*Caterina*

“I’ll be there soon,” Elio said hurriedly, ending the call with Leo.

An uncomfortable silence fell between us as we both stared at his phone, unsure of what to make of this.

“Alexi is dead,” I repeated blankly.

Maybe I was getting indifferent to death, or maybe I was just heartless, but I didn’t really feel anything at the moment. Normally, a person would be sad if someone they had known died but….

Alexi had ...