Khloe
"They're gone."
Caleb's words rang in my head as I stared at my brother. My whole body stiffened and I had stopped rubbing circles at the back of Caleb's hand. He squeezed my hand and I closed my eyes. Traitor tears were threatening, but I held them back because I didn't want them to suspect anything. I didn't want that to happen.
Everyone fell silent after Caleb said that. Even Lucas had stopped feeding Scarlet and listened to the conversation. Mom and Dad had stopped eating too.
It was like a bucket of ice cold water was splashed over me. My heart was beating so rapidly inside my ribcage. I secretly tried to take deep breaths to calm myself.
They're gone.
I knew they were. That was the reason I never asked. I knew Caleb never wanted to talk about it, but he had no choice.
