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.

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Avery’s head

closet, wrapped herself in it, and fell into

ridding herself of the chill from

feeling a little sticky, she was in

took a shower, changed into clean clothes,

to the dining

he had breakfast?”

Elliot hasn’t come

glass of milk and a piece of toast, then began to

done eating in

that afraid of

to see him,” Avery said, then lifted

spending a little more time together,” said Mrs. Cooper. “Will

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

I’ll go get the driver to take you there,” Mrs. Cooper said. She left,

stopped her and said, “It’s fine. I’ll

and one for the odd jobs. I’ll get the other one

could not win

had arrived on campus, Avery turned to the driver and said, “Thank you. You can head

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

expect to bump in her best

as they walked into campus together. “Tammy, I don’t think I can go to

“Is it because of your family? I heard about

and said, “Actually, I never really wanted to go to graduate

thinking of marrying your boyfriend after graduation, right?” Tammy said. “When are you

Avery was taken aback.

her mother of what

classmates only knew that she was dating someone but had

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

her arm around Avery’s waist when she saw her red eyes, and said, “Forget about that, Avery.

better off depending on myself than a man,”

love-struck before summer break, but look at the mature young lady

head and said, “I just hope I can take care of myself

at top of the

flushed at the

in the evening, Avery and Tammy left the campus together. They had planned to have

campus gates, Tammy instantly pointed at

who dropped you off this morning?

still remembered the

cars and beautiful people were pleasing to

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