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 the time she got

out a thick blanket from the closet, wrapped herself in

ridding herself of the chill from

morning, aside from feeling a little

into clean clothes,

dining

he had breakfast?”

Master Elliot hasn’t come

up her glass of milk and a piece

eating in under

you that afraid of

afraid… I just don’t want to see him,” Avery said, then lifted

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

do on campus today, so I won’t be having dinner

driver to take you there,” Mrs. Cooper said. She left,

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

one for the odd jobs. I’ll get the other one to take

not win against

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

ran up to Avery, tapped her on the shoulder, and

expect to bump in her best friend Tammy Lynch to be

as they walked into

tracks and said, “Is it because of

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

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

Avery was taken aback.

her mother

friends and classmates only knew that she was dating someone but

Avery said. She then 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, but

eyes, and said, “Forget about that, Avery. We’re still young. Just think of it

off depending on myself than

grow,” Tammy sighed. “You were completely love-struck before

head and said, “I just hope I can take

the

flushed

evening, Avery and Tammy left the

they arrived at the campus gates, Tammy instantly pointed at the Portia parked by the

Mr. Portia who dropped you off this morning?

remembered