Mila “Miss, you forgot your hat!” A young boy rushed up and held my yellow hat out to me. “Oh, thank you, little boy!” I smiled and ruffled his hair. The people on this island were incredibly kind and welcoming. Since I arrived three weeks ago, they had treated me like a princess—as if they had known me for years. That day passed like all the others: calm, peaceful, to the point where I almost forgot all my past problems. I wore a simple blue dress for the warm night and headed to the mayor’s office to make my daily call before sunset. “Hello, Mommy! I missed you!” Angelo’s voice chimed through the phone on the first ring. “Hi, baby. I missed you too,” I said, a small smile curving my lips. I missed my angel so much. I had never been away from him this long. But he seemed to be handling it better than I was. “I was waiting for your call. You’re four minutes late!” he complained. I raised a brow. “Oh, really?” I grinned. “You missed me that much?” My heart warmed. But he didn
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