It was Friday morning, 18th of March to be exact, we had a party the night before so Zach and I planned on staying snuggled up for a while. That was until I got the phone call. It was weird getting a call that early from my mom. But my phone started to buzz on the pillow and it woke up Zach and me. "Mmmm," he said in his morning voice. His eyes fluttered open and met mine, "Good morning, lovely." "Good morning, handsome." He grinned and squeezed me tighter, I kissed him lightly before picking up the phone. "Hello?" Zach was kissing the side of my head, "Hey, Mom, is everything alright?" "I think you should come home," she said in a sad voice, not mean. Zach was kissing my neck and collar bone, I tried to shrug him off. "What do you mean?" "I mean, I need you home right now," Zach leaned his head on mine and looked at me in confusion, I amped the volume a bit and put the phone between us. "But why?" "Erica, I’d rather tell you in person." "I'll be a nervous wreck if you don't tell me though!" "ERICA!" her voice quieted a bit, "Zizi Mario passed away." Zach tightened his grip. I couldn't breathe, and not because of Zach's arms. I felt like I was falling. I looked up at Zach through my tears. He removed one hand from around me and took my phone. "Mrs. Coleman? It's Zach, I'm bringing Erica home." My mom said something to him. He talked to her for a minute then hung up. He looked at me with sad eyes then held me close. He let me sob in his arms and let me let it all out. He <b>...</b>