The video ended and for a long moment, no one in the room breathed. The screen of my phone went black, but I could still hear her voice, her screams. It echoed in my head like something engraved into my skull.
My hand was still holding the phone, but I couldn’t feel my fingers anymore, the device slipped slightly in my grip and I quickly tightened my hold before it could fall. Right now, the room felt smaller, too small, and it was starting to seem like the walls were closing in.
I didn’t move, neither did I speak. Something had cracked open inside my chest, something violent and ancient that I had buried for years. It made me feel numb, I didn’t even know how to react.
The men watched me in silence.
Salvatore was the first one who realized something was wrong.
“Boss…. “ he called
