LITTLE GIRL LOST by SARAH BETH LEE (best books to read for knowledge TXT) 📕
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Hannah Roberts met Nick when she was a child and that brief meeting has helped guide her through the tough times in her life. Now as an adults can they find what they need in each other to be happy?
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/> Maddie looked at Hannah and she knew that she knew the truth. “So Veronica told you the truth?”
Hannah nodded and she knew that Maddie knew the truth as well. “I guess your had a little heart to heart with your mom too?”
Maddie took Hannah’s hand and led her to the family room. “Our mom Hannah.”
Hannah glanced at Kathleen and she could see the love shining in her eyes, the love that had always been there. She sat on the couch beside Maddie who refused to let go of her hand. Kathleen sat on Hannah’s other side and began to speak.
“Hannah there’s more to this story but I’m not sure where to start.”
Hannah was about to say from the beginning but she heard a noise coming from the hall. She knew it was probably Nate, she hadn’t seen him in six or seven years and she wondered how he looked now. He had always been an exceptionally beautiful child and no doubt a heartbreaker now that he was seventeen. He had always had a crush on her and she was sure he had outgrown that now. She looked up at the entryway to say hi but as his broad shoulders and six foot frame filled the opening she felt her breath catch and her heart stop for a second as visions of Nick filled her head. She blinked twice and her last coherent thought was she must be dreaming because the young man standing in front of her had Nick’s eyes.
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As Nick and his friends drove home he wondered what Hannah was doing right now and if she would be home when he knocked on her door. He was more nervous than he had ever been his palms were sweating, his stomach had knots in it and his head was filled with scenarios ranging from get the hell out to I’ll love you forever. He wished he knew exactly what would happen when he knocked on her door but that was one of many unsolved mysteries of his world. He sighed as he tried to think of anything other than what would happen later tonight. He was lost in his own thoughts he hadn’t noticed that the vehicle had stopped moving. He looked out to see that they were in front of Beth’s parent’s house. He watched as Zach climbed out and walked her up the steps he turned his face away as Zach began to lower his head to kiss her goodbye. Nick climbed out of the back seat and got comfortable in the front as he waited for Zach to the SUV. He was smiling and completely oblivious to the cold air whipping around him as he climbed in beside him.
“So Nick what’s your plan for tonight?”
Nick looked at Zach and shrugged his shoulders not really wanted to tell him. Nick was known for being a hard ass and never letting emotion have any bearing over his decisions. Zach could see him squirming in his seat.
“Come on dude this is me remember? Tell me what insane plan you have up your sleeve.”
Nick looked out the window at the scenery flying past his window. He wondered how Zach still had a license after so many speeding tickets but of course when you and family in law enforcement tickets tended to disappear.
“I’m kind of afraid to talk about it what if jinks it?”
Zach looked over at his friend and wondered what was going on in that head of his. He was always the self confident one with no fear of anything but right now he didn’t look like he had any confidence at all. Zach shook his head Hannah had really done a number on him and he hadn’t even met her yet well not the grown up Hannah anyway.
“Look I just don’t want to talk about it or I might back out of going. Trust me you’ll be the first to hear about it.”
Zach could see the worry knitting his brow and the tension in his voice was so thick he could all but feel it in the air around him. He wanted to reassure Nick that everything would be fine but he had no way of knowing that for sure and he didn’t want to lie to his best friend. He remained silent as he parked on the curb and killed the engine.
“Ok Nick but at least try to relax and above all else remember to breath.”
Nick laughed at Zach’s attempt to lighten his somber mood. He just had so much going through his head and he wasn’t sure what to do first. He had to make tonight perfect and he only hoped that Hannah was as ready to meet him as he was to meet her. He could imagine how smart, wonderful, lovely and completely enchanting. He unbuckled his seatbelt while opening the door of the SUV he jumped nimbly to his feet and walked up the sidewalk. He walked into the house and threw himself on the couch to try and block out everything else around him. Zach followed right behind him and knew he wanted to be alone so he walked to the bedroom to call Beth.
Nick glanced at his watch and saw that it was only a little after three and he had no idea what Hannah might be doing for the holiday so he didn’t want to show up when she was still out. He closed his eyes tried to shut out the white glare from the overhead light. He squeezed his eyelids tightly together and tried to focus on how not to screw up tonight and ruin any hope he had for a happily ever after. He began to breathe deeply in and out pushing all negative thoughts away he felt a sense of peace take over as he dreamt of what she would look like or what she might say to him. He could feel all the bad thoughts leaving and slowly he drifted off to sleep still thinking of Hannah and how tonight would change everything one way or another.
