Ten years after prom, Peter stood in Times Square, waiting for Sally, just as they had promised. But instead of Sally, a young girl approached him with a heartbreaking truth.
n prom night, Peter and Sally had made a promise to meet in Times Square ten years later, no matter what. They had stayed in touch through letters, but one day Sally’s stopped coming. Now, standing in the snow, Peter’s hope began to fade until a girl with Sally’s green eyes and a yellow umbrella approached.
“My name is Betty,” she said. “Mom said I’d find you here.”
Betty revealed that Sally had passed away two years ago, and her parents explained that Sally had never told Peter about Betty, fearing it would add to his pain. Before she died, Sally had told Betty that Peter loved her, and that he would keep his promise.
Peter, overwhelmed with grief, hugged Betty, promising to love her just as he had loved her mother. He later received Sally’s diary, full of her love and regrets. Over time, Peter built a life for Betty, telling her stories of Sally. On their first Christmas together, they visited Sally’s grave, where Peter realized that though he had lost Sally, he had gained a piece of her in Betty—a symbol of love, endurance, and new beginnings.