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.

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

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

day too.

he had me stay up alone in my room, crying my eyes out. My

hurt that day,

I came to terms with the fact that I lost my father the

mother.

regarded each other coldly, like we were not father and

he asked and made sure to not

But of course, I met Grant and

wrong

him dad in a while too. Always

heard my words. There’s a flicker

past and the way he looked at me

It’s worth it. Those years you shared with

ever been. Do you regret meeting

life with her?’

watch his adam’s apple bob as he

to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes

pain deep within

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

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions

you think you’re hurting her now that you’re trying to hurt her

he loves dearly. You’re

is a good idea? Why

“Don’t you see I’m

her all over again, but the pain of

unbearable. Love is

his hand, growing angry now that he was trying to justify his absurd

beautiful. Every bit of it is

because of what I had

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

into the Muralo’s. But Grant and I run away and never turned

thinks that I

his actions that drove me to

lost his wife and then he lost

his loneliness and how a dead mind and heart can

insane to think any action they take, is really for the

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