Nick shuddered once as sleep took over and he gave in to the dream playing out in his head. He saw his mother and father drifting just below the white light above his head and he raised his hands for them but they were always just beyond his reach. He could see their lips moving but their words sounded like static on a radio station that was just out of range. He struggled to his feet and tried desperately to catch what they were trying to tell him because he knew it was important. The air around him seemed to still and the silence of the room was louder than the raging winds outside his window. He stopped struggling all together and just listened for the voice of his mother. He heard her crystal clear voice that sounded so much like church bells on a perfect Sunday morning and his heart began to beat faster, more erratic. He could feel her breath warm on his ear as she spoke, low for only him to hear.
“Nicolas Jordan O’Brien you are a beautiful, talented and smart young man but you have wasted so many years blaming yourself for something that was in no way your fault. I know you think you are disgracing our memory by living your life but you are wrong. The only way to keep our memory alive is to live the happiest and best life you possibly can. I know you have so much to offer the world and there is someone special out there waiting for you. Nick my son I love you to the ends of the earth and back again and it is with all the love in my heart that I beg you to stop wasting your life trying to preserve our memory and just live your life. There are so many things waiting out there for you and you deserve all the happiness in the world so go get it.”
As the voice began to drift away he felt the touch of angel soft lips graze his cheek and then they were gone. He wasn’t sure if he had dreamt them or if they had really been there. He wondered if maybe his father had been playing around with the time machine before he died. Nick had never told any of his team that the notes for the project had been in his father’s unfinished projects. He raised his hand to his cheek and felt the still cool place that the kiss had been and he wanted to believe that his parents had been there.
Nick got to his feet and walked to the kitchen to grab a Coke and he wondered what he should do for Hannah. He wanted to knock her off her feet and make her fall head over heels in love with him but he wasn’t sure just how to do that. He began to pace the kitchen as an idea began to take root in his head. He smiled to himself as he chugged the rest of his soda and began to make a mental list of what he had to do in a very short time.
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Hannah sat on the couch staring at the ceiling fan as it twirled around quietly. Her brain was all fuzzy and she felt as if she had been asleep for hours. She began to stir on the couch and she was immediately surrounded by hands pushing her back down on the couch. She opened one eye and squinted at the faces peering down at her. Kathleen, Maddie and Nate and that feeling of déjà hit her all over again. She laid her head back down and took several deep breaths before trying to speak.
“So someone care to explain to me what happened?”
Maddie knelt beside the couch and took Hannah’s hand rubbing soothing circles on her palm. She could see the strain on Hannah’s face and she tried to sound so strong but Maddie could hear the fear creeping into her voice.
“Hannah you passed out.”
Hannah slowly sat up on the couch and she remembered seeing a guy in the door that looked so much like Nick it literally knocked her off her feet. She peaked at the brown haired, blue-eyed six foot tall teenager standing at the foot of the couch and she once again thought of Nick.
“Ok that seems like it happened ages ago so what time is it now?”
Hannah nodded and she knew that Maddie knew the truth as well. “I guess your had a little heart to heart with your mom too?”
Maddie took Hannah’s hand and led her to the family room. “Our mom Hannah.”
Hannah glanced at Kathleen and she could see the love shining in her eyes, the love that had always been there. She sat on the couch beside Maddie who refused to let go of her hand. Kathleen sat on Hannah’s other side and began to speak.
“Hannah there’s more to this story but I’m not sure where to start.”
Hannah was about to say from the beginning but she heard a noise coming from the hall. She knew it was probably Nate, she hadn’t seen him in six or seven years and she wondered how he looked now. He had always been an exceptionally beautiful child and no doubt a heartbreaker now that he was seventeen. He had always had a crush on her and she was sure he had outgrown that now. She looked up at the entryway to say hi but as his broad shoulders and six foot frame filled the opening she felt her breath catch and her heart stop for a second as visions of Nick filled her head. She blinked twice and her last coherent thought was she must be dreaming because the young man standing in front of her had Nick’s eyes.
**********************
As Nick and his friends drove home he wondered what Hannah was doing right now and if she would be home when he knocked on her door. He was more nervous than he had ever been his palms were sweating, his stomach had knots in it and his head was filled with scenarios ranging from get the hell out to I’ll love you forever. He wished he knew exactly what would happen when he knocked on her door but that was one of many unsolved mysteries of his world. He sighed as he tried to think of anything other than what would happen later tonight. He was lost in his own thoughts he hadn’t noticed that the vehicle had stopped moving. He looked out to see that they were in front of Beth’s parent’s house. He watched as Zach climbed out and walked her up the steps he turned his face away as Zach began to lower his head to kiss her goodbye. Nick climbed out of the back seat and got comfortable in the front as he waited for Zach to the SUV. He was smiling and completely oblivious to the cold air whipping around him as he climbed in beside him.
“So Nick what’s your plan for tonight?”
Nick looked at Zach and shrugged his shoulders not really wanted to tell him. Nick was known for being a hard ass and never letting emotion have any bearing over his decisions. Zach could see him squirming in his seat.
“Come on dude this is me remember? Tell me what insane plan you have up your sleeve.”
Nick looked out the window at the scenery flying past his window. He wondered how Zach still had a license after so many speeding tickets but of course when you and family in law enforcement tickets tended to disappear.
