"Is he still alive?" She asked without blinking an eye, with no tears, no emotions. She stared at him as if waiting for him to confirm her fear.
Evan watched her, wondering if he had the right to interfere in this situation. First, he had no idea of the history behind this messed-up condition. Second, he was no expert in relationship troubles.
Lastly, this was not his fucking problem. Why did he find himself caught in the middle of this? But he had no choice but to answer her question.
Seeing that she was not going to give up, he finally responded. "Yes. He is." The determination on her face was evident. If he did not answer her, she would find out in other ways.
He would have asked Alex to deal with this shit. But his friend was going through something much worse than this. It was the least he could do for now for his friends.
He had to control the flame before it became a wildfire that would be harder to contain.
