"Rhea, he..." Claire started but her voice cracked in the middle of her speech. Rhea did not understand what she meant my 'he' she could only wait patiently for Claire to continue her speech.
"Rhea, Carter... He– he..." Claire did not know what to say. What about Carter? She could not say he broke up with her because he did not. Was she going to say he disappeared and his disappearance was still a mystery? What if she said Carter never existed?
She shook her head as if trying to shake off the thoughts. She did not realise Rhea was already calling her name several times. By the time she realised, Rhea was already throwing suspicious glances at her.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? What is wrong with Carter, what happened? Where is he? Is something wrong with him? You can tell me, alright... Don't hold it in" Rhea urged.