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…

around the contract, “Eleanor, do you remember what 4:15

racked her brain but couldn’t remember, so she

curling into a bitter smile

to watch him leave; all she could

the clouds outside the window, memories of their seventeen–year–old selves came flooding back. Garett holding flowers,

I told you I liked you, it was exactly

“Okay, I’ll

he confessed his feelings

pain, got up from the bed and turned to look

wheelchair came to a halt, but he didn’t turn around. “It’s okay, Eleanor. As long as

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 you again?”

around. “Eleanor, let’s not see each other anymore, no more

step out of her life to truly let her

he ever

pushed his wheelchair and left the room without hesitation, leaving her

his determined back, her eyes

my boy,