Sean's entire body was frozen in shock when he heard Nikki's sobs.
He felt his entire body go stiff, unable to breathe or even move.
His brain seemed to have lost its ability to think.
Nikki's voice sounded far away as she cried, "Sean, I don't want to live anymore! I just turned nineteen, and I still have a long life ahead of me, but I didn't manage to save my first time for the man I truly love. I
Her voice was almost unintelligible as she sobbed, "What should I do now... Sean, are you coming home to see me one last time?
"I don’t have anything worth holding onto
in this world. The only person I want to see before I die is you, so please come home. I'm going to die soon..."
Sean bit his lip and tried to suppress the surge of emotions in his mind. "Nikki...don't ...don’t kid about things like this."
Did she not say she had an attack while she was at home? How... How did everything end up like this? How could she have been raped?
"Sean..." Nikki let out a bitter chuckle. "I can't believe even at a time like this, you still don't trust me and think I'm lying!
Well, suit yourself!
"If you want to stay by your precious Ms. Craig's side, do as you please!
"You don't have to come home anymore. You can return tomorrow to get rid of my dead body!"
Then, she hung up the phone.
Sean remained motionless, his feet frozen in shock, unable to move or even utter a single word.
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