They Couldn't Stay Away (a team crafted fanfic)

Chapter 10

Blaire's POV
I wake up the next morning to the birds singing softly. I open the window in my new room and say, "Hello little birds!" I walk downstairs humming. When I get to the kitchen, I see Jerome is already up. "Hey biggums!" I say laughing. "Yeah I've been waiting for someone else to get up!" He says. I see a few large objects laying behind him. There are two nerf guns and a blow horn. "Oh yes," I say smirking. I grab a gun as Jerome blows the horn. I run upstairs and shoot Mitch. "Let's Instagram this joint!" Jerome yells from behind. "OH LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!" Mitch yells. I shoot him once more and run to Autumn's room. "PEW!" I yell running away. Me and Jerome bolt back down the stairs. Soon, we hear loud footsteps and people yelling. I burst into laughter as Aubrey and the others walk in the room. Jerome just cracks up. We all grab some cereal and get ready to do our volunteer work. We decided to help out the community a bit. I put on light skinny jeans and a navy blue sweater with a lighter blue scarf. We pile in 2 separate cars and drive off. When we get to the campus, we see 3 cop cars and nervous looking volunteers lined up. I scramble out of the car and hear one of the officers yelling, "THIS WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT! WHO WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS I HAVE NO CLUE, BUT WE ARE INVESTIGATING NOW!" The others look a each other in shock while I look down at my converse. We run towards the scene and file in line like the others. "TODAY WE WILL BE CLEANING THE REST OF THE RUBBLE!" The officer continues, "THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE VERY SENSITIVE MAY WANT TO WORK ON MAKING THE CARDS. WE ARE MAKING CARDS FOR EVERY FAMILY WHO HAS LOST SOMEONE, OR HAS A SEVERELY INJURED FAMILY MEMBER!!!" That's awesome! Over 40 people lost their lives that day. It was very tragic. I decide to tough it out and clean up. I see Jerome and Autumn walk over to the cards while me, Aubrey, and Mitch head towards the destruction. I immediately head over towards my house. I pick up some small chunks of what once was a wall and pull it aside. I pick up some ashes and flooring. Then, I reach down and pick up a hard, ash covered object. I examine it then look down. I gasp and stand back as I realize what it was. Bones. Not just any bones... Cocoa's bones. I burst into tears and kneel down. "Buddy. I... I never got... To say goodbye!" I whisper between sobs. A chunk of a broken skull lies across from me, causing me to break down. "Blaire!" I hear a voice yell behind me and I look up. "Mitch?" I ask shakily. The figure nods and wipes up my tears. He looks down at the bones and turns white. "Oh my god I'm so sorry." And he hugs me tightly. Not letting go.

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A/N: sorry a bit of a depressing chapter but oh well! It actually pained me to write even though I don't have a pet! I still hoped you enjoyed reading this and it hit you in the FEELZ!!! Take care guys,
Jordan💙