Finally after Zoe not answering her phone for ages the call finally went through.
"Alfie?" she asked somewhat confused. There was a hint of worry behind her voice though. She knew I would only call her if something really important had happened. "What's wrong?" she asked after I didn't say anything for a little bit.
"Todd's dead," I said slowly. Saying it outloud made it all the more worse. I didn't want it to be true. I wanted to pretend it had never happened but I couldn't.
"What?" she asked.
"He's dead Zoe," I repeated sitting down on the couch next to him. His fur was still that beautiful orange and it looked as if he was just sleeping. But there was no rise and fall of his chest. None of the little twitching he did when he fell into a deep sleep. He was just still.
"Oh Alfie," she said and I could tell she was choking up. "I'm so sorry." She then took a deep breath before speaking again. "Do you want me to come back?" she asked. I knew she didn't want to come back. She hated going back and forth so much but knowing she would come back for me meant the world to me.
"No, it's okay. My parents should be coming home tonight anyway. I'll call Marcus and have him come over," I said softly looking down at Todd. I couldn't look at him anymore. I just couldn't. I took the blanket that was on the couch and lowered it over him. That way I wouldn't have to see him.
"Okay, are you sure?" she asked I then heard Darcy in the background.
"Affie?" she said. "Darcy talk to Affie."
I'm then guessing Zoe handed the phone to Darcy because the next thing I heard was a bunch of murmuring I didn't understand. Her cuteness sometimes broke my heart a little. She made me so much happier though.
"Love you Darcy," I said with a small smile.
"Love you Affie."
