Chapter 58 A House Of Your Own

• The car weaved through the stream of traffic, silence enveloping the cabin. Neither he nor I spoke a word.
• After a long while, I finally spoke up. “Of the four people who died, one of them lived right next door to me. I saw her body. When the police were carrying her away, the white sheet covering her slipped off a bit. She was strangled to death... It was my first time seeing a dead body... It was really terrifying... The newspaper said that all the ones who were killed were young ladies... You know, Uncle Zimmer, I almost...”
• When my voice began to tremble, he reached out a hand to gently pat my back. “It's alright. Everything's alright now. Look, you're unharmed, right?” he reassured me.