A Promise We Kept Together Learn English Through Story Level 2 English Story Listening B1 B

I spent 2 years hating the man who broke his promise to stay by my side until I learned the secret my own heartbeat was keeping from me. My name is Elena. I am 35 years old. I work at an art gallery. I like my job. It is quiet. 2 years ago I was very sick. My heart was bad.

Doctors did surgery on me. They fixed my heart. Now I am healthy but my life is lonely. I live alone. I work alone. I go home alone. I think about the past sometimes. I think about Liam. Liam was my fiance. We loved each other. We wanted to marry. But Liam left me. He left before my

surgery. He said bad things to me. He said I was a burden. His words hurt me very much. Liam made a promise to me. He said he would always be here. He said he would never leave me. But he broke his promise. He left me when I needed him. I still have his

necklace. It is heart-shaped. It is silver. Words are on it. The words say, "Breathe for me." I look at the necklace. Sometimes it makes me angry. It makes me sad. The necklace is a lie. Liam did not stay. He broke his promise. I keep the necklace in a box. I do not wear it.

But I cannot throw it away. Today was a normal day. I worked at the gallery. I talked to customers. I sold two paintings. I felt proud. Then my phone rang. A man called me. His name was Marcus. Marcus was a lawyer. He was Liam's lawyer. Marcus said he needed to talk to me. He said it was important. He said it

was about Liam. My heart beat faster. I felt scared. I felt angry, too. Marcus said Liam disappeared. He said Liam was gone. Nobody knew where Liam was. Nobody could find him. Marcus said we had a project together. Liam and I bought a house 2 years ago. It was by a lake. We called it the lakehouse