The terrible news that we just received caused all the feelings to leave my body and the loud scream of anguish that my body prepared from my throat died at my lips leaving only a mournful whimper to escape through my lips. No, not again, I bellowed in my mind unable to voice the terrible feeling of pain tearing through my body like liquid fire. I felt so weak on my knees that it buckled beneath me and before the rest of me could follow to the ground a strong hand surrounded me. I didn't know who it belonged to neither did I care. All I wanted for the moment was for the pain to stop. For the Rector to retract his words and tell us he misspoke but none of that happened. " I am terribly sorry for your loss, " the gentle elderly voice spilled once again in the room but I was no longer listeni
