Whisper Forever
ng a cup of steaming hot coffee. She had just arrived at her best friend
to tell you," Rachel said,
ething was wrong. "What is it?" she a
nervously around the room. "It's
up tightened. "What about him
n't want to tell you, Sophia. But
ities. What could Rachel possibly
, her voice barely above a whisper. "
d in her chest. "What
ty. "Alexander used to be involved with some pretty shady people," she
rocess the information. Alexander, her
this?" Sophia asked, her
think you deserve to know the truth, So
she had been punched in the gut. She
Sophia demanded,
h tears. "I'm so sorry, Sophia. I
bts. Could she really trust Alexander? And
her world had been turned upside down. She
iet streets, Sophia realized som
tear her and Alexander apart, or
ld she really forgive
he knew that she had to make a dec
trust Alexander, or would she
me woul
She didn't know what to believe or who to trust. The revelation about Alexander's past had
xander been involved in? Who were these shady people that Rache
en lying to her. She had trusted him, confided in him, and shared her deepest secrets
ment building. He looked up and caught her eye, and Sophia felt a pang of emotion. She didn't kn
proached him. "I was worried about
m straight in the eye. "I need to ask y
lied, his expression
Rachel told me something about your past," she said final
Sophia saw a flash of fear in his eyes. But then,
l told you," Alexander s
eyebrow, skeptica
bout how he had gotten involved with some bad people and had to find a w
t him, her eyes searching. She wanted to believe
" Sophia asked, her voic
ashamed," he said. "I didn't want you to k
lexander. She wanted to believe him, bu
Sophia said finally, tur
er her. She didn't know what to believe or who to trust. But s
trust Alexander, or would she
me woul
ease. He knew he had hurt her, and he wasn't sure if he could make it
sense of regret wash over him. He knew he had to m
st in thought, Rachel
ice soft. "I saw Sophia
hair. "I told her about my past," he said. "I
tic. "You have to give her time," she
f determination. "I'll do whatever
. "I know you will," she sai
full. "I do," he said. "I
hen you'll figure it out," sh
had a long road ahead of him, but he was willing to
Sophia's words came back to him. "
she needed, and then he would make his move. He would do w
ense of determination wash over him. He w
e city, Alexander knew that he had a long journey ah
hia back, no mat
nse of hope and determination. He knew that he would