A short silence.
Then the answer came.
“He will not return.”
A shiver ran down his spine.
“What do you mean…?”
The woman took a deep breath, as if she was preparing to say something heavy.
— “He’s gone. But not in the way you think.”
The mother’s heart was beating faster and faster.
— “Stop talking in riddles. Tell me clearly what’s going on.”
The woman nodded slightly.