Because they deserved normal… even if my world wasn’t anymore.
By noon, the calls started.
First from his mother.
Then from a mutual friend.
Then from someone who clearly loved being the one to share bad news.
“Did you hear what happened to Cole?”
My stomach dropped.
“What do you mean?”
There was a pause.
The kind people take when they don’t know how much to say—but still want to say it.