My Last Breath, His Eternal Regret
He hesitated, then spoke with a blunt finality that cut sharper than any scalpel:
“Mr. Colombo… Miss Smith passed away yesterday. We tried to reach you all day. In her final moments, it was her friend Nina who stayed by her side. Her body is in the morgue now.”
The hallway went silent.
Susan’s fingers tightened around his arm, nails carving crescent moons into his skin. He didn’t notice. His world had already split apart.
And I, unseen at his side, watched the blood drain from his face—watched the truth strike him like a bullet to the heart.
But it was far, far too late.