The cars had been involved in a rear-end collision, but luckily they hadn't been going very fast, and Catherine had been wearing her seat belt. She had only scraped the back of her hand slightly. Still, the nurse insisted on disinfecting it to avoid any chance of infection.
After finishing the treatment, the nurse asked, "Where's your family? Didn't anyone come with you?"
Catherine was about to answer when her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and glanced at the screen, and the blood seemed to freeze in her veins.
The nurse threw away the cotton swab and looked up, noticing the change in her expression. "Are you feeling unwell anywhere else?"
Catherine shook her head. "No."
After a brief pause, she added, "My husband is dead."
She was answering the nurse's previous question.
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