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Without another word, Kipp h the wall He only took two steps before Hannah ju blue eyes Her expression went through wild emotions, as Kipp must have explained the tale of craziness, which was now my life
After a little while, Kipp pointed toward theand Hannah’s gaze followed, looking atI could think of, I smiled and waved She returned the wave and looked back at Kipp as if he’d said so to her
Hannah nodded and they walked toward the wall I lowered from my tippy-toes and stepped away, but remained hidden behind the bush as they joined me outside
My stomach took a hit and a lu So many milestones left to experience and all of her dreath “Hi, Hannah I’m Tess”
Her eyes widened “You can hear me? You can see me?”
Ito you, am I not?”
“That’s just so weird”
Yeah right, I’hed, but refrained because although the conversation had been light, the agony in Hannah’s expression remained profound “You’ve stayed here with your family for all these years?”
“I didn’t knohere else to go” Her voice trembled “I didn’t want to leave o So I stayed”
My throat tightened A wave of sadness washed overher, to take away the pain so prevalent in her eyes, but I held no power to do so If I touched her, I’d go right through her Seeing that would only frighten her, I wouldn’t go there
It appeared, though, Kipp held an equal heartache for her His despairing expression revealed the sarabbed Hannah and took her into his arhosts, they held the ability to touch I stood stunned I’d seen them cry before and even that had shocked me, but this I hadn’t expected
Kipp overpowered Hannah’s sht She sank into hi It’d been five years since her life had ended Five years alone, without anyone to talk to, without a single ony and loneliness cah
He whispered soft words and ran his hand along her hair My heart swelled arhost—was perfection Not only did he have the looks and personality, he had a heart—one that broke in this moment
Being a cop clearly hadn’t been just a
job for him He cared for the victims of the crimes and it hadn’t been only a paycheck More so, he wanted to set right the tragic path their lives