After a little while, a roar echoed through the packhouse, followed by the loudest sob I had ever heard. While I wasn’t upset that we had lost her, I was upset she had died the way she did. That wasn’t fair to her, and especially not fair to her father. I can’t say I understood his pain, but I can say I empathize. This would be a long healing process for a lot of us.
After the sob, I heard a sniffle and looked over to see Wyatt wiping his eyes with the palm of his hands. It was then that I remembered Monica was technically his girlfriend for a long time. I wondered how he felt. Sure he hasn’t technically been with her for a long time, but they grew up thinking they would end up together. I also wondered how Xander felt; he would be the one taking this harder. But he was acting unfazed. M
