The 5 stages

Stage 1: Denial

It's saturday 9:06 Am Ace and Justin are hanging out at McDonalds. They are having fun and joking around while eating. Ace is a close friend of Justin and always has been ever since birth. Ace is a friend of Justins family often hangs out at Justins home. As time went by Justin needed to leave for work. They both walked to the parking lot and said their goodbyes. "Text me when you get off of work so we can play online later." "Ok !"

*Time skip*

It's 8:02 Pm and Justin gets off of work. He gets in his car and drives home. While Justin is driving his phone goes off but he focuses on driving. When Justin got home he saw his parents on the couch. Their crying and holding each other. Justin asked why his parents are in this state. Justins father looks at him and said that Ace just recently died. Justin doesn't believe it he thinks it's a prank that Ace had planned out. Justins father told him that it's nota joke and that Ace had been shot by two people. Justin becomes shocked and tries to process what his father just told him. Justins heart beats faster, palms are sweaty, and his head is pounding. Justin is unable to think straight. Justin runs out the door and into his car. He drives off heading to Aces house. When he arrived Justin quickly got out the car an ran towards the front door. Justin opens the door to find Aces little sister Sara crying on the couch. Where is he?! Justin asks but no response only sobs. Justin runs upstairs heading towards Aces room. Justin burst through the door hopefully finind Ace but only to find an ordinaryroom. Justin closes the door and searches for Ace. Ace come out! Stop playing games man! Dude I swear if you don't show yourself I'ma break your PS4 and Xbox! Justin keeps searching but still no sign of Ace. *MMMMM* Justins phone vibrates in his pocket. He checks it and sees that he has a miss call and a voice mail from Ace. Justin unlocks his phone and listens to the voice mail.

*Voice mail plays*

Hey Justin call me when you get off of work so we can hangout!

*boop*

JUSTIN! dude I need your HELP! there's some dudes trying to break into my neighbors house. CALL ME!

*Boop*

Justin looks at his phone deciding whether or not to play the final voice mail.

*Boop*

*Static and glass breaks*

UGH......AH....*coughs* LET GO!!!

*static continues*

*Tuds* AAAAHHH GET AWAY FROM ME!!!!

*Police sirens in the distance*

*unknown voice* Let's go cops are coming!

*Groans in pain* NO WAIT!

*Gun shot*

*End of voice mail*

*Tud* Justin drops his phone and his eyes fills with tears. Justin falls on the bed and breaks down. Justin can't stop crying even when he's close to he can't.

*4 hours later*

After awhile Justin had no tears left to shed. he just layed on Aces bed and stared at the ceiling. He couldn't believe what he heard from the voice mail. He couldn't believe that his bestfriend was gone forever. Justin gets up and goes to the bathroom. justin sees his reflection in the mirror. His eyes are red and puffy, his cheeks had tear stains on them, and his hair is messy. He tries to fix himself but didn't change much.justin decides to go home but takes a picture of Ace & him at the fair having fun. Once Justin got home he plopped on his bed trying to fall asleep but still hears the sound of the gunshot. A few days later Aces family is having a wake for their son. A bunch of people showed up to the wake. Family, friends, classmates, and workmates. While everyone was downstairs Justin was in Aces room sitting on the edge of the bed. Justin is thinking to himself.

Why did you leave Ace?

I can't believe you're actually gone.

I don't believe you're gone.

I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE GONE!!!

Justin is denying the fact that his bestfriend is not with him. Justin continues to go back and forth denying reality. After the wake Justin has been denying and telling everyone that Ace is still alive. One day Justin didn't go to school and instead just stayed home crying on his bed still listeing to that voice mail over and over and over again.

I don't believe it.....*sobs* It's not true....It can't be....Ace.....