Departure in Despair
My dad's voice was icy, and he snapped impatiently, "Did Fiona put you up to this? Tell her to come home quickly! We don't have time to fool around!"
The tone of the officer on the other end grew sterner. "Mr. Rivers, we don't have time to fool around with you either. Ms. Fiona has been stabbed 21 times, and she has passed away. We need you to come to the station and identify her body."
The entire room fell into a hushed silence.
After a long time, my mom grabbed hold of my dad's sleeve and asked in a trembling voice, "This…this can't be real, right? Honey?"
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