Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 235

The little girl ran through the waves, like a princess from a fairy tale.

She moved with such joy, dancing on the crest of the waves, twirling around like she was weightless.

It was mesmerizing-too beautiful and lifelike to believe it was just a light show. It felt like a real little girl was out there, playing on the waves.

I held my breath, afraid to blink, not wanting to miss a second.

Then, as a bigger wave rose, another figure appeared.

A boy.

The boy stood tall, watching the girl with quiet intensity,

She glanced back at him and, after a few seconds, ran toward him. "Hi, I'm Kiki. What's your name?"

My heart squeezed. That little girl was me.

""Haddy, don't run..."

"Haddy, wait for me..."

his hand. They held

tired.

""Haddy, run faster..."

onto the boy's back, and

turned my childhood memories into

I thought were just dreams were real all

T

when I grow up, I'm going to

wait

out, everything clicked. Hayden hadn't just shown up in my life by accident, and it- wasn't some calculated move. It was because of a promise he made to me a long time ago. The lights were mesmerizing. It felt like I'd stepped into a fairy tale, but also like I'd been

exactly like I remembered-standing together, smiling at me. My mom's voice echoed softly,

until the lights faded and I was full-on

his embrace steady. "Your parents are watching, you know. If you cry like

only made

knew how much I missed my parents. I thought I'd never see them again,

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them back to me, even if just for

tell them now," Hayden said,