AN: This chapter may seem short...but it's a lot to take in...so enjoy!!!!

Chapter 17:

Horror Sight

Cody pulled Zack out the doors of the mall.

"Why can't we stay?" complained Zack.

"Because, we have to go home and eat dinner" said Cody frustrated with his brother.

"But why can't we eat here?" asked Zack, still complaining.

"Do you want pizza?" asked Cody.

"Well, I guess we could go" said Zack.

The two boys unchained their bikes, put on their helmets, and headed back home. When they reached the Tipton, Zack walked over to the candy bar where Maddie was working. He stopped to say hello. Cody shot him a look that said 'coming?' and Zack shot Cody a look that said 'go ahead up'. Cody shrugged, and proceeded into the elevator. He clicked the button for his floor, and waited as two more people entered the elevator. He glanced at what numbers were pushed. 'Good', he thought, 'Both floors are before mine'. He hated being with other people in elevators. Finally when the two other people got out, he gave out a long sigh. He was tired, and was looking forward to seeing Kurt. Suddenly, the bell rang for his floor, and the doors opened. Cody stepped out of the elevator, while digging the room key out of his pocket. He walked to the door and knocked. No answer. Then he remembered that they must now always use a key. He had forgotten. He slid the key into the keyhole, and waited for the click. He pushed the door open. The lights were out. 'Wasn't dad supposed to be here?' he thought to himself, as he stepped inside and closed the door. He didn't want to turn on the lights, incase his father was there, and he wanted them off for a purpose. He felt his way around in the dark to the hall closet. He dropped off his shoes. Then he proceeded for his room. He figured, if his father was there, his father would've known that someone had come in. Forgetting about the lights being off in the rest of the suite, he sat down on the bed. He took all the money out of his pockets. Suddenly, he realized he left some in the bathroom earlier. He quickly got up, and went out of the bedroom. He felt around for the light switch to the hallway. He turned it on. He could barely see, a large stain across the floor, that looked rather odd. Puzzled, he crossed the main room, towards the light switch. He didn't think his father was there. He flicked it on. All across the floor, there was a large red streak, of what looked like dry blood. Cody cautiously approached it. He stood there in awe. He then noticed that the stain led to the bathroom, and seemed to go under the door. He quickly opened the bathroom door. It was dark inside, but he could barely make out the outline of a figure in the corner. He flicked on the light. His mouth went wide. There was a body in the corner. And he knew the clothes it was wearing. Kurt's clothes. Holding on to a last hope that it wasn't him, and trying to convince himself that it wasn't him, he approached the body. He stood, face filled with shock, and his mouth open wide. He tried to reach for reality. Tried to convince himself that he wasn't looking at what he thought he was. His face became filled with sadness, great sadness, and shock, and anger. He sank to his knees, his face now pouring with tears. He curled himself into a small ball, trying to avoid the puddles of blood that lay near his father. He wept curled up on the floor. He couldn't grasp reality. His head was going crazy. Overwhelmed with everything. He couldn't think clearly. He didn't know what to do. Suddenly, everything grew blurry, then it began to darken, until nothing was left but plain black.

About an hour later Zack was pounding on the suite door. They had only taken one key to the mall, since they had intended on staying together. He knew Cody would let him in if he knocked, and yelled that it was him. Maddie was with him. He invited her over, since she had finished her shift. Zack pounded on the door.

"You said he went up to the suite?" asked Maddie.

"Yeah. He had to. He wanted to" said Zack, confused as to what his brother was doing.

"There's no noise inside" said Maddie.

"Yeah, I know" said Zack.

"I think you should try one more time, and if he doesn't answer, go and get Moseby" said Maddie, a little worried.

"Alright"

Zack knocked on the door, and shouted for Cody to let him in once more. Nothing. Zack and Maddie shrugged, then headed back to the elevator. Once inside, they clicked the lobby button. Once they reached the lobby, Zack ran over to Mr. Moseby, followed by Maddie. He explained the situation, and Maddie verified it. His face grew with worry, and he pulled out his master key. He proceeded up the stairs, followed by Zack and Maddie. Once the group reached Zack and Cody's floor, Mr. Moseby walked up to their door. He slid the master key into the lock. It clicked, and he pushed the door open. The first thing that caught all of their eyes, was the huge red stain across the floor. The bathroom door was open, and you could see the bottom of Cody's shoes. Zack hurried in, fearing the worst. He saw his brother, curled in a ball and passed out. His face was crusted with dried tears. Suddenly, he noticed a body at the other end of the room, and massive puddles of blood. He recognized the shoes. A shocked look crossed his face. He hurried to the other end, seeing the same sight that Cody had seen only an hour ago. Tears instantly came to his face. He fell into Maddie's arms, weeping away. Maddie carefully escorted him out, and looked at the couch. It had collapsed, she quickly took him out of the suite, while Moseby picked up Cody, and carried him, following Maddie. They left the suite door open. They went into the elevator, and down into the lobby. Once they reached the lobby, Maddie made the weeping Zack sit on the couch, and she sat beside him, and he fell into her arms, weeping away. She began to stroke his hair, to try and calm him, though he deserved to cry. All she could think about was that horrid, horrid sight she had seen. It was terrifying. Moseby had set Cody down on one of the couches in the lobby. Everyone was giving the little group odd looks. Moseby hurried to the phone, and dialed 911. Then, he contacted Carrey. He didn't tell her about Kurt, just that there was something in the suite that she needed to see. She showed up, when they had the hotel blocked off. Tons of people stood outside. There was an ambulance, and several police officers. An officer let her in as soon as she showed some ID. In the lobby, were several chatting employees. Maddie sat on the couches with her sons. She began to rush over, when Moseby stopped her. The elevator rang. Inside were some men with a stretcher. She feared the worst. Moseby pointed to them. She walked over to the stretcher, and lifted the blanket. It was Kurt. Suddenly, her knees gave out, and she collapsed to the floor, tears pouring from her eyes. She had been folded on the steps. Her head in her arms that were rested on the floor. He was gone. Her true love was gone.

Suddenly, Cody awoke. As soon as he did, he began crying, and rocking back and forth, and shaking. The three Martins were spread across the room. Torn apart. Destroyed.

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