When His Eyes Opened

Avery pulled her phone and called Cole.

“Hello? Avery?” Cole answered.

“Cassandra’s dead.

Did you know?”

“What?! do mean she’s I’m at the hospital checkup….

fine when I talked to her on phone last night,”

fight?” “No!” Cole exclaimed.

few seconds later, as if had remembered something, he added, “I remember now.

Cassandra was here Uncle Elliot came home for dinner last time.

a night.

Uncle Elliot told her that she won’t have much longer to and she’s terrified about that since-”

“That’s impossible! I with Elliot all night.

He didn’t do anything!”

Cole sighed, said, “Why do you lose all reason every time Uncle Elliot’s involved? I’m just saying I know.

You’re the only one I’d tell to.

If police asked me, there’s way I’ d mention this…”

“Listen up, Cole Foster! not have anything to with Cassandra’s death.

The police will get to the bottom of this!”

“It wasn’t me.

I have a motive! I wouldn’t resort to murder even if we got into a fight,” Cole coldly, then added, “Avery… Ever since you fell in love with Uncle I’ve become to you.

”

“Please keep that bullsh*t to yourself! What I to you when were around with Cassandra behind my back?!” Avery snapped, then furiously up the phone.

“Who were you talking to?” asked officer.

“Cole Foster.

He’s Cassandra Tate’s boyfriend,” said.

She gave the officer Cole’s then said, “Cassandra’s been hanging out with him a lot recently.

sure he she killed herself.

”

Avery out the police that afternoon a cab to her mother’s place.

After reporting of Cassandra’s death to Laura, Avery “I couldn’t recognize her, Mom… It was all blood… I couldn’t see features….

”

Laura wrapped her arms tightly around her daughter and said, “Don’t be scared, Avery.

was her life! It had nothing to do with us! All we need to do is live our own lives!”

“Cole said Elliot did it…” Avery said.

“I don’t believe it! Elliot would never commit murder!”

“Did you ask Laura asked.

“Even if it was I’m sure he had his reasons.

”

“Come on, Mom.

never a reason to kill someone.

If Cassandra broke the law, then the should be the one to deal with her.

”

“Did the law do anything her uncle’s crimes?” Laura said, then held Avery’s hands in hers and added, “I didn’t say that murder isn’t wrong.

just saying that Cole might not the truth.

”

quickly composed herself and said, just dropped by to you this… I’m leaving now … I need to see Elliot.

”

“I’ll take you there,” said.

not in your right mind right now.

I’m worried.

”

Avery had ordered Elliot to be on bed for a week, and so, was obediently resting at home.

arrived at the Foster mansion at two in the afternoon.

The sight her expression and pale his heart tighten in his chest.

“I to talk to you, Elliot,” Avery said as she took a seat next to him.

Elliot’s large clasped Avery’s small one.

His hand was like a lion’s large paw.

It wrapped around in a gesture of reassurance.

Avery was not used to the affectionate act withdrew hand on reflex.

a of pondering, tried to ease into the subject but ended up getting straight the point.

dead.

you anything do with it?”

was always the straightforward, no-nonsense way that she got along with Elliot.

•Elliot’s eyes darkened, and his voice was as he aren’t asking about was trying to kill me night? Is Cassandra life more mine?”

Cassandra’s death had up so much Avery’s that day that she almost forgot about the of the before.

TIT

was she asked with fiery eyes.

“Did you find out who was behind it?”

“Would you still feel sad about death if I told you it was Cassandra?” Elliot asked as fixed eyes on Avery.

He watched her expression went from one to then turned into anxiety.

“So… really had something to with Cassandra’s death,” Avery through the lump her throat.

“Was there no other way to it? did you have to go such extremes?”

look at like Avery,” as the earlier tenderness disappeared from his face.

“I’ll send whoever crosses me hell.

I’ve always been like that.

”