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49: The Promise He Made

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|| Abbie ||

I never thought I would call Cale’s personal number and ask him to come over. But I had no choice—Nana was slipping away, and his was the only name she whispered in her confusion. More than a year had passed. I only ever contacted him for work, and even then, only when I had no other option.

Whenever I looked at him, that one night came to mind, and my heart squeezed so hard it felt like it would burst.

I waited for him in the hospital lobby, nervously rolling the ring around my finger. When I saw him walking toward me, my heart pinched painfully in my chest. As soon as he spotted me, I turned and walked ahead, hearing his footsteps quicken until he fell into step beside me.

“I hope you weren’t busy when I called?” I asked. “Just know I had no other choice. She wouldn’t stop asking for you.”

“I’m not busy,” he replied simply.

As we walked into the hospital room, despite her pale, translucent skin and hollowed cheeks, Nana’s face brightened the moment she saw him. My grandm
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