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

feeling of that broken glass piercing through

rampage.

didn’t even flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in

told the maid to help me. He didn’t come

day too.

in my room, crying my eyes out. My

only thing that hurt that day, my heart was

to terms with the fact that I lost my father the

mother.

day, we regarded each other coldly, like

all. I did what he asked and

But of course, I met Grant

wrong dad,’ I

him dad in a while

He looks surprised when he heard my words. There’s a flicker in

the past and the way he

is beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you

you regret meeting

life with her?’

bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I don’t

anything when it comes to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes away, burying

pain deep

I had to go back I’d do it all over again.” He whispered. “I’d

again. ■

I could hear the raw

‘Don’t you think you’re hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson

he loves dearly. You’re trying

idea? Why do you want to hurt

see

your mother and would choose her all over again, but the pain of losing

unbearable. Love

growing angry now that he was trying to justify his

is beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful.

hurting Aiden because of what I

in love with Grant, my father had tried his best to change

But Grant and I run away and never turned back.

he thinks that

realize that it was his actions that drove me to do such

He lost his wife and

and how a dead mind

action they take,

cracked. ‘I’m sorry for