Goodbye
Kyle held tight to Jessi's body she was still warm in his arms the tears in her eyes still damp. Kyle couldn't take his eyes of her, she was so beautiful even in death.
He heard a commotion coming from the house but he didn't look up he didn't care. Nicole and Stephen walked slowly into their house the lights were out and when Stephen tried to turn them on he noticed the broken glass and knew something was wrong.
Kyle had blown all the lights in the house when he had tried to save Jessi, he hadn't even realised it when they blew.
Stephen made Nicole wait from him in the entrance as he walked into the kitchen and then he saw the broken french windows, the glass was scattered all over the floor.
Stephen ran towards the damage stepping out into the garden, he smelt the dew soaked grass, felt the cold air on his face and then he saw them. Three bodies on the ground two were still the other one weeping softly.
"Kyle, oh god Kyle" Stephen said as he ran towards his son, he looked at Jessi laying in Kyle's arms and saw Cassidy's body slumped his eyes closed.
"Kyle" he whispered hoping for answers hoping for anything, Kyle didn't reply he just looked at Jessi stroking her soft hair.
"NICOLE CALL 911" Stephen shouted he was shocked his face had fallen his eyes wide. "Jessi" he enquired as he looked at the pale face below him.
He saw the blood, looking towards Cassidy he saw the gun, "No, no, no" he repeated he knew she was dead he just couldn't believe it.
Startled by Stephen's call Nicole arrived on the scene phone in hand, she surveyed the sight around her dropped the phone and screamed.
Stephen shakily reached his arms around her holding her tight in his embrace
"Jessi's dead" he told her, "I think Cassidy is too".
Nicole couldn't speak she just stared at Jessi, shuddering as tearless sobs ripped through her body. Stephen eventually let her go he picked up the phone his hands shaking as he dialled for the police.
Nicole slowly stumbled towards Kyle, stroking him on the back she tried to catch his eye but he wouldn't look at her.
She held him tight in an embrace and slowly rocked him like he had rocked Jessi, just minutes before.
Time seemed to stand still, Stephen stayed on the phone and Nicole continued to rock her son as silent tears fell from her eyes and landed on Kyle's blood soaked shirt.
A siren was heard coming towards the Trager home and then another and another, Stephen walked up to the driveway to show the police where to go.
Two police cars turned into the drive followed by an ambulance the lights were flashing, Stephen could see his neighbours peeking through their windows at the sight.
When the policemen arrived they quickly surveyed the scene, it was tragic to see two young deaths and a catatonic boy still weeping in his mothers arms.
Kyle was taken away in the ambulance he had to be sedated by a paramedic before he would let go of Jessi.
Nicole reached down and softly held Jessi in her motherly embrace, she looked at the fragile soul in her arms and wept for the loss of such a sensitive, brave and special girl.
Nicole kissed Jessi's cheek and was all the more saddened when she realised it was the first time she had ever kissed the child.
Poor Jessi all she ever wanted was to be loved and be a part of a family, I just hope she was happy with us even though it was for such a short time, Nicole thought.
Eventually Jessi and Cassidy's bodies were taken away and the crime scene was closed. Nicole went to the hospital to be with Kyle and Stephen went to the Rack to tell Lori and Josh the bad news.
Kyle was kept uninformed of these facts he was blissfully ignorant to everything around him, dreaming of a time when Jessi's heart still beat and her life still revolved around Kyle's.