Chapter 1

Frank walked out of the church. He still couldn't believe what had be going on in his life. His baby brother Joe was dead. Frank made a discovery that he and Joe had a sister called Jessica, but she only went by the name Jessie. She left town the night before to carry on with her tour. Jessie was a well-known singer.

Laura walked slowly out of the church. Frank looked at her, not believing his eyes. She looked older than her age. Fenton held Laura's arm in the crook of his. Fenton was still in a state of disbelief not believing that in the space of two days he would lose a son and find his daughter who had been missing for over fifteen years only to lose her again.

Callie walked over to Frank, not liking what she has to say to him. It would tear him apart. She always wished to have Frank alone without Joe tagging along. She got it, but not for long. Placing her hand on his arm, "Frank?"

He looked over at her with dull brown eyes. Callie hated doing this to him, but she was leaving Bayport today with her parents, "Frank I hate to do this to you at this time, but I'm leaving Bayport today. My Dad got a new job and we need to leave now for New Port I'm sorry."

Frank didn't say anything. He just walked away. In a way he was glad. Callie had been saying some things about his brother and he didn't like it. They had been slipping away for awhile. Callie had changed over the years. She kept starting fights, making him chose between her and Joe.

Callie watched Frank walk away without a word. She turned and headed over to her parents who were saying their farewells to the Hardy's.

Meanwhile in New York, Jessie thoughts were in Bayport wondering if Frank and them were holding up Ok.

While walking with Sammie, window shopping she said, "I hope they Ok."

Sammie nodded. She knew whom Jessie was talking about. Two day ago, Jessie life was turned inside out. She found her family after years of wondering who she was. All that last night, and it was painful for Jessie. They parted on an unhappy note.

Jessie frowned at a girl who had walked passed them. Then shook her head, ' That couldn't be her.' Then said, "Better head back, Mitch will be wondering where we are. Gotta stay in his good books for a while after the stunt we pulled yesterday."

Sammie laughed, "But honey it was worth every damn minute just to see that look of anger when you dragged Frank and Biff onto the stage."

Laughing, the two girls headed back two the hotel.

Frank was sitting in the tree house Joe and he had made when they were younger. His 6'1 frame didn't quite make it all in his feet dangled out of the door that he had to bend to get in. Frank had to get away from everything... to think. His world was spinning out of control and he needed to forget for awhile. Too many memories in the house... of all the fun he and his family had while Joe was alive. It was now too painful to remember. Joe, blond haired and blue eyed. At 6 feet, he was an inch shorter than Frank but he made that up with his bulk. Joe was quick tempered as well. He could blow at a drop of a hat, but he forgave just fast, unlike Frank. It took a while to get back into his good graces, unless you happened to be family. Both of them loved their family. They may appear strong to the outside world, but to their family they were just normal.

Frank wondered what Jessie was up to. He knew that one day she would come back into their lives, until then he was alone. He knew that he'd wait and be strong till that day.

Meanwhile Jessie wandered aimlessly around the hotel. She was bored to tears. Sammie was practicing with the other dancers for the next night performance. She walked out the door and wandered the streets of New York.

Mitch watched Jessie from his window, nodding.

Jessie walked into a Diner for a hamburger and coke. That was one thing she never had to worry about. She could eat heaps of junk food and not gain weight.

Sitting at a table waiting for her order, she looked around. Not many people in at this time. The lunch rush was over. There was a young girl and a boy about her age sitting in the booth opposite her. The guy had blond hair. He looked like someone she knew, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

She forgot about it when her order came. She picked up her burger and started to eat not giving anything else a thought. It wasn't till she saw the couple leave that she gave it another thought, 'Why do you look familiar? I don't think I know you.' But she couldn't shake the feeling that she knew him. She finished her burger and drained her drink. She got up and walked over to the counter to pay for her food.

She headed back to the Hotel still wondering why she couldn't place him.

Sammie was just coming out of the Hotel when she spotted Jessie, "Hey there girlfriend. Gee is that smoke I see coming out of ya ears."

Jessie laughed shaking her head she said, "Yeah, I was thinking."

Sammie jokingly said, "Quick call the papers stop the press Jessie was thinking."

Jessie whacked Sammie on the arm, when she saw the guy again. Pointing him out to Sammie she asked, "Do you know that guy?"

