The phone call had long ended but she had spaced out, still unable to process the news. It was too shocking for her. As he was seated beside her, he pulled her into an embrace. He felt uneasy with how disturbed she was. The sound of his steady heartbeat finally brought her back to reality.
"She's.... She's gone", she started with a shaky voice, her brows went up then furrowed in confusion.
Zach's heart broke when he heard her tone and he rubbed circles on her back in a soothing motion. "You were close."
"No, not really. She.... we had a misunderstanding and.. and I wasn't very nice to her", she broke into a sob.
"Ssh..... It's okay", he whispered as he tightened his hold on her. "Don't beat yourself up over something you don't have control over."
