Death #55:
In Pieces by a Cell Phone
By Ashley
Nick and I were sitting in the back room of the bus watching TV,
and I noticed Nick was charging his phone next to him, I was about to say something
to him when his phone rang, and noticed he didn't unplug it when he answered
it, I watched TV while he talked on the phone.
"Sorry about that, did I miss a lot of what happened on the
program?" Asked Nick
"Yeah you did,"
"Oh I'm sure it will be on again, sorry Brian,"
"Its cool, by the way you shouldn't answer your cell while
it's charging, you should always unplug it when you answer your cell," I
told him
"What why?"
"I read an email about it a while ago, some guy died from it,
he answered his phone while his cell was charging, and it electrocuted him, he
had burnt fingers and everything, scary stuff," I said to Nick
"Ok sure,"
"I think it was true, since I read the email, I always undue
the changer from phone when it rings,"
"Who sent this email to you?" asked Nick
"I think it was Howie,"
"Call him in here then," said Nick
"Fine I'll get him," I went to the door and called
Howie's name
"Yeah?" said Howie
"Can you come here please?"
"Sure," said Howie,
"He's coming," I told Nick
"Yeah?" said Howie
"Do you remember that email you sent awhile back about the
guy answering his cell while it was charging and he got electrocuted and
died?" I asked Howie
"Yeah of course, that's the whole reason why I take out
the charger from the cell when it rings; I always answered when it rang
before."
"See," I said to Nick
"Ok whatever,"
"AJ didn't believe me either," said Howie
"I didn't believe what?" asked AJ
"About taking the charger out when you answer your
phone,"
"Oh whatever, that's so stupid, that some guy got
electrocuted from answering his phone while it was charging," said AJ as
he rolled his eyes.
"Dude there were pictures and stuff," I told AJ
"Do you still have that email?" asked AJ
"No,"
"Do you Howie?" asked AJ
"No,"
"Ok then," said AJ and he walked away.
"Do you really believe all the emails that you read?"
asked Nick
"Yeah some," I told him, as I was walking out the room
to get a drink, and closed the door
AJ and Howie were talking in the kitchen; I opened up the fridge a
grabbed a Dr Pepper
"Brian so you always unplug your phone when it rings?"
asked AJ
"Yes I do, since I read that email, you should really do it
to, it will save your life,"
"How do you know that wasn't a completely made up
email?" asked AJ
"I...."
BOOM
We all looked wide eyed, we quickly ran to the back area of the
bus, first we saw broken pieces of a cell phone, then we looked on the couch,
Nick was burned and so was his clothes and the couch, he was bleeding
everywhere, things were smoking.
"Nick?" I asked not moving
"Where's his arm?" asked AJ freaking out
"Shit it's over their," said Howie
"He's missing a....leg too," said AJ," Turing
around not wanting to see anymore.
"Nick?" I called again, still he wasn't saying anything
"I'll... check," said Howie, he slowly walked over to
him, and felt for a pulse, Howie turned around with tears in his eyes and
nodded no.
I felt very dizzy and Howie noticed and quickly sat me down
on the floor and I heard AJ yelling and crying. I was in complete shock that
Nick was dead and got killed by answering his phone while it was charging.
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