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The Lone Girl (Chapter: 15)
FINDING EVA

“What the heck!” I cried out. ‘It’s true Jessie. Remember I told you earlier that I was losing him. I nursed him enough to survive another day. The next night I took him to a sanatorium at the border not wanting to call any unwanted attention.

It took one year for him to reveal a clean bill of health and another to gain full recovery. In a day or two, he’d be out Jessie. You believe it or not. He’ll stand up for me and care for me all the more. Edward used to tell me when I often checked on him, “If only my sister could know the whole truth.” I don’t know at what point I can find her and convince her. She’s a freaking eel Jessie.’

I frowned ruffling my eyebrows in thought. What is Eva’s weakness? She’d love to know that her brother is still alive. But how to convey it to her if she is in hiding. Then a brilliant idea struck me.

“Hey! Agnes. I know this may sound like a sketchy idea, but hear me out. There were posters of Eva’s missing report stuck all over this town. There’s a chance Eva might've already seen it. Why not make posters about Edward’s miraculous...