** Eli **
The Hawaiian sun felt a bit unnecessarily intense as Eli stepped off the plane, squinting against the blinding light.
People were milling about all over the airport, a busy sight for a Sunday afternoon. Colorful beach shirts and summer dresses and sun hats filled his view, accompanied by excited conversations and cheerful laughters. Everyone seemed to be in the perfect vacation mood, high-spirited and bright-eyed … Unlike him, who felt about as dark and gloomy as the black shirt he was wearing.
It was almost comically ironic to think that this was a trip he originally planned with special intentions for Harper. But now, after that shitshow of a baseball game party and a long night of hard musing, he only wished he could cancel the whole thing and save them both from an awkward week.
Bonus chapter today for 50 Golden Tickets! Thank you Tamar_Garner for such a pleasant surprise. I thought I saw the notification wrong at first ^_^|| This is a milestone that I wasn't expecting to reach so quickly, and I'm so grateful for everyone's help to make it happen! (PS. a special shoutout to mepope again, for always sending me those precious first Golden Tickets of the month <3)
Hopefully this is the bonus you've all been waiting for, a turning point to get Eli back to his girl... ;)
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