Jake throws some clothes from his closet into a garbage bag and lugs it downstairs to his car, which is slowly filling up with his possessions. Donald's date for leaving for basic training has been moved up, and he wants Jake to move in before he leaves for it. Donald convinced Francine and Masani to let Jake move in. The fact that their rent will drop since it's now being split three ways instead of two no doubt helped. Donald's moving into his grandmother's old room, so Jake can move into Donald's room. He even said Jake could use his old bed, saving Jake having to buy one, as his parents want to use Jake's old room as a guestroom, "until you move back in" as Dad had to add. Rather than rent a truck, Jake has decided to move gradually, taking the first load over today. It's been sunny all week, but on the day he decides to start moving, buckets of rain pour down.
Jake wonders if that's a bad sign.
He decides that it's just precipitation. After all, it has to rain sometime. He steps out into the rain again and chucks the garbage bag into the back seat. It should go faster on the other end since Francine can help him unload.
Maybe if he's lucky, in more ways than one.
Nudge nudge wink wink.
As he comes, a bit soppy, back into the house, his phone rings. He answers and hears Francine say, "Turn on the tv."
"Which channel?"
"It doesn't matter. I bet it's on nearly all of them."
"Uh, OK."
Jake goes into the living room and turns on the tv. He sees Dick and Poorpeople making a campaign appearance. They stand on a stage outside in front of a small crowd. "It's Dick and the other guy giving a speech. So?" Jake asks, wanting to get back to moving.
"Keep watching," Francine says.
A jet of flame like from a flamethrower shoots out of Dick's side and engulfs Poorpeople, who runs aflame off the stage screaming into the crowd. "Oh my God!" Jake says, "That's terrifying! They're showing this on tv?"
"It's news."
"What happened?"
"They're saying Dick's new body malfunctioned. He has all these weapons built into it and one accidentally activated, but I have my doubts about the 'accidentally' part."
"Is the guy all right?"
"No, dear. He's dead."
Blog Love Omega Glee is a novel by Wred Fright about two bloggers who fall in love while the world falls apart, which is being serialized on his blog. To start reading from the beginning or read another installment, please visit Blog Love Omega Glee Central on WredFright.Com. If you like what you've read, or you've read all of Blog Love Omega Glee and want more Fright, then please read his first novel.
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