Sammie looked over at the guy and said, "We don't know him, but we do know his brother and his friend."

Jessie looked at her and asked, "Are you sure he died?"

"Love, it's him. I stared at the picture long enough to remember."

Jessie nodded. Then she felt something coming from him as he neared them. It was weak, but she hadn't felt it in a long time. She knew that without a doubt that he was her brother, Joseph.

Chapter 2

Frank walked out of the church. He still couldn't believe what had be going on in his life. His baby brother Joe was dead. Frank made a discovery that he and Joe had a sister called Jessica, but she only went by the name Jessie. She left town the night before to carry on with her tour. Jessie was a well-known singer.

Laura walked slowly out of the church. Frank looked at her, not believing his eyes. She looked older than her age. Fenton held Laura's arm in the crook of his. Fenton was still in a state of disbelief not believing that in the space of two days he would lose a son and find his daughter who had been missing for over fifteen years only to lose her again.

Callie walked over to Frank, not liking what she has to say to him. It would tear him apart. She always wished to have Frank alone without Joe tagging along. She got it, but not for long. Placing her hand on his arm, "Frank?"

He looked over at her with dull brown eyes. Callie hated doing this to him, but she was leaving Bayport today with her parents, "Frank I hate to do this to you at this time, but I'm leaving Bayport today. My Dad got a new job and we need to leave now for New Port I'm sorry."

Frank didn't say anything. He just walked away. In a way he was glad. Callie had been saying some things about his brother and he didn't like it. They had been slipping away for awhile. Callie had changed over the years. She kept starting fights, making him chose between her and Joe.

Callie watched Frank walk away without a word. She turned and headed over to her parents who were saying their farewells to the Hardy's.

Meanwhile in New York, Jessie thoughts were in Bayport wondering if Frank and them were holding up Ok.

While walking with Sammie, window shopping she said, "I hope they Ok."

Sammie nodded. She knew whom Jessie was talking about. Two day ago, Jessie life was turned inside out. She found her family after years of wondering who she was. All that last night, and it was painful for Jessie. They parted on an unhappy note.

Jessie frowned at a girl who had walked passed them. Then shook her head, ' That couldn't be her.' Then said, "Better head back, Mitch will be wondering where we are. Gotta stay in his good books for a while after the stunt we pulled yesterday."

Sammie laughed, "But honey it was worth every damn minute just to see that look of anger when you dragged Frank and Biff onto the stage."

Laughing, the two girls headed back two the hotel.

Frank was sitting in the tree house Joe and he had made when they were younger. His 6'1 frame didn't quite make it all in his feet dangled out of the door that he had to bend to get in. Frank had to get away from everything... to think. His world was spinning out of control and he needed to forget for awhile. Too many memories in the house... of all the fun he and his family had while Joe was alive. It was now too painful to remember. Joe, blond haired and blue eyed. At 6 feet, he was an inch shorter than Frank but he made that up with his bulk. Joe was quick tempered as well. He could blow at a drop of a hat, but he forgave just fast, unlike Frank. It took a while to get back into his good graces, unless you happened to be family. Both of them loved their family. They may appear strong to the outside world, but to their family they were just normal.

Frank wondered what Jessie was up to. He knew that one day she would come back into their lives, until then he was alone. He knew that he'd wait and be strong till that day.

Meanwhile Jessie wandered aimlessly around the hotel. She was bored to tears. Sammie was practicing with the other dancers for the next night performance. She walked out the door and wandered the streets of New York.

Mitch watched Jessie from his window, nodding.

Jessie walked into a Diner for a hamburger and coke. That was one thing she never had to worry about. She could eat heaps of junk food and not gain weight.

Sitting at a table waiting for her order, she looked around. Not many people in at this time. The lunch rush was over. There was a young girl and a boy about her age sitting in the booth opposite her. The guy had blond hair. He looked like someone she knew, but she couldn't put her finger on it.

She forgot about it when her order came. She picked up her burger and started to eat not giving anything else a thought. It wasn't till she saw the couple leave that she gave it another thought, 'Why do you look familiar? I don't think I know you.' But she couldn't shake the feeling that she knew him. She finished her burger and drained her drink. She got up and walked over to the counter to pay for her food.

She headed back to the Hotel still wondering why she couldn't place him.

