Thanks be to Ms. EBT.
My heart drops.
And Bella's phone call becomes real.
Jasper steps onto the porch, closes the door behind him, and hugs us both.
He's shaking.
"J-Jasper?"
My voice is already breaking.
"He was in a deli when two guys walked in with guns. The cops say he put himself between the robbers and a pregnant woman. Then the cashier pulled a shotgun, and the robbers started shooting."
He pauses.
"They just started shooting at everything."
Another pause.
"The pregnant woman's fine."
Jasper starts to cry.
"But he was shot twice."
I hold my breath.
"And he died. Edward died."