“I’m kind of afraid to talk about it what if jinks it?”
Zach looked over at his friend and wondered what was going on in that head of his. He was always the self confident one with no fear of anything but right now he didn’t look like he had any confidence at all. Zach shook his head Hannah had really done a number on him and he hadn’t even met her yet well not the grown up Hannah anyway.
“Look I just don’t want to talk about it or I might back out of going. Trust me you’ll be the first to hear about it.”
Zach could see the worry knitting his brow and the tension in his voice was so thick he could all but feel it in the air around him. He wanted to reassure Nick that everything would be fine but he had no way of knowing that for sure and he didn’t want to lie to his best friend. He remained silent as he parked on the curb and killed the engine.
“Ok Nick but at least try to relax and above all else remember to breath.”
Nick laughed at Zach’s attempt to lighten his somber mood. He just had so much going through his head and he wasn’t sure what to do first. He had to make tonight perfect and he only hoped that Hannah was as ready to meet him as he was to meet her. He could imagine how smart, wonderful, lovely and completely enchanting. He unbuckled his seatbelt while opening the door of the SUV he jumped nimbly to his feet and walked up the sidewalk. He walked into the house and threw himself on the couch to try and block out everything else around him. Zach followed right behind him and knew he wanted to be alone so he walked to the bedroom to call Beth.
Nick glanced at his watch and saw that it was only a little after three and he had no idea what Hannah might be doing for the holiday so he didn’t want to show up when she was still out. He closed his eyes tried to shut out the white glare from the overhead light. He squeezed his eyelids tightly together and tried to focus on how not to screw up tonight and ruin any hope he had for a happily ever after. He began to breathe deeply in and out pushing all negative thoughts away he felt a sense of peace take over as he dreamt of what she would look like or what she might say to him. He could feel all the bad thoughts leaving and slowly he drifted off to sleep still thinking of Hannah and how tonight would change everything one way or another.
Nick shuddered once as sleep took over and he gave in to the dream playing out in his head. He saw his mother and father drifting just below the white light above his head and he raised his hands for them but they were always just beyond his reach. He could see their lips moving but their words sounded like static on a radio station that was just out of range. He struggled to his feet and tried desperately to catch what they were trying to tell him because he knew it was important. The air around him seemed to still and the silence of the room was louder than the raging winds outside his window. He stopped struggling all together and just listened for the voice of his mother. He heard her crystal clear voice that sounded so much like church bells on a perfect Sunday morning and his heart began to beat faster, more erratic. He could feel her breath warm on his ear as she spoke, low for only him to hear.
“Nicolas Jordan O’Brien you are a beautiful, talented and smart young man but you have wasted so many years blaming yourself for something that was in no way your fault. I know you think you are disgracing our memory by living your life but you are wrong. The only way to keep our memory alive is to live the happiest and best life you possibly can. I know you have so much to offer the world and there is someone special out there waiting for you. Nick my son I love you to the ends of the earth and back again and it is with all the love in my heart that I beg you to stop wasting your life trying to preserve our memory and just live your life. There are so many things waiting out there for you and you deserve all the happiness in the world so go get it.”
As the voice began to drift away he felt the touch of angel soft lips graze his cheek and then they were gone. He wasn’t sure if he had dreamt them or if they had really been there. He wondered if maybe his father had been playing around with the time machine before he died. Nick had never told any of his team that the notes for the project had been in his father’s unfinished projects. He raised his hand to his cheek and felt the still cool place that the kiss had been and he wanted to believe that his parents had been there.
Nick got to his feet and walked to the kitchen to grab a Coke and he wondered what he should do for Hannah. He wanted to knock her off her feet and make her fall head over heels in love with him but he wasn’t sure just how to do that. He began to pace the kitchen as an idea began to take root in his head. He smiled to himself as he chugged the rest of his soda and began to make a mental list of what he had to do in a very short time.
******************
Hannah sat on the couch staring at the ceiling fan as it twirled around quietly. Her brain was all fuzzy and she felt as if she had been asleep for hours. She began to stir on the couch and she was immediately surrounded by hands pushing her back down on the couch. She opened one eye and squinted at the faces peering down at her. Kathleen, Maddie and Nate and that feeling of déjà hit her all over again. She laid her head back down and took several deep breaths before trying to speak.
“So someone care to explain to me what happened?”
Maddie knelt beside the couch and took Hannah’s hand rubbing soothing circles on her palm. She could see the strain on Hannah’s face and she tried to sound so strong but Maddie could hear the fear creeping into her voice.
“Hannah you passed out.”
Hannah slowly sat up on the couch and she remembered seeing a guy in the door that looked so much like Nick it literally knocked her off her feet. She peaked at the brown haired, blue-eyed six foot tall teenager standing at the foot of the couch and she once again thought of Nick.
“Ok that seems like it happened ages ago so what time is it now?”
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