Concerning the accident, or the fact that he was terrified? I had previously asked Nicola about some of Mathew's more peculiar actions, like his unwillingness to fill the pool for me, and she had always kept his secrets. Perhaps it wasn't appropriate for Nicola to reveal this private information about his buddy without informing him beforehand.

“Both. The reason I'm telling you this is so you won't be terrified of him, but he probably doesn't want you to know. The only way he'd feel comfortable telling you is if he told you personally. "

In agreement, I nodded my head. To put it bluntly, Mathew was a tough guy living...