Choices the third of four in the Shattered Series, (Shattered, Forgiven, Choices, and The After,with)

Chapter 36

"Jeff? Are you okay?" He could hear a voice ask him, he tried to respond but his tongue felt thick and his mouth dry.

Kelly knew it was bad, "Help! Something is wrong with Jeff" she yelled, she checked both ends of the hallway. The bell had rung a few minutes ago, she watched as Jeff fell to the ground his whole body shaking and a white foam coming from his mouth.

She took off for the closest classroom, banging on the door.

"Where's the fire?" The teacher asked her.

"It's Jeff Wilkins, he's sick" she spit out, already headed back towards him.

Mr.Long poked his head into the hallway, he could see Jeff convulsing on the floor, "someone call 911" he ordered before following Kelly.

As he got closer he made the realization that it was too late, that Jeff was gone.

Kevin hung up the phone, "Sarge, we got another one" he told him, "This time at The Lawton Academy" he told him, "kid's dead, they think it's drug related. Kid was 18"

Jay looked at the name Kevin had written on the board, "I think that's where Ruzek's nephew goes, it's a pretty penny to send a kid there"

Adam came back upstairs, "Ruzek? The Lawton Academy, that's your nephew's school, yeah?" Jay asked, checking his phone a message from Erin just coming in.

"Yea, why?"

"We got a dead kid, died in the hallway" Kevin told him, "initial thoughts are it's a drug overdose"

"Shit, are we finally getting this case?" Adam asked, it had belonged to narcotics but it was beginning to spread out to all units.

"Yea, they called us in on it this morning" Voight told him checking his notes, "Ruzek, you and Roman head to Harvey. Atwater and Halstead you two hit up The Lawton Academy"

Declan waited in the parking lot for Johnny to arrive, he had called him as soon as he had heard about Jeff, classes had been cancelled for the rest of the day and everyone had been sent home.

Johnny leaned over and opened the passenger door, "Get in, we can't talk here"

Declan tossed his backpack on the back seat, "this is bad" he told him, just seconds away from a full blown panic attack, "he took a pill just before he died"

Johnny drive towards his office, Declan's reaction shocked him "I thought you had the stones for this kid?"

"I do, it's just freaking me out a little" he admitted, "you think the police will go to the school?" he knew his uncle could possibly be on the case and that scared the shit out of him.

"I'm sure they will" Johnny parked the car, "you just need to keep it together and keep your head down. It will all blow over" he told him, "let's put a freeze on sales for the next few days"

"Got it"

"My goodness, this baby is so sweet" Kim said as she rocked Drew, "makes me want another one" she was only half joking.

Annie laughed, "you can borrow him whenever you want!" She offered, "he really is the best, I never thought I could love someone as much as I love him"

Kim smiled at her "I told you so"

"Have you started planning Anthony's birthday party yet?" She asked, "what does he want?"

"It'd be easier for me to tell you what he doesn't want" she laughed, "we've started planning it,that boy has changed his mind numerous times on what kind of party he wants"