The Weight of Regret

Massimo froze.

“…What?” Massimo whispered.

Arturo forced out, his voice laced with grief. “Bruno is dead.”

Massimo kept silent, unable to process what Arturo said.

Arturo sniffed holding back his emotions as he explained, “Massimo… There was an accident. His car was hit. It—it wasn’t an accident.”

Something inside Massimo snapped.

His mouth opened, but no sound came out. His throat closed complete