Breaking the News

“He’s dead? How? When? I can’t believe he’s dead. Are we sure?” Rose sat at the table in a very crowded dining room. Ty called everyone together to explain the current situation to them and how things were changing for everyone.

“They sent my uncle photos, and you don’t want to see them. But there’s no way he’d let those pictures be taken if he were alive.” It disgusted Ty seeing them himself. The man lay crumpled on the floor, face down in a puddle of vomit. His pants were crumpled about his ankles and his white ass was on display for all to see. Clearly, he’d been entertaining himself when the poison took effect. Ty felt the undignified way of dying was appropriate for the way the man lived. It could only have been better if he’d died using an outhouse.

“What why?” Heather really hadn’t been listening after she’d heard that Russell was dead. So many people would quietly celebrate this before waiting for the other show to drop with Jack.

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