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It's around 2AM, the usual time Jim would wake up. He sits up in bed, looking at the boarded up windows then at his computer, he loves his computer.

He gets up, the voices from outside spilling into the house from under the front door. He checks all the closets, making sure nobody is in there. The television flickers on, showing the emergency broadcast.

He goes back to his room wanting to ignore his growing anxiety, stopping and staring at the item on his desk. He sits at the chair booting up the computer, and proceeding to open ro-chat. Opening his chat with Elliot, Jim types franticly, hands shaking as he does so

DING

Elliot is awoken by a chime from his phone, who could be messaging him at two in the morning? Jim, thats who.

'Elli, please come here someebodys inmmy house im scared please i can hear them outside'

Elliot's heart sinks, is his partner alright? So many thoughts ran through his head all at once. He gets out of bed putting his shoes and jacket on than leaving out the front door

He franticly fumbled with his car keys before managing to turn the car on, driving to Jims house.

Meanwhile Jim is standing in his bedroom door staring at the house entrance, pistol in hand. Contemplating to shoot himself or not.

Elliot arrives at Jims house, pulling into the driveway behind Jims car. He got out of his car, approaching the front door quickly.
His heart sinks as he hears a gunshot followed by a body dropping to the floor, theres blood oozing out from under the bedroom door...

Grief