Chapter 56: A very bad day

  "What the hell happened to you, and why did you call me over?" Vivian inquired as he stepped into the parking lot and approached me.

  I had yet to leave the firm's parking lot; I didn't find the strength even to move. I knew I couldn't function this way. My brain had gone blank, and if I were to drive my car, chances are I would crash it in under a minute. I wasn't sane enough, so I called the next best person I knew. Vivian.

  He told me he was still at work but promised he would come as soon as he could, and I told him where I was. Twenty minutes later, he pulled up in the parking lot.

  That was faster than I anticipated, and I genuinely appreciate it.

  "Because I don't know who to call?" I mumbled, and this truth made me ashamed. I could call my other friends, but Vivian and I shared a stronger bond. We've reached the point where we've come to each other's aid without asking questions, and the others weren't there yet.