Thomas's limp body fell to the floor, Ethan got up, he was covered in blood, some was his own, and the rest was his father's. He walked away from us, collapsing to the floor. Another earth-shattering scream left his throat, followed by a mountain of sobs. Iris ran towards him, but Jeremy grabbed her arm and pulled her back. He ran to Ethan instead. I looked at Chad and found Chad already staring at me, his mouth open in complete shock. We didn't say anything. There was nothing to say. We were too stunned. We knew what was going to happen, but we didn't realize how bad it was going to be. We looked at the floor. All we could do was listen to Ethan's sobs. He gripped Jeremy tightly, and Jeremy allowed his best friend to break down. Iris was in a fit of disarray. She wanted so badly

