When His Eyes Opened

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.

if he did not

the kids,” Mike said in a

finally reacted and

said, “Are you thinking of bringing that gun back with you? Avery’s definitely alive! She’s strong, and she won’t die until she

gun down on the table, then walked out

Bridgedale was located in the city center's

to show off her

stuck at the neighborhood entrance.

Layla arrived at the entrance hand in

dead… Then, what would happen

raise them himself, but

Hayden!” Layla said softly as she saw Elliot from

heart began to thump wildly in his chest. Did Elliot look like

not seen Wesley’s horrible condition at the hospital yesterday, but Shea described it to them when she came

a nightmare that Avery

dream, and the siblings ended up crying in each