I heard the phone ringing soon after I hung up the call. I answered the call and placed the phone against my ear with shaking hands.
"Hello madam, our team had found his body but I m sorry to tell you that you won t be able to see him because his body was no longer recognizable. Hope you will understand" My whole body went numb and the hope I had that he was still alive faded away with the words I heard from him. I didn t have any strength to speak or react. I just stayed there while listening to him.
So he s really gone? Is that the end? without telling anything or doing anything I just hung up the call. I stood up from the sofa and ran upstairs.
"Marianna.." I heard Gwen s voice but I didn t care. I went into the room and locked the door. Soon after I heard Gwen knocking the door but I stayed as I didn t hear anything. Finally she gave up and stopped knocking the door.
I closed my eyes and I remembered the way Ryan looked back at me and