Ross was not sure what the text meant.
Then Ross realized that he had not spoken to his Aunt Ellen, who had no children, and who was basically like Ross's mother, in several days.
When Ross called his aunt's number, a man answered.
"Is Ellen there?" Ross said to the male voice who picked up the phone.
"Ellen died in her bed" A male voice said.
"What!!?" Ross said, shaken, and slamming the phone.
Ross then took his other aunt, the selfish one, who had been on ignore for some time, off ignore, and called the other aunt.
"Did Aunt Ellen die?" Ross said.
"Ross, I've been trying to get you. Yes, the police came, and told me that they did a welfare check at Ellen's apartment, and found her dead. She died sometime between Friday night and Saturday morniing"
Ross felt shaken to his core.
"I;m on my way home from a business trip in a car. Let me go upstairs, sort myself, and I will call you back later" Ross said.
The Uber ride continued to the apartment. Ross was going to wait to tell Kayley until he got home. Ross did not just want to blurt out. "Aunt Ellen is gone" to Kayley. Ross wanted to tell Kayley in person.
Ross unlocked the door to the apartment. Kayley was in bed, but she heard him. "Ross?"
Ross walked into the bedroom, his face pale white.
"Ross, honey, what on earth is the matter?" Kayley said, with Ross shaking in her arms.
"Kale,. Aunt Ellen died. I had not talked to her in a few days. I tried calling her just to check on her, and her miserable human being roommate just said. "Ellen died in her bed" I had no choice but to take Aunt Bitch off of ignore. I called her, and sure enough it is true. Aunt Bitch had tried calling me many times, but since I had her on block I did not notice it until now. I will call Aunt Bitch back in the morning, and figure out the funeral. I want to digest this, as my Dad likes to say. Kale, I'm heartbroken. You know that Ellen and I had our differences, but with my mother being gone over a decade, and Ellen never having any kids, I was like Ellen's son, and she was like my mother. Aunt Bitch has all of the arrangements because I guess her roommate told the cops that Aunt Bitch is her sister, and the cops found her, a sister would be a next of kin over a nephew. I cant deal with my other aunt right now. I have to calm down" Ross said.
"Ross, honey, I am so , so sorry. I know how much you and Ellen meant to each other. I'm here for you. Try to rest yourself tonight, and then try to figure this all out in the morning" Kayley said, holding Ross
That night, predictably. Ross could not sleep. Kayley tried holding him. Ross was antsy even though he had taken both his calming and sleep meds.
Ross was heartbroken. In addition to losing his Aunt Ellen, who was like his living mother, he now would have to deal with his other aunt, the most selfish person in the world, because of the whole "Sister being a next of kin thing" over a nephew, and the EMS who found Ellen dead in her bed, having called Ellen's sister, instead of Ross.
Ross was about to have a terrible emotional ride during the next few days. Ross was devastated about Ellen's passing, feeling almost like he had lost his mother Shelley all over again, because of Ellen treating Ross like her son for Ross's whole life, and Ross having viewed Ellen as his Mother figure during the decade plus since Shelley's death.
How would this heartbreaking news play out for Ross? Sure enough anything having to do with business would almost certainly go on hold with the emotional hit that Ross was now taking.
What would happen? How would it all play out?
That would be seen.
Then Ross realized that he had not spoken to his Aunt Ellen, who had no children, and who was basically like Ross's mother, in several days.
When Ross called his aunt's number, a man answered.
"Is Ellen there?" Ross said to the male voice who picked up the phone.
"Ellen died in her bed" A male voice said.
"What!!?" Ross said, shaken, and slamming the phone.
Ross then took his other aunt, the selfish one, who had been on ignore for some time, off ignore, and called the other aunt.
"Did Aunt Ellen die?" Ross said.
"Ross, I've been trying to get you. Yes, the police came, and told me that they did a welfare check at Ellen's apartment, and found her dead. She died sometime between Friday night and Saturday morniing"
Ross felt shaken to his core.
"I;m on my way home from a business trip in a car. Let me go upstairs, sort myself, and I will call you back later" Ross said.
The Uber ride continued to the apartment. Ross was going to wait to tell Kayley until he got home. Ross did not just want to blurt out. "Aunt Ellen is gone" to Kayley. Ross wanted to tell Kayley in person.
Ross unlocked the door to the apartment. Kayley was in bed, but she heard him. "Ross?"
Ross walked into the bedroom, his face pale white.
"Ross, honey, what on earth is the matter?" Kayley said, with Ross shaking in her arms.
"Kale,. Aunt Ellen died. I had not talked to her in a few days. I tried calling her just to check on her, and her miserable human being roommate just said. "Ellen died in her bed" I had no choice but to take Aunt Bitch off of ignore. I called her, and sure enough it is true. Aunt Bitch had tried calling me many times, but since I had her on block I did not notice it until now. I will call Aunt Bitch back in the morning, and figure out the funeral. I want to digest this, as my Dad likes to say. Kale, I'm heartbroken. You know that Ellen and I had our differences, but with my mother being gone over a decade, and Ellen never having any kids, I was like Ellen's son, and she was like my mother. Aunt Bitch has all of the arrangements because I guess her roommate told the cops that Aunt Bitch is her sister, and the cops found her, a sister would be a next of kin over a nephew. I cant deal with my other aunt right now. I have to calm down" Ross said.
"Ross, honey, I am so , so sorry. I know how much you and Ellen meant to each other. I'm here for you. Try to rest yourself tonight, and then try to figure this all out in the morning" Kayley said, holding Ross
That night, predictably. Ross could not sleep. Kayley tried holding him. Ross was antsy even though he had taken both his calming and sleep meds.
Ross was heartbroken. In addition to losing his Aunt Ellen, who was like his living mother, he now would have to deal with his other aunt, the most selfish person in the world, because of the whole "Sister being a next of kin thing" over a nephew, and the EMS who found Ellen dead in her bed, having called Ellen's sister, instead of Ross.
Ross was about to have a terrible emotional ride during the next few days. Ross was devastated about Ellen's passing, feeling almost like he had lost his mother Shelley all over again, because of Ellen treating Ross like her son for Ross's whole life, and Ross having viewed Ellen as his Mother figure during the decade plus since Shelley's death.
How would this heartbreaking news play out for Ross? Sure enough anything having to do with business would almost certainly go on hold with the emotional hit that Ross was now taking.
What would happen? How would it all play out?
That would be seen.
