The silence on the phone was somewhat eerie.
Elijah Smith held his mobile phone, with waves of immense pain rising from the bottom of his heart. Frowning, it took him a while to break the silence: "Ella?"
Ella... Once upon a time, he would feel like he was eating sugar whenever he called her name, the sweetness being almost indescribable.
But now, as he called that name, he felt only a mouthful of bitterness.
On the other end of the call, Ella Adams heard the familiar tone addressing her name. Her eyes turned red all of a sudden. Standing on the bustling Main Street at the entrance of the hospital, she took half a day before speaking: "Elijah.. do you have time now? Let's meet up."
Elijah hesitated. He wanted to refuse, but in the end, all he could do was nod his head and say, "Alright."
The arrest and imprisonment were postponed by four hours.
In these four hours, Elijah knew exactly what he and Ella were going to do.
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