla was trying to get a hold of Warren but she couldn't so she called Will instead
"Hello"
"Will it's me"
"Hi Layla" Will said loosely
"Will, I can't get a hold of Warren, is he alright"
"He's taking it real hard, He told me to take care of everything"
"Well I just needed to know whether to send flowers or not"
"Don't worry about it, there's not gonna be a ceremony she's being cremated, but you could give a book to the library in her name"
"O.K. I'll do that. How are you holding up"
"Not to well, all this stuff is really exhausting"
"Well I'm gonna stop by and check on Warren, bye"
Layla hung up. Five minutes later she pulled in to the driveway of Warren's house. His red Toyota Camry was in the drive so he must be home. Layla walked to the front door a rang the door bell. No one answered.
She rang it again, still nothing. Layla turned the knob and let herself in.
"Warren, it's me Layla"
No answer
"Warren"
Then she walked into the kitchen and saw Warren and screamed. She immediately dialed 911. Then she called Will.
"Hello"
"Will It's me Layla, I went to check on Warren and…" Layla began crying
"I'll be right there"
Will zoomed to Warren's house and found Layla outside on the front step.
I I I V
"Layla what happened"
"Go inside and see for yourself " Layla said through her tears
Will walked into the house he saw drops of blood and fallowed them to The kitchen, he looked and saw a pool of blood, and several police taking pictures he looked up, and there ,on the back wall he saw it written in black marker
" Die you faggot. You don't deserve to live!"
Will staggered back, he couldn't believe it who knew about him and Warren, only Layla knew and of course she didn't do it and he knew she wouldn't tell anyone that he and Warren were gay. Will walked out and sat on the step beside Layla.
" They took Warren to the hospital, he had 2 gun shot wounds to abdomen" Layla said sadly " Can you drive" Will said still not believing what had just happened
"Sure"
Layla and Will got into her green Prius and drove to the hospital.
-
Layla and Will sat in the waiting room of the hospital waiting for word of Warren's condition.
"Mr. Stronghold you may go in and see him now. He will still be knocked out " the nurse said
Will and Layla walked into Warren's room. Will was shocked to see his boyfriend in such bad shape.
All Will could do was to cry. Layla hugged him as she to cried. Mr. & Mrs. Stronghold walked in and Mrs. Stronghold gasped, she knew that her only son had just had his heart ripped out, and the boy who she had grown to love as a son might die. 3 hours later Warren finally woke up. Will jumped from his seat and ran and hugged Warren.
"Oh, your alive, I love you, I love you, I love you!" Will said as he smothered Warren with kisses
" I love you too"
Layla came in and dropped the sodas she had gotten Will and herself. She ran as fast as she could to Warren and hugged him.
"Who did this to you" Will demanded
"I don't know, but he had black hair"
"So it was a he" Layla interjected
"Yes he…" Warren couldn't finish because he was crying
"What did he do" Will screamed
"He raped me" Warren cried
Will hugged Warren as tears streamed down his face.
-
A little while later
"Layla I'm gonna stay here with Warren, would you mind stopping at my house and picking up my toiletries, and a change of clothes" Will asked
"Sure, I'll be back in a little while"
Layla went to Will's house and got what he asked for she was on her way back to the hospital when she noticed someone beginning to tale her. She made one turn, then another, but the car kept following her.
Finally the car started to pass her, then all of a sudden he rolled down the window and said
"Stay away from those fags"
And before Layla knew what had happened he side-swiped her and ran her off the road. She landed in the ditch. Luckily she wasn't hurt badly, she managed to get out of the car and call the police.
-
An hour later
Layla walked into Warren's hospital room Will instantly knew something was wrong
"What happened" Will asked
"Your attacker ran me off the road"
Layla told Will and Warren everything that happened.
"I think I'll stay here with you guys, at least you've got security outside your door" Layla said
"That's fine, we don't mind" Warren said
"Goodnight" Warren said
"Night" Warren said lying on the couch
"Sleep tight" Layla said as got comfortable in the Lazy boy.
-
The next morning Will woke up only to find Warren and Layla still asleep. Will walked out of the room and went to gat a paper. He saw that Warren had made the front page
"Local Teen Attacked in Home, Town people scared"
"Mr. Stronghold" A nurse distracted his reading
"Yes" Will responded
"A letter for you"
"Thanks"
And she handed him a big yellow envelope with his name on it. Just as Will went to open the letter a nurse said
"Mr. Stronghold we need you right away, Warren has gone into a coma, and Layla is screaming for you"
Will dropped the envelop and as he was running the envelope blew up…
To be continued