Shawn made the turn to go back, the crossing barriers had already come down, and a train was on its way.

Holden found himself without much choice other than to hold onto Adele and wait for the red light to change.

Seeing that look of longing in Adele’s eyes as she stared across the tracks, Holden’s impatience started to bubble up. But he kept a lid on it, not wanting Adele to see his frustration, Instead, he gently asked, “You know that boy?”

Adele stayed silent, her gaze locked straight ahead.

Even though she didn’t answer, Holden wasn’t let down, Hearing Adele speak earlier had given him more joy than signing a billion-dollar contract ever could. Maybe this was a turning point in her recovery, and that boy held the key to coaxing Adele back into speaking.

when the train finally passed and they were able to turn around, the boy had vanished from in

walking toward her car. One hand

Melon’s small hand.

his mother, his head

the previous night had left the five-year-old visibly shaken and

to him. She crouched down to meet his gaze. She gently held his shoulders and

wasn’t your fault. You were really brave. It’s on

just shook his

through his hair in

still feeling guilty about everything,

pause, Melon finally

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