Sammie was just coming out of the Hotel when she spotted Jessie, "Hey there girlfriend. Gee is that smoke I see coming out of ya ears."

Jessie laughed shaking her head she said, "Yeah, I was thinking."

Sammie jokingly said, "Quick call the papers stop the press Jessie was thinking."

Jessie whacked Sammie on the arm, when she saw the guy again. Pointing him out to Sammie she asked, "Do you know that guy?"

Sammie looked over at the guy and said, "We don't know him, but we do know his brother and his friend."

Jessie looked at her and asked, "Are you sure he died?"

"Love, it's him. I stared at the picture long enough to remember."

Jessie nodded. Then she felt something coming from him as he neared them. It was weak, but she hadn't felt it in a long time. She knew that without a doubt that he was her brother, Joseph.

Chapter 3

Jessie waited for Frank to say something. Anything was better than the silence. She was getting anxious. She couldn't stand it anymore and she asked, "Frank, you still there?"

Frank removed the phone from his ear and stared at it in shock. He could hear Jessie on the other end calling for him, sinking onto his bed thinking 'Can it be true? Joe's alive?'

Biff walked into Frank's room. Frowning, he asked, "Frank?"

Frank turned his head towards Biff with a surprised look on his face.

Biff slowly walked over to his friend. He could hear a girl calling out for Frank to talk to her. Grabbing the phone he said, "Hello? Who this?"

'Jessie who are you?'

"Hey Jessie how are you? What did you say to Frank? He's in shock!"

'Damn, I knew I shouldn't have told him over the phone.'

"Hold on, told Frank what?" Biff could hear Jessie talking to someone on her end

'Sammie, I knew that it was wrong. Damn, he's in shock'

'Sorry Biff, Sammie was just asking me something. Look, is there anyway you and someone else come to New York?'

Biff asked, "Why?"

'We need help out here to prove that Joe is still alive."

"What did you just say?" Biff asked.

"Sammie and I saw Joe today here in New York and I need to prove it and to find out why he's here and not at home where he belongs.'

"Look, can you ring back say in two hours? I'm gonna get the gang together and you can tell us all in one go about all this."

'OK. It's now three, I'll call back at five then. Bye Biff.'

Biff said, "Bye Jessie." Biff hung the phone up and put it down next to Frank on the bed.

Looking down at Frank, Biff asked, "Frank, are you alright?"

Frank looked up at him looking dazed and asked, "She did say what I think she said? I didn't make that up did I?"

Biff looked at him. Frank had a light that he hadn't seen since they had been told that Joe had died. "No, she told me that she and Sammie saw Joe in the city."

Frank took a deep breath and looked at Biff saying, "I have to go to the city to see for myself that it is him."

Biff said, "You know there no chance in hell that your mom would let you go off to New York."

Frank jumped off his bed and said, "I know but I've got to go." Shaking his head he sunk back to his bed saying, "What if she was wrong? Jessie left here angry at mom and dad and maybe me what if this is a cruel joke?"

Biff got mad, "Frank listen to yourself! Jessie may have left here angry and confused but she would sink that low to get back at you and she was more upset than angry she so confused. It's amazing she rung here in the first place Frank. Jessie needs us and I'm gonna get some of the others to come with me and the rest stay and help you from this end."

Frank nodded and said, "That the only way this is going to work as you said I can't go. Mom hasn't let me out of her sight for more than a hour." Frank leant up against the wall of his bedroom and carried on saying, "I know she worried and all that, but I need more than a hour to myself. I envy Jessie. She can get out. I know she doesn't know Joe and us, but she made a life even though she was dealt some lousy cards, but she still made some thing of her life. She could have joined a gang and did all that, but she didn't. I admire her for her courage for beating the odds."

Biff said, "I agree, but don't put her on a pedestal, Frank. She is human after all and we all make mistakes."

"I know and I wasn't." said Frank.

Biff said, "Great, I like that Sammie. She's a real character."

Frank smiled at him and asked, "You like her do you?"

Biff stared at him and said, "Not like that! I like Jessie, I think she's great. Sammie's cool. I think she's more suited for you."

Frank sat up and yelped, "Me? I just lost a girlfriend and now you're thinking of setting me up with another."

Biff laughed yelling, "Got you! I knew that would get you biting and it worked."

