Melinda placed her hands on their faces.
"W-What happened?" Melinda couldn't imagine the pain Eric and Sylvia must have endured. Who could commit such a cruel act? Sylvia, so young and beautiful, must have suffered greatly.
As a woman herself, Melinda knew a woman's greatest worry was her beauty, and her face was its reflection.
Eric summoned a smile and gently wiped away her tears. "Mom, we're okay. It doesn't hurt."
He had only visited Melinda after settling his issues with the Pettersons