co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo

The next day, John headed to the cemetery with Adam and Leah. They got out of the car and headed to the office.

"Can I help you?" The clerk asked

"I'm looking for a grave." John said politely.

"Name?"

"I don't know it."

"Well that makes it hard." The clerk replied.

"But I know the date and how old."

"Alright."

"The date was April 13, 1983 and he was four years old."

The clerk thought for a minute. "There was a little boy who died. It was a sad story." He said walking over to the list. He looked up. "Lauranitits was the last name." He went to the filing cabinet and got the folder out with the name. "Here is it. Joseph Andrew Lauranitits. There is a newspaper clipping of the death announcement." He showed John the file.

"Where is the grave?" Adam asked.

"Section 10 row 23 position 34."

"Thank you." John said walking out. He knew his brother's name now. He sat in the car for a minute, his hand shaking a little. He opened the file and saw the picture of the little boy. He saw the same blue eyes and the same dimples. He smiled sadly and read the article about his brother's death.

"I'll take us to the place." Adam said as he started the car.

"What does it say?" Leah asked him.

"Joseph Andrew Lauranitits, age four, son of John and Eve Lauranitits, died April 13, 1983. He was a loving little boy and the light of his parents' life. He is survived by his parents of the home and a brother, Alan John, also of the home. Funeral services will be held April 16 at Lincoln River Cemetery." John read. "That's it."

"It doesn't say how he died?"

"No, it doesn't" He said as they stopped.

"This is it." Adam said cutting the engine.

John took a breath before opening the door and walking toward his brother's grave. He and Adam and Leah started looking around. John saw an older lady there.

"Excuse me, do you come here a lot?" He asked her.

"I do. I visit my family. There's a lot of them here."

"Do you know where Joseph Laurantitis's grave is?"

"Of course. It's right here." She walked over and pointed to the grave. "It was a sad story. My brother was upset."

"Brother?"

"Yeah, my brother, John, was Joey's father. I never believed that story they wrote about how he died."

"What do you mean?" Leah asked.

"The newspaper did an article on Joey's death. The police did the investigation and they found nothing." She said as they stood there. "Just some child service person thinking they know more than they did. Do you know my brother?"

"No, I don't." John said walking to the grave. He saw it in stone. His brother was indeed dead. "But Joey was my little brother by birth. It was my mom's dying wish to find him."

"I'm sorry this is how you found him." She said softly. "Well, good luck." She walked away and to her car.

John turned his attention back to the headstone. A part of him was glad that his mother was dead and wouldn't know what happened as well as the fact that she and Joey were probably together now.

"John, are you okay?" Adam asked.

"I don't know. I want to talk to the family." He said getting up.

"John, that's not a good idea."

"I will call them. I won't go there. I just…I need know about him and why he died." He said as he looked at Adam. "If it was your brother wouldn't you want to know?" Adam nodded and looked back at Leah.

"John, you have our support in this. How are you going to get their number?"

"See if it's listed and go from there." He stood up. "I just need to talk to them."

Adam nodded and they all headed back to the car. John was quiet on the way back. He hoped he could get the phone number of the Lauranitits'.

When they arrived at the house, John immediately went and got the phone book. He quickly checked to see if the number was listed and to his surprise, it was. He headed upstairs and dialed the number. It rang three times before someone answered.

"Lauranitits' residence." The person said.

"Yes, I'm looking for John or Eve Lauranitits?"

"One moment please." A few minutes later, a lady was on the line.

"Yes, can I help you?"

"Yes, I'm looking for John or Eve Lauranitits?"

"This is Eve."

"Mrs. Lauranitits, my name is John Cena and I'm interested in some information about your son."

"About Alan?"

"No, ma'am, Joey."

"Why do you want to know about Joey?"

"I wanted to know how he died."

"And why is this any of your concern Mr. Cena."

"Joey was my biological brother." He heard silence for a minute before she said anything.

"I'm sorry. Joey had a fall and it caused the peritonitis." She said to him.

"Do you have anything of his left?"

"I'm sorry. No we don't. After his death, we got rid of everything. It was just too painful to have it around. He was so small when he died." She said. "I really must go Mr. Cena. I have guests set to arrive soon."

She hung up before he could say more. He sighed as he hung up his phone. His brother was dead and the only thing he had was a photo that was in the file the cemetery had. He got up and headed downstairs. He couldn't stay with Adam and Leah forever. He had to sell his mother's house and get another place. He had given up his apartment to move in with her and take care of her.

"Did you get in touch with them?" Adam asked when John walked into the kitchen.

"I talked to the wife. She said Joey had a fall and died. They got rid of all his stuff afterwards." He said as he sat down.

"Well, you know now." Adam added.

"Yeah." He sighed. "Well, I wanted to tell you guys that I'm selling mom's house and then I'm getting my own place. I guess it's time to get back to my life."

"Are you okay?" Leah asked.

"I don't know."

"John, what?"

"Just something doesn't feel right and I'm not sure what it is."

Adam looked at Leah both weren't sure what he was talking about. "So, what are you going to do?"

"I don't know."

"We need to go see Amanda." Leah said. Amanda Rollins was the medical examiner and one of Leah's oldest friends. They'd gone to high school together and had lost touch in college. Leah had sent her a gift when she'd been made chief medical examiner and they'd talked on the phone a few times but they hadn't actually seen each other.

"Who?" John asked.

"Amanda Rollins. She's the new chief medical examiner. She can probably help you get answers."

"But she's the new chief. I don't think she was around when Joey died."

"No but she probably has records from back then that she can look at." Leah replied. "I will call her and see if she can see you today or tomorrow. If you want."

John sat there for a minute. "I'm going to try to get a copy of the article that was written about Joey's death. I will let you know."

Leah nodded as John headed out to the local library. The internet wouldn't have what he needed. She decided to call Amanda anyway. Just in case John found something she could help with.

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