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The phone goes on ringing, and I blink at the screen until it stops. A second later, it starts again. The persistent vibrations travel through my palm and along my forearm. My thumb keeps slipping as I fumble to answer the call, but I finally manage it.
“Mia?” His deep soothing voice fills my ear. “Talk to me, sunshine.”
“I-I’m here.” I sob out the words as my gaze drifts back to Brad.
“Are you okay?”
I stare at the body of the man who made my life a living hell. A shudder runs down my spine. I can’t take my eyes off him for too long. What if he’s just messing with me? What if he isn’t really dead? “I st-stabbed him.”
“You did good, Mia. Are you still alone?”
“Y-yes.”
“Does anybody know he’s there with you? Did he come alone?”
Did Brad just wink at me? Did his eye move?
“Mia?” The soothing timbre of Lorenzo’s voice calms the tremors fighting for control of my body.
I take a gulp of air. “He came alone. I d-don’t think anyone knows he’s here.”
“Did he hurt you?”
I look down at my torn clothes and note the fingertip-shaped bruises blooming beneath the skin on the tops of my thighs. “N-not really.”
“I’m on my way, sunshine. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
“What if he’s not really dead?” I whisper, scared that if Brad can hear me, he’ll choose this moment to strike. I’m no longer holding the knife in my hand; my only weapon is this cell phone.
“Is he moving? Breathing?”
“N-no.”
“Are his eyes open or closed?”
I shiver. “Open. He’s staring at me.”
“Have his eyes moved? Has he blinked at all?”
“I don’t… I don’t think so.”
“He’s dead, Mia.”
“He looks dead, but what if…?”
“Have you checked for a pulse?”
“N-no. I don’t want to touch him.”
“Mia, listen to me.” He speaks slowly and softly. “You need to check for a pulse.”
The thought of touching his body fills me with terror. “I c-can’t.”
“You can do anything, sunshine. You’re the toughest woman I know. Do you know where to check on his neck for a pulse?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Go on, sunshine. I’m right here with you.”
