Mimi took hold of Roger's hand, and held it tight. She had been feeling weird since they left the Life Café. At first she thought it was just nerves from seeing Benny hit Mark, but then she really started to get freaked out when she thought she heard footprints.

This is crazy. Nobody's following me… I'm just a little paranoid. Mimi thought to herself.

She walked faster, so Roger and her could get home faster.

"Mimi-what's wrong?" Roger asked.

"Can't you hear it? Footsteps." Mimi told Roger.

"Maybe you've had too much to drink?" Roger explained.

"What I drank tonight was nothing, I drank this when I was seven." Mimi told Roger.

The sound of footsteps stopped, and Mimi became a little relaxed.

They walked to the loft silently, trying to get there as fast as they could. The temperature was dropping by the minute.

Mimi looked behind herself every minute or so, positive that she was being followed.

Roger noticed how freaked out Mimi was, and tried to calm her down.

"It's just one more block- then we'll be home babe." Roger said.

Mimi didn't hear what Roger had said, all she heard was footsteps.

There it is again…Mimi thought to herself

Mimi looked around again.

Nobody.

The noise of footsteps went away. Instead, she heard heavy breathing.

The sound of footsteps returned and Mimi squeezed Roger's hand tighter.

If I look around, the person will go way. Mimi said to herself, and forced herself to look straight ahead of her.

Around 30 seconds later, Roger heard the noises.

Footsteps? He thought to himself, and looked back.

Nobody.

Nothing.

The sound of footsteps stopped.

But started again fifteen seconds later.

Mimi and Roger both stopped walking and looked around, scared. But nobody was around.

The started walking again, they were almost at the loft.

The noise of heavy breathing had returned, but there was no sound of footsteps.

Mimi and Roger anxiously waited to cross the street.

We're almost there. I can see the loft from here. Roger thought to himself.

Out of nowhere, the sound of footsteps and heavy breathing returned.

A man came from behind them, and ran across the street. Before the man could make his way across, a red 1987 Chrysler Conquest hit him, and drove away.

Roger and Mimi ran to the Deli across the street.

"George- call 9-1-1! Some guy was just hit, and I don't know if he's breathing!" Roger yelled.

George called 9-1-1, and followed Roger and Mimi after he had called police.

All three of them looked over at the man who had been hit.

Male. African American. Early thirties. He was wearing dark blue jeans, black leather jacket, brown sweater, and a fancy pair of Italian shoes. Sunglasses. Knit matching black and white hat and scarf. Clutching a pair of keys in his hand. Bleeding all over the street.

Roger and Mimi told George what had happened, and about three minutes later an ambulance and police car had pulled up.

The medics ran out of the vehicle wearing gloves. A young girl checked his pulse, and sighed.

She looked at Roger, Mimi and George.

"It's all over-he's gone." The medic said.

The cop came out of the car, and put up some CAUTION tape. He then started to check the body for clues. Went for his inside pocket first, looking for a source of identification.

When the cop found the wallet, Mimi and Roger looked at each other, both pale. The wallet had been specially made with initials on the front. BC. The cop took out a driver's license and showed Mimi, Roger and George.

"Benjamin Coffin the third." The cop said.

Mimi and Roger looked at each other once again. Mimi started crying, and Roger held her.

A couple minutes later, Mimi and Roger got asked questions about what had happened. Information about the car, description on the driver, ECT. It seemed like it took at least 5 hours, but it was only an hour in reality. The cop was done questioning them, and told them they could go. Roger and Mimi stood there and looked at Benny for one or two minutes. When they got up to leave, they heard their friends calling for them. The saw the CAUTION tape, and ran over to Roger and Mimi.

"What happened?" Mark asked, taking out his camera.

"Is everything alright?" Joanne asked.

"Is everything okay?" Collins asked.

Before anything was said, Mimi burst into tears. Everybody knew if Mimi was upset, it was something big, since Mimi has been so much and only cries when it's VERY serious.

"No, something bad happened. Something really bad happened. He's gone." Roger said.

"Alison… I don't know how to tell you this…but Benny's dead." Mimi said through her tears.

Alison ran towards the CAUTION tape and looked down at the body. She recognized all of his clothing, she recognized the body. There was no doubt about it, it was Benny.

Alison walked over to the gang, and began to cry. They all hugged her and told her how upset they all were about the driver who just- left. The loft was filled with so many memories they all had with Benny, and they all weren't ready to back to the loft yet.

"Lets all take a walk and talk about Benny, we could sit in that pavilion in the park if you guys like." Maureen suggested.

"Okay." Alison said.

Everybody walked quietly, not sure what to say. When they got to the pavilion, everybody sat around in a circle and told things about Benny.

"I remember Benny was there for me when I found out that April had killed herself. I cried for hours with him, and he always told me I'd be able to love again after April." Roger said.

"I remember when he encouraged me to quick smack, because it could ruin my life. It's been 4 months since I've used." Mimi said.

"Benny came over to pick up the rent the day Maureen dumped me for Joanne. I was really upset, and he just laughed and laughed." Mark said.

"I remember Benny's reaction when I told him this afternoon that he was the sexiest man alive." Maureen said laughing.

"I remember when Benny told me this afternoon that he always wanted to date me. I was too shocked to say anything. I mean, me? The lesbian? No way." Joanne said.

"Benny came with me when I got my HIV test, and he was also there when I got the results. I remember Benny paying for my AZT and crying when I took my first AZT break, he held me." Collins said.

"I remember Benny's reaction when I told him I killed your dog…sorry Alison. The look on his face was priceless." Angel said, patting Alison's shoulders.

"It's okay Angel… that dog was a present from an ex-boyfriend. He asked me to marry him, 3 months before Benny did and I said no, and he gave me Evita." Alison said.

Everybody laughed.

"But the thing I remember the most was… our wedding night." Alison said unlocking a locket around her neck revealing what it said inside: "Always and Forever Baby."

Everybody shared a few more memories and funny stories. There was laughter along with tears, and after 3 hours everybody felt a little stronger. They all walked from the park to the loft hand in hand, planning on how to spend tomorrow. No matter what they did, they would do it to honor Benny's life- and they would do it together.

A/N- Sorry it took me so long to update. School's been crazy lately, so has my life. I'll be updating later this week… Not sure if Benny dying was the best decision, but I know how much everybody hates his character. This story is coming to an end… I'm in need of inspiration, and I really want feedback on this chapter. I want to know whom I should have as the driver of the car… maybe a character who's known in the Broadway play/ maybe an OC. Feel free to comment, just don't comment who you think should be the driver, I don't want to give it away, you know. If you could, give the character's name and an explanation on why I should choose them (for inspiration!)

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