When I finally switched back on my phone, the news circulating was that a robber had broken into Louis's Pizza Palace and murdered the only employee around. There was no mention of me being there with Sophie, and they gave little detail about the crime. It was as if they wanted everyone to dismiss the incident as another robbery with an unfortunate civilian casualty.
It wasn't fair to Sophie. She'd been brutally murdered and not by a 'robber' but a beast, a monster that was still out there, searching for its next victim.
Sophie also wasn't just some 'employee' at a restaurant; she was the backbone of Louis Pizza Palace. She ensured everything was in order at the restaurant. She was always the first to leave and last to also, even when Louis appointed someone else to close up, and she'd
