The Truth That Could Destroy Her
Stanley couldn't breathe.
The letter slipped from his trembling fingers and landed on the floor.
For several seconds he simply stared.
Unmoving.
Unblinking.
Completely shattered.
The paramedic who left you behind was Sophia's father.
No.
Impossible.
It had to be wrong.
A mistake.
A misunderstanding.
Anything but that.
Mr. Tom watched silently.
Because he had experienced the same disbelief years earlier.
The same shock.
The same horror.
Stanley finally looked up.
His face pale.
His eyes hollow.
"Tell me this isn't true."
The old man's silence answered first.
Then his voice followed.
"It is."
The room spun.
"Steve knew?"
Mr. Tom nodded.
"For years."
Stanley staggered back
