"Sophia! She wasn't trying to start anything today!"

His eyes went wild, hand squeezing my throat like he wanted me dead. "That water was ice cold! She lost her baby two days ago. You trying to kill her?!"

Could barely breathe now. Tried prying his hand off, but might as well have been trying to push over a brick wall.

Still, wasn't backing down. Choked out the words: "She dead? If she is, let's throw a party..."

Even if she ...