Can’t. Lose. Her *** Teo. I heard her scream, I saw her helpless body hitting the windshield hard and it cracked to pieces. I heard her scream again, I saw her body falling lifeless, inches in front of the car. I heard nothing but my heartbeat crashing on my eardrums. I didn't know if I was screaming, crying, or sobbing, all I knew was that the pearl of my life was in the middle of the street and she didn't even look alive. I jumped off the terrace and ran as fast as I could to reach her, to hold her in my arms, to pull her out of the street. Every part of my body was shaking. Amore mio! I kept repeating, hoping I would find life when I reached her. She was too young, too promising to die and mine, she couldn't die. “Ophelia,” I whispered as I reached out and touched her. “Ophelia.” My finger pressed against the side of her neck searching for a hint of a pulse, and it was there. I found a feeble heartbeat, but to me it was the most powerful thing I had to hold onto her because she was all I had and all I wanted.
