Chapter 128

• — Niko and Ashley had a car accident three and a half years ago… — he murmurs making my chest contract and I gasp for air — both died — his voice is barely a trembling thread that I have a hard time hearing.
• Then everything collides inside me, my throat closes completely and I'm short of breath, I start to shake my head because this can't be true, it's not true. Nick dead? I stand up and take a few staggering steps back. The twins' mother stands up and walks over to me with a concerned expression.
• - Linda, are you alright? — but his voice sounds distant.