A Second Chance at Forever novel (Eleanor and Bernard)

Chapter 347

Garett put down the contract in his hands, a grin spread across his face.

Eleanor lay on the hospital bed, quietly watching him. It was like seeing a glimpse of their younger selves.

He used to sit at the back of the class, propping his hand on the desk, watching her pass by the window.

He was as gentlemanly then as he was now.

They stared at each other, as if bidding farewell to the regrets of their youth.

After a while, Garett shifted his gaze, glanced at his watch, and when he looked up at Eleanor again, he seemed at peace.

“Eleanor, I’ve got to head back to B City at a quarter past four.”

Eleanor felt a pang of guilt, but when she saw the look in his eyes, she swallowed back her words.

She looked at him, just like when she used to send him off to his games, gently saying, “Garett, drive safe…

fingers tightened around the contract, “Eleanor, do you remember what

her brain but couldn’t remember, so she shook

his lips curling into a

couldn’t turn to watch him leave; all she could hear

their seventeen–year–old selves

I told you I liked you, it was exactly 4:15.

“Okay, I’ll

the time he confessed his feelings to her when they

the sharp pain, got up from the bed and turned to look at Garett. “I’m sorry, Garett, I forgot…”

he didn’t turn around. “It’s okay, Eleanor. As long as I remember.”

welled up in Eleanor’s eyes again, the pain in her back making her break out in a cold sweat. “Garett, will I ever see

slipped down Garett’s cheeks, but he didn’t turn around. “Eleanor, let’s not see each other anymore,

of her life to truly let her go.

could he ever

his wheelchair and left the room without hesitation, leaving

his determined back, her eyes

my boy, goodbye,