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At eight years old, Shane's world shatters in a single night. Through angry voices and a messy living room, she watches helplessly as her best friend Liam is taken away-ripped from her life by a family feud she's too young to understand but old enough to feel.
In their final moments together, promises are whispered and tears are shed. Liam mouths the words that will echo through decades: "I'll see you again, I promise." And Shane, clutching onto hope with all the strength of a broken-hearted child, silently vows: "I'll wait for you."
Twenty-five years pass. Lives change, families are built, and childhood memories fade into bittersweet dreams. Shane never stopped wondering what happened to the boy who lived next door-the one who played chess with her, who complained about dolls, who was her entire world before it all fell apart.
But fate has a funny way of keeping promises.
On a beach resort, during a sunset that seems almost too perfect, a chance collision between two children brings together two souls who never truly let go. When Liam Escorial introduces himself to Shane Rodrigue, the floodgates of 25 years finally burst open.
A heartwarming tale of childhood friendship, broken promises kept, and second chances-where the sunset doesn't mark an ending, but a beautiful new beginning for two families destined to intertwine once more.
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"I hope that our children will also be friends, but this time we'll make sure that they won't grow away from each other."
11-22-22