I stood there, watching the exhaust fumes from their speeding car, and my eyes were welling with tears.
When I returned to the hospital, Vito was still alive.
"Vita... isn't she here yet?"
I wiped my tears and didn't dare to speak, but Vito seemed to understand everything.
He forced a smile and reached out to squeeze my wrist.
"Ron, you have suffered much over the years..."
When I heard that, I couldn't control myself anymore and burst into tears.
"I'm sorry, Vito. I'm useless!"
"No... you are the best person to me. My sister..." Before he could finish his words, his tears kept flowing out and his words were unclear.
"After I die, scatter me in the sea. I don't want to be buried underground. I'm afraid of the dark."
When Vito was very young, Vita had just started working.
Since there was no way to keep him with her all the time, she locked him in the room.
Sometimes when it was late and she wasn't home, Vito would curl up in a small corner alone and not dare to open his eyes until she came back.
Only I knew those things.
I nodded while crying and promised him, "Don't worry. I won't let you down."
As soon as I finished speaking, the cardiac monitor showed a straight line.