if looks could kill

==Matteo==

A knock came through, snatching me from my lifeless gaze. I glanced at the door, shut my eyes close and threw my head back at my swivel chair.

I grumbled a 'come in'.

The door pulled open, and there was a moment of silence.

"Sir—"

"What you got?"

Yosef cleared his throat. "The curfew has extended to Brookehurt, starting from 7 in the evening to 8 in the night."

The raid had temporarily interfered with internet connection. Yosef, however, saw to it that it was promptly fixed.

"Is that all?"

He was silent for a while before replying. "A lot of buildings were...destroyed . Vintage happened to be one of them, unfortunately."

"And? What're the statistics?"

"Total. Total raid."

I shut my eyes tight. Emotions eating me raw. I swallowed the bile that'd found its way into my mouth, and even getting it removed hurt. The lump in my throat was a stumbling block.

A lone tear ran down from my left eye. I didn't bother to wipe it off.

"Sir…A body was found two nights ago. That's t