Everyone gasped sharply, frozen in place from the sudden attack.At the very last second, a small figure lunged toward Beverly, pushing her aside. "Watch out, pretty lady!"The force of his motion sent him tumbling aside from the rebound. Meanwhile, Beverly fell onto the ground, her head spinning from the impact. She was still bewildered as people helped her up."Beverly!""Bev!""Aunt Beverly!"Even the other parents cried out to her anxiously. "Mrs. Gray!""Beverly, are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" Christina helped Beverly up, checking her from head to toe. She only relaxed when she saw that the latter was okay. Evan would kill her if he learned she'd failed to protect Beverly after bringing her over."I'm fine," Beverly said weakly. She hurried to the boy who'd saved her and helped him up, crouching before him as she dusted him off. Then, she checked him all over and saw that his palms had been scraped raw from the rough ground. She said, "Thank you, sweetheart. I'll
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