Chapter 7: Forever & Always
They all ended up going to The Spaghetti Factory for dinner.
Since Rhea & TJ were in separate vehicles, on the way home, the twins were with Rhea, while TJ rode with Max & Craig.
The guys were already at the apartment just waiting for Rhea.
Sirens from firetrucks & ambulances were blaring, but the guys thought nothing of it.
(Forty-Five Minutes Later)
The guys were beginning to worry, because Rhea still hasn't come home with the twins yet. She was following the guys, but they assumed that she needed to get a few things.
Seconds later, TJ's phone started to buzz.
The caller ID read an unknown number.
"Hello?" He answered.
"Yes, my name is Jessi and I work at Saint Andrews Hospital. Can I speak to a TJ Bell?"
"This is he."
"About fifteen minutes ago, a woman by the name of Rhea Clarke-Bell was brought in with two eight month old infants. We looked in Rhea's wallet, and you were her emergency contact."
TJ sat down.
"Are they alright?" He asked.
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but the little boy died."
TJ started crying & shaking.
The nurse continued, "Rhea is barely hanging on, & it's a miracle the little girl made it out of the wreckage. You need to come as fast as you can."
The call ended.
"FUCK! OH GOD, NO!" TJ screamed, as the guys came running out of the band practice room.
"Where's Rhea?" Max asked worriedly.
Craig walked over to TJ, and asked "What's wrong?" while pulling him in a hug.
Amongst his tears, TJ replied, "Rhea & the twins were in a accident. CJ didn't make it."
Everyone started sobbing, as they made their way to the hospital.
(Ten minutes later)
When the guys arrived, they were asked to wait in the waiting room.
The band thought it would be best for TJ if he had more support, so they were now joined by Chris Motionless, Ricky Horror, Angelo and Ryan from Motionless In White, Ashley Costello & Nikki Misery from New Years Day, Danny Worsnop from Asking Alexandria, Ronnie Radke from Falling In Reverse, & the guys of Black Veil Brides.
Everyone waited as another hour passed by.
A doctor with a look of sadness finally comes out.
"Family of Rhea Clarke-Bell?" He asked.
TJ stood up and walked to the doctor, and told the doctor that he was her husband.
The doctor place a gentle hand on TJ's shoulder, "We did all we could, but your wife died twenty minutes ago."
Everyone that came to support TJ, watched as he fell to his knees.
TJ started to curse at the sky, as everyone came over and tried to console him.
He refused but once Ashley Costello embraced him in a hug, he buried his head in her chest and cried harder.
He stayed there for about an hour until he shot up, and ran to find the stairway to the roof.
Chris Motionless, Nikki Misery, Craig, & Ricky Horror ran after him fearing that he might harm himself.
When they found him, he was on the ledge.
"NO! TJ what are you doing?" Chris asked.
"Rhea & CJ were my world. How am I going to live without them?"
"Hey, do you remember how excited you were when you were told MIW & NYD were going to tour together?" Nikki asked.
"That doesn't matter!" TJ yelled.
"TJ do you remember when I tried to kill myself, who was the first person I called?" Ricky asked.
Craig tried to persuade TJ to come off of the edge by saying, "You're forgetting someone else that means the world to you!"
Ricky's question and those words seemed to click in TJ's mind.
He got down and walked towards his friends. He embraced them in a hug, and they all grieved together.
When they let go, Craig called Ronnie and told him to meet them at the pediatric ward.
Five minutes later they were shown to a room. The rest of TJ's support system were already shown the room and waited outside until he got there.
TJ took in a deep breath, and opened the door.
"Dada!" Were the words out of his little girls mouth.
TJ walked over to his daughter and sat on her bed, and held her for dear life.
Since the others, except Escape The Fate, haven't meet the girl yet, TJ introduced her.
"Everyone this is my daughter, Ashley Georgette Bell. I named her Ashley for two reasons, the song Ashley," Then he handed his daughter to her godmother, Ashley Costello, "And you. You are one of my best friends, and I want my daughter to grow up and be like you."
Just then, the doctor assigned to the little girls care came into the room and told TJ he could take her home tomorrow, since her injuries were minor.
Ashley handed her goddaughter back to TJ.
TJ held his daughter, and told her that he's never letting her go.