Page 111 of Rock Me

She waits until I turn back to her before she continues. “I mean, I don't remember any of it, but... I was in a car accident. I was in a coma for over a month. When I woke up, I was in the hospital and they told me that's what happened. Like I said, I have no memory of it at all."

Dennis looks at me, pity and sadness in his eyes.

So what? She was in a car accident.

It can’t have been the same…

No.

“How long ago, Noémie? I mean, when did it happen?” I ask, already afraid of the answer.

"The accident was three months ago."

I suck in my breath.

God, please no.

"Are you, are you sure?" I ask, for once hoping to find a lie in her eyes. But it’s all truth.

"Well, like I said, I don't remember, but yes, it was three months ago. I know, because it was my birthday."

And every single blood cell in my body freezes.

And then shatters into a million pieces.