The proverb "He that always thinks it is too soon is sure to come too late" perfectly described my emotional turmoil. Stuart's call had brought devastating news: a bomb. A bomb that had already triggered the motion sensor, sending a signal to Sergio's phone. Suddenly, everything made sense. Sergio's earlier venture into the basement wasn't innocent; he was trying to bury secrets. He intended to harm her, to kill her.
Sergio had warned me it wouldn't be easy to talk, but Gabriella seemed to know a lot about him. She didn't even realize he was a bad person. The way she called him "Uncle Sergio" suggested he had been around for much of her life.