Jessie glanced at her watch hoping that it had moved closer to five so she could ring them back. She wanted to call them now, but it was only four. She had another hour to go before she could ring them back.

Sammie was reading to pass the time, but Jessie couldn't relax enough to read. She decided on going for a walk. She called out, "Sammie I'm going for a walk for an hour, I'm too wound up to relax, I'll be back."

Sammie called back, "Ok I'll stay here just in case they ring us."

Jessie nodded and said, "Great idea."

Sammie said, "I know, I thought of it."

Jessie rolled her eyes as she opened the door. She wrinkled her nose when she entered the corridor door. 'Gee when I get down to the lobby I'll tell them that there is a weird smell up here."

Closing the door behind her, she heard a click, and then all hell broke loose.

Chapter 4

Jessie felt the building tremble and then saw a fireball moving fast. Jessie raced back into the room and calmly said, "Sammie we need to get out of here and move fast."

Sammie was glad that they had left their gear on the bus. As she headed to the door, Jessie grabbed her arm as she passed her. Feeling anything but clam she said, "Not that way there's a fire out there.

Walking over to the window and threw it open she leant out of the window and looked out. She saw a crowd milling outside. She looked down to see how wide the ledge was.

Sammie joined her at the window and she looked and knew what Jessie was thinking. Taking a deep breath she said, "If we're going to do this let's get it over with before I change my mind."

Jessie nodded. They could hear the wailing of the sirens from the emergency teams. She climbed out of the window and moved so that Sammie could join her on the ledge. Sammie climbed out slowly. She clutched Jessie arm as they move slowly to the drainpipe that Sammie had pointed out to her.

Jessie felt her heart hamming in her chest. She had never been one for heights. She heard Sammie say to her, "Don't look up."

Jessie frowned and asked, "Isn't that meant to be down?"

"Yeah, but how many times do people tell you that and you look down?"

"Ehh right, you pick the weird times for weird conversions my friend." Jessie looked up and saw that there were people further up like them clinging to the walls of the building. Looking back she saw a young lady holding onto a little child leaning too far out of the window. She pulled Sammie's arm to get her attention. She pointed to the woman and said, "Move slowly towards her and help her."

Sammie nodded and still clutching Jessie's hand, she moved slowly towards the lady.

Jessie followed and called out, "Hold on. We're coming to help."

The lady turned and nodded her head to confirm that she understood.

Inching slowly towards them, Sammie moved passed the window that the lady was at and let go of Jessie hand.

Jessie called out to a man who was a bit further down from them, "Help us please, this lady has a child with her."

The man inched his way over to them and said, "Well now fancy meeting three beautiful ladies up here and what are you doing up here."

Sammie laughed and said, "Taking a stroll."

The man roared with laugher and said, "Trying to survive this inferno. By the way I'm Matt Beltran. I'd shake your hands but I need to hold this child you're about to hand me."

Jessie was slowing helping the child out and stood the little girl on the ledge. She looked over at him and she replied, "You hit the nail on the head Matt. "I'm Jessie and this is Sammie."

Sammie and Jessie helped the lady out and held onto her hands as she cried, "I can't do this I hate heights."

Jessie whispered into her ear, "You and me both but be strong for your daughter. If she see you freaking out she will as well and I'll most likely join you. I hate them as well. When we get down you can do what you like but not here."

The lady nodded and took deep breaths to calm herself down.

Matt looked down and saw that the emergency teams were getting their ladders and buckets up to get to the people on the ledges. He watched as they got the people on the lower floors and he knew that they wouldn't reach them and the others further up.

Jessie looked as well and she also knew and said, "They won't reach us. We need to move them and us down so the can. They wouldn't risk use helicopters to get us either."

Matt nodded. His training told him all that and more.

Jessie looked up and called up to them, "We have to move down pass the message on to the others up above. You move toward the drainpipe over there." Jessie pointed to the one her and Sammie were heading for before spotting the lady.

Looking at Sammie. she looked at the lady and asked, "By the way what was your name and your daughters?"

The lady said, "I'm Mandy and my daughter is Liza."

Jessie nodded and said, "I wish it was better conditions this to meet you all, but nice to met you. Now please go slow, I don't wanna lose anyone. Mandy hold my shirt, I need my hand to cling to the wall. We all do. Sammie hold onto Mandy's shirt. Liz, hold onto Sammie. Damn, this is where we need rope."

