Across the Universe-
This story is being written for the 'Across the Universe' flash-fic challenge at ghffchallenge...the challenge is to write flash fics with prompts based on the lyrics of the musical 'Across the Universe'...I don't own GH I just love the fandom...hope you like
PROMPT #14:
But when you talk about destruction
Don'tcha know that you can count me out
Don'ycha know it's going to be alright
The sound of her scream echoed down the stairs and into the diner causing Lulu and the other patrons of the diner to wonder. Logan looked over to where he was still seated with his sister and Spinelli and finally stood up.
"Don't worry. I'll take care of it."
His companions nodded as he ran up the stairs.
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Maxie was sitting in the hallway in the fetal position.
'No' she mumbled 'no.'
She was in tears and upon Logan spotting a frazzled Maxie he knew something was up.
"L-Logan...it's Coop."
Maxie pointed to the door and when Logan turned around he spotted his friend hanging from the rafters dead. He also saw some paperwork on the bed. One of the pieces of paper he recognized was the DNA report. Cooper swore he didn't kill Georgie to his face but now the young man realized he didn't know his friend at all.
He knelt down next to Maxie and picked up his cell phone dialing the police telling them about Coop.
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Meanwhile back downstairs Lulu headed over to where Spinelli and Serena were sitting as they were now the only two customers in the diner.
"So I wonder what the Drama Queen was screaming about."
"Please don't call her that."
Lulu gave him an apologetic smile. It was still hard for her to believe that her friend was falling for Maxie Jones of all people. She made a mental note to give them the benefit of the doubt. But if Maxie were to ever break Spinelli's heart she wouldn't hesitate to kick her ass.
I was then Mac Scorpio entered the diner followed close behind by detective David Harper and Lucky Spencer.
"Lucky," Lulu said looking at her brother, "what's going on."
"Logan called. Apparently Cooper was found hung to death."
Lulu gasped placing her hand on her mouth.
"Oh my god."
"Where's Maxie."
"She's still up there with Logan."
Mac nodded and began to head up the stairs with Harper behind him. Lucky was planning to talk to his sister and see what she knew. Spinelli however was up and following the cops.
"What are you doing Mr. Spinelli?" Harper asked.
"I need to see Maxie. She's my friend, she needs me."
Mac had witnessed that the young hacker had been hanging out with his daughter allot since her sister died so he nodded.
"Spinelli you can come only if you stay out of the way."
Spinelli nodded and headed upstairs.
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By now Maxie was in shock. Sure she had planed to come up there to break things off with Cooper but seeing there hanging from the rafters, death changed all that. It was in that moment that she momentarily forgot the act that most likely he was her sister's murderer she loved him and didn't want to loose him.
"Maxie," she heard her father's voice speak from what seemed like miles away. She was still lost in her thoughts about Coop to speak about anything. She heard him push Logan out of the room and order Harper and Lucky who was now upstairs to search the room.
Spinelli couldn't help but peak into the cadet's room. At seeing his lifeless body still swinging he felt sick to his stomach. It was then he spotted her still in a ball on the floor. Eyes red from crying. He knelt down and didn't know what he should do next. He suddenly out of nowhere began to run his hands through her hair.
"M-Maxie are you ok. Stupid question your not ok...do do you want to get out of here. Or at the least let me take you downstairs."
"I-it wasn't supposed to be like this Spinelli. It wasn't supposed to end like this."
Spinelli nodded. If Cooper was Georgie's killer which the hacker believed was a strong 98 accurate he had hoped the book would be thrown at him.
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Logan was now back downstairs and looked at his sister and Lulu.
"I-is it true. Cooper is dead."
Logan nodded to Lulu who ran into his arms.
"I'm sorry. I know he was your best friend."
"Friend...ha. I thought he was. Turns out I never knew Cooper at all."
"I'm sorry for more then that you know...I think that maybe you and me..."
Logan pressed his palm gently over Lulu's mouth.
"I don't think this is the appropriate time for us to reconcile."
Lulu nodded as Serena looked up from the newspaper she was thumbing through.
"So this wouldn't be the best time to tell you I met someone new."
Serena said as she noticed his picture in the paper and was reading an article about him and the local mob activity.
'Figures.' She thought, 'I'd be crushing on a mobster.'
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Spinelli finally convinced Maxie that it was best that they left. He practically carried her down the back stairwell and out the door that was used for the residence upstairs.
"Thank you." Maxie whispered.
Spinelli nodded.
"So do you want me to drop you off at your place or Sam's?"
"Actually Spinelli can I stay at the penthouse. Just for the night."
Spinelli nodded as he walked with her in silence.
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The coroners had since arrived to take the body away and Harper was waving the three pieces of paper scattered on the bed.
"I found something."
Mac grabbed the papers and looked down at the DNA report that was thought to be stolen.
"Looks like Johnny Zacchara isn't out man after all."
He said this as he noticed that Cooper's DNA matched Georgie's killer. He then saw the note for him and opened it to read. As he read the confession he was horrified that he had let this man into his home. Had allowed him to date his daughter...He then saw the letter to Maxie and tore it up before even reading it. There was no way this man would ever hurt one of his girls again.
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TBC