The Day Our Promise Breaks

Chapter 617

Chapter 617

Just then, a car screeched to a stop right in front of Charlie, blocking Evelyn's view completely.

Evelyn couldn't see her daughter.

Her eyes darted frantically across the street, searching for any sign of Charlie. She was sure absolutely sure-she'd just heard Charlie's voice. This wasn't her imagination. She wasn't dreaming. She had really, truly heard Charlie calling, "Mom."

"Charlie..."

Evelyn whispered her daughter's name, and before she knew it, her legs were carrying her straight into the street. The car that had been blocking her view suddenly swung around, heading right for her as she reached the middle of the

road.

Evelyn was so focused on finding Charlie, she didn't even notice the danger.

The car was almost on her.

At the last possible second-

"Evelyn, watch out!"

A girl nearby shouted, then lunged forward and yanked Evelyn back to safety.

The car sped off.

"Evelyn, are you okay? Did you get hurt?" The two girls hovered around her, their faces tight with worry. They were assigned to stay close to Evelyn, making sure nothing happened to her. Mr. Jenkins had given strict instructions-Evelyn couldn't get so much as a scratch.

noticing how oddly intense the girls'

was.

her eyes stayed locked on the other side of the street. The car was gone. But where Charlie's voice had come

been three years, but Charlie

pick her out of any crowd, anywhere, without a moment's

"Charlie!"

tightened around Evelyn's

Where was her Charlie?

knew

two girls couldn't stop her; all they could do

it's Mommy! Where are you, sweetheart? Charlie! I know it's you- please, come out. Mommy

through the unfamiliar streets, calling after her daughter like a mother bird searching

how desperately she called, there was

knew—she just knew that was Charlie's

two girls watched as

to strangers, showing them her phone's lock screen and asking if they'd seen the little girl in the

spinning out of

stepped aside and pulled out her phone, dialing

was in the middle of

that he didn't want to be with Evelyn he just knew, all too well, that she didn't want to see hims So he'd arranged

His phone rang.

immediately paused the meeting and answered. As soon as he heard that Evelyn had

off to Aiden, then bolted

tore through the

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