Chapter 201 A Bawling Child

She finally got to let out the chest–wringing breath she had been holding in since Bliss‘ death. She had felt it–the puppy pushing its face close to hers, whimpering with her as she sobbed.

It was consoling her. She imagined that was what Bliss would have done too.

Deirdre cast her eyes to the ground. The storm clouds that had seemed to be permanent on her mien faded, and Brendan was the sole witness of her subtle transformation.

While he managed to observe Deirdre’s change, he was blind to his own. The trademark severity in his visage had softened into meek, wistful joy.

They walked for a while until, suddenly, Deirdre stopped. Brendan almost lost her, but he paused and turned around. “What’s wrong?”

She scanned her surroundings with a frown. “A child’s crying.”

“A child?” Brendan was a little surprised. They were at the fork of a busy street flooded with couples and office workers going about their day. There was not a single child in sight.

it be some kind

sure of it!” Deirdre bit her lip. “It’s definitely the sound of a kid

sight through evolved hearing acuity.

surroundings until, finally, he stared at the car next to them and inhaled sharply. A baby–about a year old at most–was locked inside. She was

locked in a car!” He described the

She leaned close to the window and heard the baby’s cries amplify. She could tell the child was running out of strength, and her face paled. “I don’t think

around his elbow. He motioned to Deirdre, telling her to step aside, and hurled a jab at

the resulting sound. Her heart skipped a beat. “C- Can’t we find a brick

“There’s no time.”

the baby and how…

kid would have been about the same age as she was had

life to die before. He would not forgive himself if he let the same thing happen

window a few more times. Finally,

running low,” he

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