When His Eyes Opened By Simple Silence

Mike buried his face in his hands and burst into tears.

“I regret it! Why did I say those cruel words to her last night?!”

Elliot’s eyes welled up in tears at the thought of what happened the night before.

“She was helpless and scared. Even if we couldn’t go save her right away, I shouldn’t have said that! She must have felt so hopeless after hearing what I said…” Mike was racked with guilt and could not control his emotions.

Elliot’s Adam’s apple bobbed in his throat and he said hoarsely, “Stop crying! Are you done cracking the system?”

Mike wiped his tears away, then glanced at the progress bar on his computer screen.

“Almost … It’ll be done before noon. My head hurts. What would I do if Avery’s really dead?”

Elliot did not have the courage to think of that possibility.

“How about you go home and take a shower?” Mike saw the stubble growing on Elliot’s chin and figured that he was probably hurting more than himself.

It was because Avery was still carrying his child.

in a daze as if

check on Shea and the kids,”

finally reacted

to the door, Mike sighed and said, “Are you thinking of bringing that gun back with you? Avery’s definitely alive! She’s strong, and

down on the table, then walked out of

located in the

it was not to show off her wealth, but because of the area’s

stuck at the neighborhood entrance. He called Mike, and Mike called

the entrance hand in hand to pick

turned complicated. If Avery was dead…

raise them himself, but they might

Hayden!” Layla said softly as

Did Elliot look like this because something had happened

had not seen Wesley’s horrible condition at the hospital yesterday, but Shea described

nightmare that Avery died last

and the siblings ended up crying in