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Earlier that day:

Usually the Lima Bean was nice and quiet at this time of the morning. But right now it was

busy with a lot of chattering going on. Kurt Hummel listened to the conversations going

onaround him. He looked up at the clock. He frowned; Blaine was supposed to meet him

fifteenminutes ago. That was so unlike him that Kurt began to worry He turned back into

theconversations when he heard a gasp and someone said 'Oh that poor boy'. The young

singerlooked around him, everyone was staring and pointing at their computers, notebooks,

ipads,some with disbelief some were horrified. He became curious.

"Excuse me, can I ask what has everyone's interest?" he questioned the two girls at the next

table. In reply the blonde girl turned her tablet towards him. It was opened to the

newsstation. Kurt watched as a car was rammed into the boundary blocks on the highway.

The video waskind of grainy but Kurt would recognize the gelled hair anywhere. He

gasped as he watched ashis boyfriend was pulled out the window and placed into a SUV.

He saw the two men dragCooper out then stared in disbelief as a semi slammed into the

SUV that held Blaine.

"Nonononono" he mumbled, brought his hand to cover his mouth, tried to keep his hysteria

behind his hand.

Oh god!

"Hey, are you alright?" the girl asked. Kurt looked at her as tears sipped down his face.

Hepointed to the screen, opened his mouth but no words were spoken.

"Sir?"

"Blaine" he whispered. The girl looked from him to the screen and back.

"You knew him" at her words Kurt crumbled to the ground. Started to rock back and

forth,mumbling his boyfriends name over and over. The girl began to freak out. She

wasn't verygood at comforting people. She looked to her friend for help, who shrugged at

her. Anemployee came up to them asked what happened. The girls explained and showed

him thefootage.

"Ah man, that's his boyfriend" The employee said. He kneeled down, gently touched the

weeping boy on the ground.

"Come on Kurt, let's get you to the back office." He guided the crying boy behind the

counterand into the back. He took the younger boy's bag, searched it for a phone. Finding

it hesearched the list. Finally he settled on 'Burt'. It sounded like Kurt so it had to be a

relative,right?

"Hummel lube and tire"

"Hi, is Burt there?"

"Speaking"

"Are you related to Kurt?"

"Who is this and why are you asking about my son?" The man, Burt on the phone asked.

"Oh thank god, look I work at the Lime Bean and Kurt is and emotional wreck after seeing

thevideo, you need to get down here like yesterday." The kid spat out as quickly as he

could. After a moment he realized that Burt had hung up when he got no answer.

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Burt

Burt stood there, frozen for a moment after hanging up. What video? He turned toward the

desk computer but he didn't have a clue where to begin; besides his son need him right

now. He calls out to Jimmy to hold down the fort before heading out. The scenarios that

ran throughhis head got worse and worse the closer he got the coffee place. But nothing

could prepare himfor a completely catatonic Kurt. Once there he was escorted through the

main dining area onthrough to the back office. He looked at the employee who was

standing over his son. Hepointed to the computer.

"It's awful" the guy said. Burt needed as he hit play on the video already cued up. He

wentnumb as he recognized Blaine. He closed his eyes, grief for the boy he once knew

washedover him. He turned around pulled Kurt to him, steered him out and into the truck

and tookhim home.

As they were driving home the news came over the radio. Something about it caught

Burt'sattention; He reached out to turn it up. Burt quickly pulled over so that he could

focus on theradio. Something about a crash and someone trapped inside. A niggling

feeling came over himas he sat listening to the radio. They couldn't be talking about Blaine,

could they? Burt decidedto listen to his gut feeling. He turned the truck around and head to

the crash site.

He glanced briefly from the road to Kurt. There was no change, his son sat just as trapped

inhis own mind as that kid was trapped in that car. If that was Blaine, then there's still a

chancethat he will die. Burt slowed down the truck as he thought about things. Would it do

Kurt anygood to get his hopes up just to lose it again if Blaine survived the crash just to die

in thehospital? Should he not say anything to him till Burt knew for sure either way? No,

no waycould he do that to Kurt. Take away his last chance to speak, to hold the boy he

loved? No,absolutely not, Burt pulled back out into traffic and continued to the crash site.