Two years had passed since they were able to get their lives back. Tory’s father had set up a surprise encounter with Ashley. They already knew the answer but all Paul wanted was to watch her squirm. Have her feel some degree of the pain she caused his daughter. Two years seemed so long ago, it pass in a blink of an eye neither Eli nor Tory would have imagined themselves sitting next to each other, anxiously waiting in a hospital room chair. Tory had been feeling ill for some time. At first, they believed it was a virus, but after a few weeks, it had not passed. When the symptoms progressed, they began to worry. After weeks of testing, Tory was as healthy as a horse.
Eli tried to remain hopeful for Tory’s sake but under his mask, hope was beginning to fade. Tory on the other hand tried to
