The Girl He Craves

Meredith’s pov

He hauled in a shaky breath, his eyes swimming with sadness. I had hit him with the

past, something that could potentially bring out the man he once was.

’She’s dead.” He whispered, pushing the photo away. “The dead can’t speak.'”

I blinked in sadness, pitying the man he is now today. “But they can still see and hear.

If mom was here, she’d smack you upside your head and then nurse your wounds.”

He clenched his fists, turning away from me completely.” Is this why you came here?

To remind me of why I’m actually doing what I’m doing? Look at me, Meredith.” His

eyes snapped up to mine suddenly and I had to take in a very sharp inhale as

emotions swam through the windows of his soul.

Father was in more pain than I realized.

’I’m a shell of a man because of her. I can love no other, I have a permanent hole in

my heart because of her. Love is selfish Meredith, the pain is unbearable. I tried to

save you from it too,” He looked over my shoulder at Grant.

He continued. “But I was too late. I need to save my grandson before it’s too late.”

I shook my head, reaching out for him. My heart ached for my father. A man who once

believed love was the answer to everything now made love his enemy. It was painful

and tormenting to watch him become this person.

When my fingers touched his hand, he flinched. His eyes swept to mine in shock. I

don’t remember the last time I held my father’s hand or the last time I voluntarily stood

this close to him.

After mom died, our father-daughter relationship was swept up and tom into shreds.

He would come home late from work, smell of booze, and trash the entire place.

I can recall listening to a few bottles shattering on the wall. I can even remember the

through

rampage.

flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at me

his soulless eyes, and told the maid to help me. He didn’t

day too.

stay up alone in my room, crying my eyes out. My foot wasn’t

that day,

I came to terms with the fact that

mother.

other coldly, like we were not father

I did what he asked and made sure to not upset

of course, I met Grant and everything

“You’re wrong dad,’

called him dad in a while too. Always regarded him as

words. There’s a

that reminded me of the past and the way he looked at

it. Those years you shared with mom, I was sure

Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

watch his adam’s apple bob as he swallowed and croaked

anything when it comes to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his

deep within

I’d do it

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the

her now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson

woman who he loves dearly.

idea? Why do you want

you see I’m trying to help him Meredith? Yes.

and would choose her all over again, but

Love

hand, growing angry now that he was trying

beautiful. Every bit of it is

Aiden because of what I

When I fell in love with Grant, my father had tried his best

Muralo’s. But Grant and

thinks that I had abandoned

didn’t realize that it was his actions that

wife and then

his loneliness and how a

someone insane to think any action

as I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for leaving you the way I did. I’m sorry