Matt said, "Your wish is my command. I happen to have some in my backpack."

Jessie eyes widen and shook her head.

Matt said, "Don't look too shocked Jessie. I'm a cop and I have rope for a reason. Liz can you hold onto Sammie?"

Liz was dead white and trying very hard to be a brave girl.

Sammie reached out her hands for the child and watched as Matt carefully slid his arm through the strap of the bag and did the same with his other arm. As he unzipped it, he grabbed the rope. The bag slipped from his grip, and it toppled towards the ground.

Sammie held Liz tighter as she watched the bag fall. She gulped thinking, 'That could have be one of us.'

Matt turned a deadly white and said, "Whoa, that was too close for comfort."

Matt quickly tied the rope around his waist, then did the same on Liz. Then he handed the rope on to Sammie who tried to tie it, but her fingers had gone numb with fear.

Mandy helped Sammie and tied herself into the group, then passed it onto Jessie, who was trying not to let her fear rule her.

Once they were all joined together they still had rope left over. Jessie wrapped it around her waist and then looked at them asking, "Are we already to take this stroll?"

Getting a loud, "Aye."

Jessie slowly started inching her way towards their goal.

Jessie started to sing. Singing helped to relax her. Once she was relaxed, she started singing louder so the others could hear her.

Sammie joined in and she could hear Matt humming along with them. She was glad that Jessie thought of singing, it was calming people down.

Matt was wondering why Jessie voice was familiar to him when he heard her call out, "Stop."

Without knowing it they had got the drainpipe. There were sliding down and some hand over hand.

Matt looked to see if there was any place they could tie the rope he saw a bolt and asked, "Jessie do you know anything about abseiling or rock climbing?"

"Yes I do." She replied.

"Great you need to tie the rope to that bolt over there."

Jessie nodded and she slowly inched her way over to the bolt. Once she got closer she noticed that there was two of them. Unloosing the rope she looped it through both bolts and tied it off.

"OK it's done. Undo the rope and Mandy get ready to go down."

Mandy inched her way over to Jessie. Once everyone was free, Mandy was going to thrown the rope down over the side and Matt called out, "No, Mandy."

Mandy knew what he was saying before he explained, "If you do that the people who are within will use it to get down and we need it up here to get these people down."

Jessie nodded and said, "Gotta move people."

Jessie pointed to where they had started off. They watched the unopened windows explode, sending glass down into the people below.

Matt moaned, "Damn. We should have broken them on the way through."

"No time, move it." Jessie called out.

Mandy went down. She walked the walls. Once she got to a level where a fireman could reach her, she looked back up to where Sammie was coming down with another lady.

Sammie tried to calm the lady down. She gave up and yelled, "Shut up would ya and stop moving what you trying to do kill us."

Once they reached safety Sammie handed the lady over and muttered to Mandy, "Gee whiz."

Once the bucket was full they went down to unload.

Mandy and Sammie got off and tried to stay there but they were moved off to the waiting doctors and nurses.

Matt was muttering under his breath as he went down the wall with Liz, "God damn her."

Jessie watched as Matt went down with Mandy's daughter. She didn't want to send her down with anyone else, so she told Matt to take Liz down with him. He fought her, but she got her own way.

Once Matt got to safe ground, Jessie got the next lot ready saying, "Move as fast as you can this building is gonna go and I'd like to be off it."

They moved as fast as they could. Jessie could feel the heat coming off the bricks as she and another man waited for them to reach. They didn't trust the pipe it had come off near the top, luckily no one was on it near the top.

Jessie sighed when they finally got the safe area so she could get off the wall. She waited for the guy to edge himself over the side. Waiting till he got a good distance Jessie lowered herself over the side of the building.

Ten minutes later she was in the bucket with Matt who was hugging her and Liz.

Once they got to the ground, Jessie sunk to the ground, "Thank god. I was starting to think we'd never get off that death trap."

Matt helped her up and lead her to the medic team.

Jessie turned as she heard a rumble. She watched as the building fell in on it's self.

She heard Matt say, "We got there just in time."

Jessie looked at him and said, "Amen to that."

Sammie found them and hugged them all and she asked, "Did everyone like that stroll?"

Everyone roared with laugher and said, "AYE!"

