When I turned to look at Thorn, his face was pressed to his phone. It didn’t seem like he was reading an email or checking his stocks, because his face was pale as snow. His hand shook slightly, and his eyes were snapped wide open. “Everything alright, man?”
He ran his hand through his hair then stumbled back like he’d tripped over something. He dragged his hand down his face, and his chest was rising and falling at a formidable rate. His breath was loud, his terror obvious.
“Thorn?” I grabbed his arm, helping him balance himself because he suddenly appeared weak.
It took him a second to overcome the shock. He still hadn’t blinked yet, and his hand shook like he could barely keep his grasp on his phone. He finally put the phone in my hand, releasing a loud breath as if it took the last of his energy just to make the transfer.
Whatever left Thorn speechless must have been terrible. He wasn’t the kind of guy that scared easily. I could only assume the worst, that the United States had declared war or someone had died.
I looked at the screen.
Tatum Titan in Critical Care after Being Gunned Down by Bruce Carol.
My hand shook just the way his did, but I didn’t have the strength he possessed. The phone slipped from my hand and fell to the hardwood floor, clattering loudly as the screen cracked right down the middle.
Now I couldn’t breathe.
I couldn’t digest the words I’d just read.
Like I was living in a nightmare, everything moved so slowly. I expected to wake up, to tell myself it was just a dream.
But it was real.
My nightmare was real.
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