Elliot stared at Jennifer and watched the interplay of emotions on her face, and instinctively understood her conflict.
Of course he did. He was experiencing the exact same thing!
"It won't happen overnight. I hate him as much as you do. But continuing to hate him would be tantamount to hating ourselves. Hatred is poison. We must get it out of our system. Promise me you'll try and do that?" Elliot said to Jennifer.
Jennifer nodded slowly and let out a deep, shuddering breath.
"I will try. I promise." She said after awhile.
Both Elliot and Jennifer knew that it would be a long, long "try". But Elliot still nodded in satisfaction.
Life is what it is. Some things cannot be forced, especially heavy things like letting go of hatred.
The easiest way to let go of hatred was to forgive, of course. And forgiveness is a choice. At that moment, forgiveness was a distant thought in their minds.
