Chapter 20 - The death

Everly POV

Theodore is behaving differently, and I am starting to think that something is wrong. I just can’t put my finger on it. Theodore is sitting on the end of the coffee table and guides me to sit in front of him on the couch. He places his hand on my knees, and my entire body goes still and stiff. I look him in the eyes as he takes a deep breath. “What’s going on?” I ask.

“Something happened, and I am really sorry”, He says. I frown, looking at him. I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach, and I feel like I am going to be sick. I need him to spit it out.

“What happened?” I ask once again, and he takes my hands between his. I look at his lips, waiting for them to part as he speaks. And my world stops moving.

“Your dad had a heart attack, and he didn’t make it”, Theodore says, and I can’t really believe that. I stand up and walk to my purse, looking for my phone. For fuck sake, where is my phone? I move around until I find it as I say, “No, that’s not true”.

I qu