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"It still shocks me,"
Brent says
as he sticks a French fry into his mouth.
"Me, too,"
Andy agrees. "To think
that Tim
is really gone ... It's strange."
Brent leans against the back of the
booth and glances around the bar and grill. The dinner hour has brought
in a sizable crowd; there isn't an empty table in sight, as far as he can
tell. Even if he weren't looking, he could tell how busy it were -- there
is a steady buzz of voices and music hovering just underneath his and Andy's
conversation.
"I remember when I started dating
Sarah,"
Brent says, "Tim got shot and wound up in a coma. We all knew it
was a reality that he could die, but ... no one was ready for it. It just
seemed like he should recover, and he did. So for him to die this way,
with no warning at all, was that much more of a shock."
"I can imagine." Andy sits back as
well, folding his hands in front of his stomach. "It never should have
happened. Tim shouldn't have been alone at that pier."
"No one expected it would go down
like that, Andy."
"Of course not. But I was supposed
to be there with him. He didn't even want to be a part of it -- he only
went to keep Claire
from putting herself in danger. So I can't help ...
I can't help feeling like I'm to blame for what happened."
Brent quietly allows the comment
to sink in. After the pause, he hurriedly says, "Don't. This isn't your
fault."
"If I'd stayed with Tim--"
"Then maybe the both of you would've
gotten killed. Who knows?" Brent goes in for another French fry and when
it has disappeared into his mouth, he continues, "Besides, the Morianis
are really the ones at fault here."
Andy simply raises his drink to his
lips for a long sip.
"They're the reason
your mother was
shot, don't forget that," Brent says. "And it was because of them that
anyone, Tim included, had to be at that pier."
"I suppose so."
Brent shakes his head, his face clouded
by thoughts. "I would still love to lock those bastards up."
Andy sighs. "I think we're definitely
in agreement on that."
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