Nearly six years had passed since they’d last seen each other, and Theresa Carlisle’s face had slowly begun to fade in Evangeline’s memory. There were terrifying moments when Evangeline had wondered if she would even recognize her friend if they ever met again. She had forced herself to look at old photos, fighting back waves of sadness and loneliness, but the more she stared, the more unfamiliar the face became.
To her despair, she thought she was truly starting to forget. But now, as Theresa stood before her, a single glance—the shape of her silhouette, the look in her eyes, the small beauty mark just below her eyebrow—was all it took. Recognition hit her like a tidal wave.
A lump formed in Evangeline’s throat. Forgetting the pain in her knee, she ran toward Theresa.
Theresa seemed just as stunned to see her there, freezing for a moment. But she quickly set down the clothes in her arms, ready to catch Evangeline as she threw herself into her embrace.
“How are you here…? I thought… you were…” Evangeline’s voice broke, choked with emotion. Finally, she managed to whisper, “Thank God, you’re okay.”
She said the words, but tears streamed down her face, and soon she was sobbing uncontrollably.
Theresa’s eyes reddened, but she managed a smile, patting Evangeline’s back soothingly. “Still such a crybaby,” she teased gently. “You won’t be pretty anymore if you keep this up.”
She tried to wipe away Evangeline’s tears, hoping to regain some composure. But feeling the hot tears on her fingers and seeing the raw grief on her friend’s face, Theresa’s own control shattered, and she began to cry too.
The reunion descended into a tearful mess as the two women clung to each other at the doorway, both sobbing their hearts out.
A short distance away, Finn and Soren exchanged a look. The moment their eyes met, Soren quickly looked away.
“Is that Theresa? I thought she was dead. What is she doing here?” Soren asked the man beside him.


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