One year, one love by Aurora Miller

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Doris hadn’t expected Lewis to stay away for three whole days. She thought he must have gone back to his parents‘ place- he even took Biscuit with him.

The big house felt just like it did in the beginning–empty, with only her once again. The silence was unsettling.

Of course, she wouldn’t admit that it felt emptier without Lewis. What she missed was Biscuit.

Since he wasn’t reaching out to her, she wouldn’t reach out to him either. After all, she thought he was in the wrong. If he didn’t lower his head and apologize, she would never forgive him.

When Doris got home, she ran into Laura at the entrance of the residential complex.

Laura walked up and linked arms with Doris. “What’s wrong with you these past few days? You look lifeless. Haven’t been sleeping?”

“Yes.” Doris didn’t want to mention the fight with Lewis. “Laura, I bought fish. I’ll make fish for lunch today.”

“Great,” Laura smiled.

When they got home, Jimmy was about to make a call. Seeing them, he said, “Your mom is missing.”

What?” Doris‘ shopping bag dropped to the floor with a loud thud.

Laura was just as shocked. “Dad, how… how could Mom go missing? Have you looked for her?”

“I searched the entire complex twice and didn’t find her. Then I came back upstairs, and you two just got home.” Jimmy wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Doris quickly strode into the house, checking every room, but Peyton was nowhere to be seen.

“Where could Mom have gone?” Laura frowned, “Didn’t she say she wouldn’t leave the complex?”

Doris turned back. “Laura, let’s go look for her. Maybe she’s still nearby.”

“Okay.” Laura grabbed Doris‘ hand and walked out together, instructing Jimmy, “Dad, call Rupert and ask him to help look for Mom too.”

“Alright.” Jimmy nodded.

Laura and Doris left the residential complex. However, the outside world was vast, they didn’t knew where Peyton might have gone.

Doris glanced around. “Laura, let’s split up. Stay in touch at all times.”

the left. “I’ll go

any sign of Peyton. Her delicate face was filled with sorrow, and her eyes were brimming with worry and

bikes by the roadside, she quickly scanned one with her phone and hopped on, continuing the search on wheels. This way, she could cover more ground faster and

searching when she spotted her

faster toward

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her shock, Peyton completely ignored the green light–she didn’t even glance at the

mouth to call out, but before she could, she saw a car unable to brake in

to the ground, curling

Her mind

her

scene, abandoned her bike at the

She didn’t dare touch her, her eyes

eyes. Her vision was blurry–she could only make

her head tilting to the side as she lost consciousness. Blood began to spread beneath her, strikingly bright

had been pooling in her eyes finally

you doing just standing there? Call an ambulance. Saving her

take out her phone and call for help. “This is Broadlink Road – First Section. There’s

shaking, tinged

call, she immediately dialed Laura. “Laura, I found her. She’s at Broadlink

stay by Peyton’s side, keeping watch until the ambulance

has nothing to do with me. If she wanted to kill herself, she should’ve gone somewhere else instead of causing trouble for

driving properly, so he hadn’t expected someone suddenly darting into

to the driver’s furious

me?” The driver was

you,” Doris

be

then, a passing traffic officer pushed through the crowd, surveying the accident scene. “What happened here?”

witnesses who had seen everything

questioned both

the circumstances, the officer handled the

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stretcher and taken into