A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 3

Eleanor, lugging her suitcase, arrived at her bestie Hailey Vulpe’s place.

She raised her hand, gave a gentle knock on the door, and stood nearby, quietly waiting.-

Both she and Hailey were orphans; they grew up together in the orphanage, like sisters.

She remembered when Bernard took her away, Hailey said to her, “If he ever dumps you, remember to come back home.”

It was these words that gave Eleanor the courage to say no to Bernard’s house.

Hailey swiftly opened the door, and upon seeing Eleanor, her mouth immediately curved into a smile.

“Eleanor, what brings you here?”

Eleanor tightened her grip on the suitcase and confessed somewhat timidly, “Hailey, I’ve come to stay at your place.”

Only then did Hailey notice the suitcase in Eleanor’s hand, and her smile froze. “What happened?”

Eleanor put on a brave face and smiled, “I ended things with him.”

Hailey gazed at Eleanor, who was trying her best to maintain her smile.

Her tiny face looked gaunt, with sunken eye sockets and a pale complexion.

Standing in the cold wind, her body was so frail that it looked like a piece of paper.

Seeing Eleanor like this, Hailey suddenly felt a heartache.

She quickly stepped forward and tightly hugged Eleanor, “Don’t be sad, you still have me.”

words, Eleanor couldn’t

gently patting her on the back, “I’m

just trying

very well how much Eleanor

past five years, Eleanor had been working her butt off to pay

that if she did that, she could

the end, she was still mercilessly

that rainy night

herself for Garett Falsey,

have

would’ve

everything

her a gentle push away and smiling warmly at her, she joked, “You sure you wanna let me in? You’ve left me out here in the cold, I’m freezing!”

that Eleanor was still as strong as ever, Hailey slowly

believed that Eleanor would soon overcome her pain, being the tough girls they were, accustomed to abandonment.

long as they lived well, there

inside, and said, “Don’t say such things again. This is your

handed them to Eleanor, “Go take a bath first. I’ll make you

the pajamas and obediently nodded, “Okay.”

like this, treating her unconditionally well, like a ray of light, warming

late stages of heart failure, and the Grim Reaper would soon be taking her life.

to leave this world, she would probably be heartbroken

such a and

the busy figure in the kitchen, and slowly walked

in agreement,

so hard for the past few years, just

It’s time to quit and take care of yourself at home. Leave the