Did she know those whispered words would be the last she ever spoke?
Roman never wavers from holding me. Back to chest is how we stand and how we stay when Tamara comes around the corner, stopping abruptly when she sees us. Her shock is evident, but she quickly composes herself.
“I came as soon as I heard,” she says in a tender voice, approaching Zoe.
Zoe appears to be in shock. She wears a vacant look as she nods.
The somber-faced doctor emerges. He peruses the crowd before his laser stare focuses on Roman. Roman tenses behind me, but a moment later, he slowly loosens his hold. He leans over my shoulder, whispering, “I have to go in. I won’t be a minute.”
“I-I want to go with you.” Before he has a chance to argue, as I know he’s bound to, I press, “Please, I have to say goodbye.” I c
