The Kiss of Death
"We're from the Everwood Police Department. Your husband, Chester Paget, was involved in a serious car accident last night on the Everwood section of the ring highway. He died at the scene."
From the moment I saw the officers at my door, an uneasy weight had been pressing on my chest. The phrase "died at the scene" dropped like a final anchor, grounding all my swirling emotions in an instant.
This moment was something I had rehearsed in my mind more times than I could count.
"An accident?" Feigning shock, I froze for a moment, murmuring under my breath as I covered my face with both hands.
"No… No, that's impossible…"