Tell her the truth

"I just had a flashback!"

"Of another girl I presume..." her voice sounded worried yet he could detect a certain amount of fear within it that he could quite fathom.

"No... some huge musclebound guy, before you get any ideas I was fighting him in an improvised Ring, looked like some illegal shit to me. You know bare knuckle fights that end whenn one guy is dead or at least hospitalised."

She seemed sad and relived at the same time for an unknown reason.
"He was your best mate..."

"Why would I fight him then? And like that?"
His voice had gotten louder, angrier.

Shaking her head she smiled at him, that smile had something comforting, but why was she trying to comfort him?
"That was no risk for either of you and as far as I know you paid your bills that way."

Sighing angrily he growled.
"Brilliant, well at least we can find him once I get some clothes."

Her head dropped a little as she whispered
"He is dead."

Barry sank back into his seat. Amy reached out and hugged him close, they remained like this for what seemed an eternity.

"I must ask one question... how?"

"He was shot, he died to save you..."

Looking into her eyes Barry could only