Chapter 5

Frank paced the floor muttering, "Why hasn't she rang back? She did say five didn't she? It's now six."

Chet, who was munching on a bag of chips, watched the News and then called out, "I think I know why Jessie hasn't rung."

Frank stopped and turned, "And how would you know, Chet?"

Chet pointed to the TV and said, "Cause that is Jessie, is it not?"

On the TV was a new breaking News and there was Jessie and Sammie on a building wall as a announcer was saying, 'At four this afternoon the New York Tower Hotel went up in a ball of fire. No one knows how it started. The rescue teams are working on reaching the people who are higher up.'

They watched the camera pan up to the people, Frank called out, "Mom, Dad come here please."

Laura walked in wiping her hands on a towel.

Fenton came out of his office asking, "Frank, what is it, can it wait?"

Frank replied, "If you think that Jessie hanging out on a ledge of a burning building nothing."

Fenton rushed in and demanded, "What are you talking about?"

Frank replied, "Well the hotel that Jessie was staying at went up in flames and her and Sammie are on a ledge."

Fenton watched the News as it unfolded, telling what had happened

' This is unbelievable a group up there are getting the others together and heading for the drain pipe and then getting people down to a level where the Rescue teams can reach them.'

The Hardy house was quiet as they watch person after person reach safe ground and listening as they told their stories of how a young lady pulled them together to get the a lower level and how she lead them into singing to calm them down.

Finally, they saw the last lot of people come down and watched as the camera focused on them as Jessie sunk onto the ground and a man help her up and lead her over to the Doctors who were waiting for them.

Watching the TV, they watched as the building finally fell in on it's self.

The camera was still on Jessie as she and the others watched the announcer said, 'Singer Jessie, who in town for a concert, was the last to come down off the building. Along with a man, who is a young Police Officer, and a young child who were the last to get of the ledge. Let's see if we can get an interview with her."

Jessie and Sammie watched the reporter coming towards them and uttered "Oh no, here comes trouble."

Matt looked over to see who they meant and smiled, "Ahhh it's Miss Kelly Jones. Well girls we may it to the big time with her chasing us."

Jessie laughed. Shaking her head at him she looked over at Kelly Jones.

Kelly walked over to the group saying, "Jessie can you tell our viewers what happened up on the ledge?"

Jessie smiled as she said, "We were taking a stroll up there, Kelly."

Sammie laughed as Matt hissed, "Jessie? As in Jessie the singer?"

Kelly looked over at him and said, "Sir, are you telling me that you didn't know that this was Jessie the singer?"

Matt replied, "I had other things on my mind, like living."

Jessie stepped in before Kelly could get a word in, "We are unable to tell you anything before we tell the police. But I do have a message if you're watching Fenton and family, I could do with a helping hand out here."

Frank looked over at his dad to see what he would do.

Fenton jumped out of his chair and said, "Ok gang we have a mission to work on. Jessie asking for help and damn if I'm not going to help her."

Frank smiled and said, "I'll pack our bags."

Laura stepped in then, "Sorry Frank, I think it wise if you left this to your dad."

Frank looked over at his dad for help, but his dad shook his head, "Sorry Frank, your mom right. I'll call if I need you son." Turning he saw Biff standing there and said, "Get ready I have a feeling you and Tony were heading to New York for a reason."

Biff smiled and Tony jumped up and they headed to the door. Frank sat back down his shoulders slumped he had hoped that with his dad going, he would be able to go as well but that went out the door.

Fenton watched Frank and he sat down beside him and said, "I know you wanted to go son and wanted to help, but you mom insisted that you stay home for awhile. You need time to get over Joe and finding out about Jessie."

Frank looked at his dad. Fenton said, "Why did Jessie ring before?"

Frank frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Frank, don't play games I know she rang why?" asked Fenton

Frank chewed his bottom lip and looked at the others. He saw Chet's small nod, he then said, "She rang because she thinks she and Sammie saw Joe in New York."

Frank waited for his dad to blow, but when he didn't get it, he looked over at him.

Fenton looked at his son and asked, "And when were you going to tell us?"

Frank looked over at his mom who was standing in the doorway crying. He got up and walked over to her he wrapped his arms around her and then said, "After Jessie rang back, but she didn't because of what happened."

Fenton got up and joined them and he said, "I hope she right and that it's not someone's idea of a joke. I can't take anymore."