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

broken glass piercing through my heel one of those mornings

rampage.

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

to help me. He didn’t come to see me

day too.

my

thing that hurt that day,

fact that I lost my father the same

mother.

From that day, we regarded each other coldly, like we

all. I did what he asked and made sure to not upset

of course, I met

“You’re wrong dad,’

called him dad in a while too. Always regarded him

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

the past and the way he looked at

beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you shared with mom, I was

you regret

life with her?’

adam’s apple bob as he swallowed and

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

deep within

it all over again.” He

again. ■

heart squeezed. I could hear

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

a woman who he loves dearly.

idea? Why do you want

you see I’m trying to help him

her all over again, but the pain of losing

Love

angry now

beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful.

hurting Aiden because of what

fell in love with Grant, my father had tried

But Grant and I run away and

thinks that I

was his actions

He lost his wife and then he lost

loneliness and how a dead mind and heart can really

insane to think any action they

cracked. ‘I’m sorry for