When His Eyes Opened (Avery and Elliott)

Chapter 17

Chapter 17
The car sped past Avery, leaving a trail of dust.

She lifted her head and saw the blurry tail lights of the Rolls-Roice in the darkness.

Was that Elliot’s car?

She wiped the tears off her face, calmed herself down, and walked toward the house.

She saw the car parked in the courtyard when she arrived.

She waited outside in hopes of going in after Elliot had gone to his room.

Her eyes stung. She looked up at the stars shining brightly in the night sky.

It was a beautiful spring night.

Before she knew it, she had been standing outside for an hour.

The driver had already moved the car into the garage.

The lights in the living room were still on, but there was nobody in sight.

Avery felt normal, so she walked slowly into the house.

On the veranda on the second floor, Elliot, dressed in a grey robe, was sitting in his wheelchair. The last dregs of wine sat at the bottom of his wine glass.

He had watched Avery the entire hour that she had stood outside in the cold.

He could not figure out the thoughts that would lead her to spend an entire hour out in the cold. She was so still that she could have easily blended in with the trees that stood next to her.

Elliot had met countless intelligent minds in his lifetime because they were the only people worthy enough to stand by his side.

However, Avery was an exception.

He did not consider her bright because she had provoked him despite knowing what kind of man he was.

She was an extremely foolish woman.

Seeing her miserable, however, affected his mood in a peculiar way.

It was a feeling that he had never felt before.

……

cold wind, but Avery’s head

blanket from the closet, wrapped herself in it, and

all night, ridding herself of the chill from the

Avery woke up the next morning, aside from feeling a

took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and

the dining room, and Mrs.

he had breakfast?”

hasn’t come

this, Avery picked up her glass of milk and a piece of toast, then began to

eating in

of him, Madam?” Mrs.

to see him,” Avery said, then

spending a little more time together,” said

won’t. I have something to do on campus today, so I won’t be having dinner

driver to take you there,” Mrs. Cooper said. She left, intending to inform the driver of his

her and said, “It’s fine. I’ll just take a

Elliot and one for the odd jobs. I’ll get the other one to take you,”

not win

campus, Avery turned to the driver and said, “Thank you. You

a young woman ran up to Avery, tapped her on the shoulder, and said,

bump in her best friend Tammy Lynch to be at the campus

Avery said as they walked into campus together. “Tammy, I

it because of your family? I heard

“Actually, I

boyfriend after graduation, right?” Tammy said.

Avery was taken aback.

had only told her mother of what had

and classmates only knew that she was dating someone but had no

took a deep breath and said, “Do you know what it feels like to have someone completely destroy your trust? I thought he was the best man in the world,

placed her arm around Avery’s waist when she saw her red eyes, and said, “Forget about that, Avery. We’re still young. Just think of it as a lesson

depending on myself

love-struck before summer break,

her head and said, “I just hope I can

the class in both majors. The sky’s the

cheeks flushed at

Avery and Tammy left the campus together. They had

instantly pointed at the

the Mr. Portia who dropped you off this morning? Is he here to

remembered

cars and beautiful people were pleasing to the

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