"I don't know why this suddenly comes to mind, but... There's a saying. There's no word to describe parents who have lost a child because the grief is too immense to fathom... Looking at you now, that's exactly what you seem like..."
Finally, Mindy let out a deep sigh and gave Simon a glimmer of hope.
"I'll only tell you the meeting place. After that, winning back Ellie's heart is your job, so figure it out yourself."
***
Ding-a-ling- Ding-a-ling-
The noisy alarm went off, but Ellie couldn't bring herself to open her eyes. She kept saying "just five more minutes" and dawdling until she finally reached the point where she couldn't delay any longer and slowly opened her eyes.
"...Yawn."
Stretching out a long yawn as she woke up, she turned off the loudly ringing alarm and stretched her body.
After a quick shower, Ellie immediately prepared to go out. She had received a sudden invitation for a date.
'Ellie. Shall we go on a date?'
'A date?'
