Luca's lip quivered.
"She's gone," he said.
And just like that…Dinesh's entire expression collapsed.
His whole body just froze, like his brain needed time to reboot.
A single tear rolled down his cheek, and then another…and then he collapsed, hands to his face, sobbing like the grief had punched the air out of him.
I swallowed the lump in my throat as he stood up, trembling.
"No! You're joking," he whispered. "You must be lying."
But no one said anything.
No one could.
Then….he snapped.
"I didn't get the chance," he whispered. "I was gonna tell her. I liked her… I liked her so much…"
He turned.
"NO!"
He didn't hesitate.
Before I could blink, Dinesh bolted across the room, and threw himself onto Vincent's unconscious body, and like instinct his hands flew to his throat.
"DINESH, NO!" I shouted….but it was too late.
And then he squeezed.
"You killed her!" he screamed. "YOU KILLED ALL OF THEM!"
Vincent didn't move.
Didn't twitch.
Didn't even flinch.
