When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

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.

……

but Avery’s head felt heavy by

took out a thick blanket from the closet, wrapped herself in it, and

night, ridding herself of the chill from

next morning, aside from feeling a little sticky, she was in relatively good

a shower, changed into clean

smell of food to the dining room, and Mrs. Cooper immediately served

had breakfast?” Avery

Elliot hasn’t come

milk and a piece of toast, then began to wolf down

was done eating in

that afraid of him, Madam?”

just don’t want to see him,” Avery said, then lifted her chin slightly

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

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

Cooper said. She left, intending to

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

drivers at home. One for Master Elliot and one for the odd jobs. I’ll get the other one

could not win

to the driver and said, “Thank you. You can head back now. I’ll find my own

the driver drove off, a young woman ran up to Avery, tapped her on the

did not expect to bump in her best friend Tammy Lynch to be at the campus

you,” Avery said as they walked into campus together. “Tammy, I don’t think I can go

and said, “Is it because of

“Actually, I never

boyfriend after graduation, right?” Tammy said. “When are you going to introduce

Avery was taken aback.

mother

was dating someone but had no

“Do you know what it feels like to have someone completely

when she saw her red eyes, and said, “Forget about that, Avery. We’re

off depending on myself than a man,” Avery

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

head and said, “I just hope I

course! You’re the only double major I know who’s at top of the class in both majors. The sky’s the limit for

flushed at

Tammy left the campus together. They had planned

the campus gates, Tammy instantly pointed at the

Mr. Portia who dropped you off this morning?

remembered