The two looked into each other's eyes, and what lay there was an indescribable tacit understanding.
Ella leaned into Collins' embrace, her small hand ceaselessly fiddling with his shirt buttons, still trying to persuade Collins to let her attend the awards ceremony.
"Collins, we have to be grateful. If it weren't for Evelyn, I definitely would have stayed far away from you. She's like my family member, I can't fail to help her."
"..."
"Besides, do you remember? 'Encounter' was the movie that defined our relationship, and now it's been nominated. Don't you want to go see it?"
"..."
"I even recall that I agreed to be your girlfriend because of that dance scene we shot. Looking back, it was such a dumb decision."
"Not dumb, quite good," Collins finally relented and countered her statement.
Her agreeing to be his girlfriend was not dumb at all; it was her smartest move.
As Ella spoke, Collins seemed to be transported back to the various scenes of their time with the film crew.
